Time- and space-bias

Time- and space-bias

The terms time-bias and space-bias describe concepts that anchor communications theorist Harold Innis's understanding of dominant communication technologies in history.

Innis developed the idea of time- and space-bias to describe the way in which the media operate in society: time-biased media favour the preservation of knowledge over long periods of time, whereas space-biased media favour the dissemination of knowledge over great distances. The bias of communication directly influences the way media exert control and, consequently, the way society is organized.

References

* [http://www.collectionscanada.ca/innis-mcluhan/002033-1030-e.html "Time- and Space-Bias" in "Old Messengers, New Media: The Legacy of Innis and McLuhan"] , a virtual museum exhibition at Library and Archives Canada
* [http://www.media-studies.ca/articles/innis.htm "Harold Adams Innis: The Bias of Communications & Monopolies of Power"] at Malaspina University-College


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