... Distribution - A "one to many" form of communication, whereby products are mass-produced and disseminated to a great quantity of audiences. Mass Media vs. Mainstream Media Mass media is sometimes used as a synonym for "mainstream media", which is distinguished from  alternative media  by the content and point of view. Alternative media are also "mass media" outlets in the sense of using technology capable ... ...

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... world including where it had hitherto been resisted or put in check- (Madunagu, 1999, 53). Very critical to our understanding of globalisation is the dire need to use it as a synonym for liberalisation and greater openness. The implication of this is that both domestic and foreign liberalization are said to imply globalisation, since the former brings domestic markets more in conformity ... ...

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... . As a result, technological vocabulary is entering into non-technological communication. For example, even the archaic UNIX command "grep," (an acronym meaning Get REpeated Pattern) is becoming more widely accepted as a synonym of "search" in everyday communication. The argument rages as to whether Netspeak is merely slang, or a jargon in and of itself. The language is emerging based loosely upon telecommunications vocabulary ... ...

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