Two Models of Communication

(James Carey)

Transmission Model

Ritual Model

Basic Metaphor:

Transportation

Ceremony

Participant Roles:

Sender & Receiver

Participants

Role of Meaning:

Sent & Received

Created & Recreated

Criterion of Success:

Receiver "gets it" (accuracy of transmission)

Shared experience (sense of community)

Basic Function:

Influence across space

Community across time

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