... both knowledge and to some extent, control, over our perceived meaning of everyday life As members of a society living in the midst of the informational age in the 21st century - the next major phase in our social evolution after the industrial age, we inhabit a time period when the media undoubtedly forms the cornerstone of the cultural and political understanding we have of our surroundings. Communication - through the myriad of its various forms now in existence - including print press, television, film, telephone, and increasingly the internet - is one of the products of this informational age, and the media has been without reluctance to adopt any and all new technologies as a part of its infrastructure. As a result of this convergance1, we live in a world where we can practically neither distinguish between the purposes of the various forms of, nor escape, the media. It is ...

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