Coursework on Business Communications

What do you think is the relationship between the medium and the message?

In communication, there are different relations between the people who send the information and the ones who are bound to receive it. For the purpose of achieving the best communication strategies and for information to reach the recipients in time, there are various factors that should be upheld. These factors involve the sender, medium and the recipient. The sender is the source of information while the medium is the way through which the information goes by. The recipient is the person who is bound to receive the information eventually.

There is a certain relationship between the medium and the message. The relationship is that the medium determines the delivery of the message. If there was no sort of relationship between the two, the information would end up being distorted and not reach the recipient in the original form. The medium through which the message is sent depends on the content and the type of message being sent. For a message that is very delicate, it should be sent through secure lines such as private mail and courier services.

For a message that is needed urgently, the message cannot be sent through slow means of transportation such as road, however, it sent through methods such as air. The medium is hence related to the message as if it were not present; the message would not reach the recipient.

What effect does a medium have on a message it carries?

The medium has a general effect on the message it carries. This is due to the fact that it is the one that determines the form in which it is bound to reach the recipient. For substances like eggs and glass material, they are entirely delicate and should be treated in a soft way. If the medium through which the material is being transported is shaky or not strong, the eggs and glassware may be affected in that they may end up being broken.

For material such as flowers, they are very fast in perishing. Due to this, they should be transported through a medium that is fast enough to reach its destination to avoid the effect of having withered flowers eventually.

In what ways did images affect the impact the terrible events of 9/11 had on America’s society and culture?

On the 9th of September in the year 2001, the United States was hit by one of the largest terrorist groups in the world. The effect of the attack was the massive life loss in the country and the associated emotional breakdown of the people. The attack was characterized by a lot of bloodshed and wreckage all over the scene. For such delicate news, the information was bound to be portrayed to the people of the United States.

With the advanced levels of technology in the world and the United States, almost every home in the country has access to digital technology. This is where in the comfort of their households; they are able to view news of what is happening all over the world. In the events of 2001, the information spread fast not only in the United States but in the whole wide world.

The people were informed of the news through television. In the television, there were reporters of different stations at the sites of the disasters. They were able to transmit videos of the areas where there was a lot of bloodshed and debris. People were affected by these and became widely and openly emotional. The society in general got a general fear of the terrorists and became insecure.

It is hence imperative to acknowledge that the medium through which certain information is dismayed influences the recipient to act in a certain manner. Moreover, the medium has an effect on the message in that the message may be perceived differently with different levels of seriousness depending on the medium used to pass it.