Communication in the US Ludmila Minaeva, Varvara Danilina

Communication (from Latin commūnicāre, meaning "to share" ) the activity of conveying information through the exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, visuals, signals, writing, or behavior. It is the meaningful exchange of information between two or more living creatures.

Variants of the English Language

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I’ve just seen her. I haven’t got much time. I live in Market street. I’m busy Monday to Friday. We work in a team. I just saw her. I don’t have much time. I live on Market street. I’m busy Monday through Friday. We work on a team.

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Small talk the weather, what the speakers “do,” current physical surroundings (the room or building). Later, after the preliminaries, Americans may talk about past experiences they have both had, such as watching a particular TV programme, sport events, seeing a certain movie, or eating at a particular restaurant.

Small talk Americans might inquire briefly about family members (“How’s your wife?” or “How’re the kids?”),but politeness in brief and casual encounters does not require dwelling on the subject

Americans are explicitly taught not to discuss Religion Politics unless they are fairly well acquainted with the people they are talking with Financial matters Body weight

The Mass Media The mass media are diversified media technologies that are intended to reach a large audience by mass communication

Professions involving the mass media Journalism Public relations Advertising Publishing

Freedom of the press is protected by the US Constitution The First Amendment to the US Constitution: "Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech or of the press…"

Types of Media Print media: newspapers, magazines, journals Broadcast media: radio and TV Online media: websites and social networks

The First Newspapers The first newspaper Public Occurrences was published in Boston, Massachusetts in 1690. It only printed one issue, as it was shut down by colonial officials. The first regularly published newspaper was The Boston News-Letter (1704).

The Largest Newspapers (by circulation) The USA Today The Wall Street Journal The New York Times The Los Angeles Times The Washington Post

Leading Weekly News Magazines Time (centre-left) Newsweek (centre-left) US News and World Report (centre-right) Time is well-known for naming a "Person of the Year" each year, U.S. News publishes annual ratings of American colleges and universities.

Radio Regular broadcasting since 1920 By 1928 three national networks: CBS – the Columbia Broadcasting System NBC – the National Broadcasting Company (2 networks, later one NBC network became ABC – the American Broadcasting Company) Now over 10,000 commercial radio stations and about 1,500 public radio stations

Television Commercial TV broadcasting began in 1939 1940s: NBC, CBS, ABC, DuMont (closed in 1956) Now: 5 broadcast networks: CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX, CW + cable television

Other commercial broadcasting networks The Big Three Other commercial broadcasting networks Nonprofit Television

Cable and Satellite Television