The Communications Revolution

First broadcast August 2006

The way we communicate with one another is currently going through a dramatic change.

Communication is becoming quicker, easier and cheaper and it is changing the shape of families and societies right across the globe.

In this four part series, Mike Williams looks at the way communication and the associated technology is changing our lives, the way we do business and the way we learn.

Part Three - Communications Technology and Influence

Mike Williams examines how broadcasting technology has changed since its inception in the early 20th Century.

New media and modern communications technology has given everyone the ability to find and reach new audiences.

Political groups, from all realms, are well aware of this and have become adept at using modern communications technology to advocate their causes.

The third part of this series looks at the way communication technology is being used by militant groups to influence others and spread their political ideas.

But how have mainstream political parties embraced technology to reach the electorate and, in turn, how can the electorate use communications to influence the govenment?

The programme also takes a look at the future of traditional media models, in a new world where anyone, not just the major players, can broadcast.

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