Blog Post 2 Question 2

 2) The language in Pontypool created an interesting perception of Harold Innis' analysis of time-biased and space-biased media. Time-biased media is considered long-lasting and durable but can't travel or move. It would be like a tradition or a continuity, like the example of the pyramids. On the other hand, space-biased media can travel and move but is not long-lasting and durable. An example of this would be the virus from Pontypool. The virus was able to move rapidly infecting new people and moving invisibly through the English language. This is a prime example of space bias because the infection spreads through space to other people while growing in size through each new infection. The virus moved rapidly through the understanding of English words and was able to infect others not just through face-to-face communication but also through broadcast radio.

Since radio, telephone, and electronic amplification can convey speech, thoughts, and information over space and time, they can be seen as modern forms of orality that contribute to Pontypool's infection. In a digital and technology setting, these media types play a crucial role in engagement, persuasion, and influence, much like traditional orality like spoken word interactions. Radio uses sound to communicate with a large audience, much like oral cultures do to spread knowledge, cultural values, and storytelling. It facilitates face-to-face oral storytelling in real-time for communication between the speaker and listener in a virtual aural world. We saw and understood this in Pontypool when the virus was able to transmit through these forms of media like radio and not just through oral communication.