Saturday, February 21, 2009
chapter 9 question 3
one concept not discussed in the questions that i found helpful was the discussion of communicating in the public sphere that focused on the efforts of more ordinary people whose public communication bought light to important social issues. i think of candy lightner, whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver and who would later form MADD. her advocacy not only helped change laws around drunk driving but also opened up a public discourse on this important social issue. oftentimes we think of public communication happening by celebrities or politicians when sometimes the most powerful and influential public communicators are ordinary people whose very human story has the ability to touch the lives of so many people.
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Hi nyp! I thought it was interesting that you chose to write about communicating in the public sphere! I thought your example for describing "communication in the public spere" was also interesting and helpful to understand the concept. I don't know much about MADD but from what you explained I can see how the concept applies to how drunk driving laws were enforced and how she later formed MADD. I also agree that although it may seem that mostly influential public speakers are politicians or celebrities, ordinary people also influence many lives. Your post was great!
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