Communications, Networking & Media

Communications

Communication is the process of conveying information from a sender to a receiver with the use of a medium in which the communicated information is understood by both sender and receiver. It is a process that allows organisms to exchange information by several methods.

Communication requires that all parties understand a common language that is exchanged, There are auditory means, such as speaking, singing and sometimes tone of voice, and nonverbal, physical means, such as body language, sign language, para-language, touch, eye contact, or the use of writing. Communication is defined as a process by which we assign and convey meaning in an attempt to create shared understanding.

This process requires a vast repertoire of skills in intra-personal and interpersonal processing, listening, observing, speaking, questioning, analyzing, and evaluating. Use of these processes is developmental and transfers to all areas of life: home, school, community, work, and beyond. It is through communication that collaboration and cooperation occur. Communication is the articulation of sending a message, through different media whether it be verbal or nonverbal, so long as a being transmits a thought provoking idea, gesture, action, etc.

Communication happens at many levels (even for one single action), in many different ways, and for most beings, as well as certain machines. Several, if not all, fields of study dedicate a portion of attention to communication, so when speaking about communication it is very important to be sure about what aspects of communication one is speaking about. Definitions of communication range widely, some recognizing that animals can communicate with each other as well as human beings, and some are more narrow, only including human beings within the parameters of human symbolic interaction.
Photo: ICResource.com

Nonetheless, communication is usually described along a few major dimensions: Content (what type of things are communicated), source, emisor, sender or encoder (by whom), form (in which form), channel (through which medium), destination, receiver, target or decoder (to whom), and the purpose or pragmatic aspect. Between parties, communication includes acts that confer knowledge and experiences, give advice and commands, and ask questions. These acts may take many forms, in one of the various manners of communication.

The form depends on the abilities of the group communicating. Together, communication content and form make messages that are sent towards a destination. The target can be oneself, another person or being, another entity (such as a corporation or group of beings).
Source: Wikipedia/Communications
Photo: Brain Model

Communications Resources:
Communications (audio)
Electronics Frontier Foundation
EQ.tv
Internet Translation Service
[SUGGEST COMMUNICATIONS RESOURCES IN DISCUSSION FORUM]

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Networking

The term network may refer to any interconnected group or system. More specifically, a network is any method of sharing information between two systems (human or mechanical).

Communications tools and networks in the hands of conscious, integral people, projects, programs and media can free us and create new political, economic and legal structures for living sovereign lives. In the hands of old paradigm power structures, it can enslave us. Be watchful, the Matrix is right around the corner. Here’s a strategic plan for utilizing state-of-the-art communications and connectivity not based on machines and technology, but on people-to-people networking and relationships.
Source: Institute for Communications Resources
Photo: Communications Networking

Networking Resources:
Networking (audio)
Planetwork
[SUGGEST NETWORKING RESOURCES IN DISCUSSION FORUM]

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Media & Journalism

Communications is a two-way, interactive sharing of information, stories, ideas and resources not just mere technology; mainstream and alternative media sells a singular viewpoint of a homogenous world; imagine a holodynamic, multidimensional news model instead; responsible reporting and journalism develops the human capacity to think; imagine a global media system designed to facilitate great communications and networking in 24 systems areas with a customized search engine and database.
Source: Institute for Communications Resources
Photo: Establishing a Global Media

Media Resources:
Adbusters
Center for Public Integrity
Establishing Global Media Centers (audio)
Local Media Ownership
Media Literacy
One World Network
PBS
[SUGGEST MEDIA RESOURCES IN DISCUSSION FORUM]

Local Newspapers, Magazines & Internet Portals:
About Ashland and History
Alternatives Magazine
Ashland Daily Tidings
Ashland Resource Center (local resource center and social network)
Cascadian Resource Center (regional resource center and social network)
Craigs List (classified ads)
Curry Coastal Pilot - Brookings, OR
EQ Connect (social network)
Grants Pass Daily Courier
Grants Pass Underground (social network)
Herald & News - Klamath Falls, OR
Facebook (social network)
Institute for Communications Resources (global resource center and social network)
Locals Guide (social network and advertising)
Medford Mail Tribune
Modoc County Record - Alturas, CA
MySpace (social network)
Passport2Ashland
Rogue Valley Free Media Exchange
Siskiyou Daily News - Yreka, CA
Sneak Preview
The Oregonian
The Wellness Guide
YouTube
Web Spirit Community
World Clock
[SUGGEST LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES & INTERNET PORTALS IN DISCUSSION FORUM]

Local Television:
Ashland Home
KDRV (ABC-12) / KDKF (ABC-31) - Medford,OR
KMVU (Fox-26) - Medford,OR
KOBI (NBC-5) - Medford,OR
KOTI (NBC-2, NBC-5) - Medford,OR
KTVL (CBS-10) - Medford,OR
RVTV (Ch. 9, 30, 31, 33) - Ashland,OR
Southern Oregon Public TV (PBS 33) - Medford,OR
[SUGGEST LOCAL TELEVISION RESOURCES IN DISCUSSION FORUM]

Local Radio:
Jefferson Public Radio
KAGO 99.5 FM/ KAGO 1150 AM - Klamath Falls,OR
KAJO 1270 AM - Grants Pass,OR
KAPL 1300 AM - Jacksonville,OR
KCMX 880 AM - Medford,OR
KCNA 102.7 FM - Medford,OR
KDOV 91.7 FM - Medford,OR
KFLS 1450 AM - Klamath Falls,OR
KKJX 960 AM - Klamath Falls,OR
KLDR 98.3 FM - Grants Pass,OR
KSJK 1230 AM - Ashland,OR
KSOR 90.1 FM (NPR) Southern Oregon State College - Ashland,OR
[SUGGEST LOCAL RADIO RESOURCES IN DISCUSSION FORUM]

Independent Global News Sources:
Frontline Club - Website & Social Network
Global Voices
Reporters Without Borders
The Real News Network
Wikipedia
[SUGGEST INDEPENDENT GLOBAL NEWS SOURCES IN DISCUSSION FORUM]

Mission Statement:

To organize communications is to restructure the world around us to improve the quality of life for everyone.

To organize information and news effectively keeps us informed of our possibilities and responsive, to keep us watchful of our liberties, to connect us with opportunities and each other.

True networking has a human not a technological face. To organize the elements of our interconnectedness, enhancing our abilities to relate and interact with each other on so many levels still unimaginable.

We are the links that bind us together. We are an emerging global brain of individuals working together to expand consciousness and awakening on the planet and in the universe.

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