Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies, 8th edition

Internet

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commission; media imperialism; world

press freedom committee.

International Law Enforcement Telecom-

munications Seminar (ILETS) See inter-

net: monitoring of content.

International Programme for the Devel-

opment of Communication (IPDC) See

mcbride commission; media imperialism.

Internet Th e introduction to the Internet Soci-

ety’s A Brief History of the Internet states: ‘Th e

Internet has revolutionized the computer and

communications world like nothing before. Th e

International Federation of Journalists
(IFJ) Organization whose testament is that ‘the
promotion of a new world order of information
is fi rst and foremost the business of journalists
and the trade unions and not of states, govern-
ments or any pressure group of whatever kind’.
Th e IFJ is made up of chiefl y Western journal-
ists and was formed to monitor and counteract
moves through the United Nations Educational,
Scientifi c and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
to ‘impose’, through government legislation,
a new world information order. See mcbride

Interaction Process Analysis, 1950

1 Shows solidarity, raises other’s status, gives

help, reward

2 Shows tension release, jokes, laughs, shows

satisfaction

3 Agrees, shows passive acceptance,

understands, concurs, complies

4 Gives suggestion, direction, implying

autonomy for other

5 Gives opinion, evaluation, analyis, expresses

feeling, wish

6 Gives orientation, information, repeats,

clarifi es, confi rms

7 Asks for orientation, information, repetition,

confi rmation

8 Asks for opinion, evaluation, analysis,

expression of feeling

9 Asks for suggestion, direction, possible ways

of action

10 Disagrees, shows passive rejection,

formality, withholds help

11 Shows tension, asks for help, withdraws out

of fi eld

12 Shows antagonism, defl ates other’s status,

defends or asserts self

Note: The coding categories in interaction process analysis and their major relations: (a) problems
of communication; (b) problems of evaluation; (c) problems of control; (d) problems of decision;
(e) problems of tension reduction; (f) problems of reintegration; (A) positive reactions; (B) attempted
answers; (C) questions; (D) negative reactions.

Socio-emotional
area: positive

A

B

C

Socio-emotional D
area: negative

Task area: neutral abcde f