Quote: "Could anyone speak publicly without addressing a public? But how can this public exist before being addressed? What would a public be if no one were addressing it? Can a public really exist apart from the rhetoric through which it is imagined? If you were to put down this essay and turn on the television, would the public be different? How can the existence of a public depend, from one point of view, on the rhetorical address, and from another point of view, on the real context of reception?"
Question: How do you think this concept is used in todays communication of information? With so many different sources, do they consider different publics/ points of views?
I believe that each company has a slightly different idea of what their "public" is, as the public for readers of Cosmo would be slightly different than the readers of Sports Illustrated. Yet, certain networks/companies choose to run with certain points of views that they feel best fits their narrative, and it is often harmful to the communication of information
ReplyDeleteI believe a public means roughly the same for everyone but some people or entities go about addressing the public in various ways. I also agree with comment above, different entities will have a different public. But I believe the process of addressing these public are different for different people
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