Global Communication

                                   Global Communication

Global communication will continuously evolve with the cooperation of countries worldwide. Global communication is the process of transmitting and receiving information on a world wide scale. (Dickson) Global communication has been happening since the beginning of time. For example, in 1871, people the Pony Express system to send mail on horseback across the nation connecting the East and West coast of the United States. That is a small example of ways of communication within one country.  The world has today has truly overcome many challenges and advancements to promote global communication.

            Some of the negative factors of global communication are the distance, the time, and the language barriers. (Dickson) Comparing a convenience that is taken for granted by people today is mail delivery.  I am sure that our grandparents and definitely their grandparents did not have the convenience to go to the postal office and deliver a package with the expectation for the receiver to get within a couple days. In contrast, we are fully capable of sending a package across the world to Saudi Arabia for overnight delivery with of course paying the proper fees.

            Global Communication has benefited not only everyday citizens, but also our economy and business people.  The advancement of technologies has become faster, clearer, and more effective. (Dickson)  The technology advancements are also contributing to a more diverse and less stereotypical attitudes amongst our people.  At one time in history blacks were not allowed to attend a white school.  Today at SCSU there are countless clubs and organizations that are races and cultures around the world.

            By definition globalization describes a process by which regional economies, societies, and cultures have become integrated through a global network of communication, transportation, and trade. (Wikipedia)Businesses have expanded across the nations, people are studying abroad, and multiracial families are common in today’s society. People are grasping the fact that there are other nations, races, languages, cultures, and customs to be aware of and when possible to educate themselves about.

            Nothing is ever as great as it seems.  Along with globalization there are negative factors that most are not aware of.  For example, in the business trade, the competition and the deniable desire for cheap labor and products is a result of sweatshops.  Sweatshops are an undesirable environment for people.  They pay little to nothing, may subject their employees to abuse, long working hours, no breaks, and can exist in every country. The only difference is the way each country or city chooses to run their sweatshops.

            Americans particularly see this globalization and global communication as an advantage in many ways.  Personally, I am grateful for the advancement if global communication because without its advancements within the past ten years I may not have been able to come to America to complete my studies.

            Global communication is constant and will forever be advancing.  It can be a wonder if this communication will always be a benefit or if there is a fine line that it may start to create increasing negative affects amongst our nations.

Works Cited

Dickson, Belinda. "Global Communication." 25 August 2004. M Cyclopedia of New Media. September 2010 <http://wiki.media-culture.org.au/index.php/Global_Communication>.

Wikipedia. September 2010 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization>.