The
Medium Is the Message, 50 Years Later
The
“medium” is what we use to promote a message; blogs, internet, phones,
newspapers, books, radio, ect. Children are wired to use technology then our
parents, “To newborns, the latest iPhone will appear just as natural as a pair
of glasses or sneakers.” The article also stated that McLuhan’s theory made
more sense once we had more technology; like TV.
In this article
we learn about, Marshall McLuhan's theory, for understanding the way
media works and how it changes throughout history. McLuhan states that due to
the changes in technology, some resources are not as effective as they used to
be because there are new forms of communication that are being created that is
becoming the “new medium.” McLuhan believes that medium is the technology using
to spread a message. In other words, the medium could be a printed newspaper or
an online news blog and the message is the story being told.