Models of Communication

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This paper asserts that the broadcast model of communication, while superficially attractive, contains many disadvantages. The paper then compares the broadcast model of communication with the dialogue model of communication, which privileges privacy and security in inter-personal communications and argues that the dialogue model is superior. The paper also discusses the views of John Peters regarding the dialogue model, as expressed in "An excerpt from Speaking into the Air: A History of the Idea of Communication" and asserts that Peters' repudiation of the dialogic model of communication is ill-founded.

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"To close briefly, the preceding paper has asserted that Mr. Peters' repudiation of the dialogic model of communication is ill-founded. While far from perfect, the dialogue model of communication is still a model that offers the greatest likelihood of securing privacy and intimacy - and privacy is of paramount concern when seeking to facilitate the exchange of "truth" among parties. Moreover, private letters or correspondences which "go astray" are not automatically useless scraps of paper or information inasmuch as those scraps of paper or information offer the prospect of universally understood signs and symbols - signs and symbols which can be ultimately exploited by unscrupulous third parties. In the end, the dialogue model of communication is a better goal or ideal to motivate the evaluation of communication."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Peters, John Durham. (1999). An excerpt from Speaking into the Air: A History of the Idea of Communication. Dead Letters. Retrieved October 26, 2006, from <http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/662764.html>

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