Based on EMIS Framework v0.2.0

Media is not “Content”. It is the Bandwidth, Latency, and Signal-to-Noise Ratio of the social network.

450 Media & Communication Index

Switching the variable system:

From:
“Message, Audience, Truth”

To:
“Packet, Node, Signal_Fidelity”

1. [Media]

  • Legacy Definition: The main means of mass communication.
  • EMIS Definition: The physical channel carrying information flow between nodes.
  • EMIS Code: 
    Media = Channel(Type, Bandwidth, Latency)

2. [Communication]

  • Legacy Definition: The exchanging of information.
  • EMIS Definition: The synchronization of internal states between two nodes via signal transmission.
  • EMIS Code: 
    Comm = Sync(State_A -> State_B)

3. [Information] (Media Context)

  • Legacy Definition: Facts provided or learned.
  • EMIS Definition: Negative Entropy that reduces uncertainty in the receiver’s prediction model.
  • EMIS Code: 
    Info = -d(Uncertainty) / dt

4. [Noise]

  • Legacy Definition: Irrelevant or meaningless data.
  • EMIS Definition: Channel Entropy that degrades signal fidelity and increases processing cost.
  • EMIS Code: 
    Noise = Signal_Input - Signal_Output

5. [Propaganda]

  • Legacy Definition: Biased information used to promote a cause.
  • EMIS Definition: Signal Injection designed to alter the target node’s goal function or energy allocation.
  • EMIS Code: 
    Propaganda = Inject(Bias_Vector, Target=Opinion_Model)

6. [Echo Chamber]

  • Legacy Definition: Environment where beliefs are reinforced.
  • EMIS Definition: A Closed-Loop Feedback System with positive reinforcement and zero external entropy input.
  • EMIS Code: 
    Echo_Chamber = Loop(Output -> Input) where Filter(External) = Block

7. [Gatekeeping]

  • Legacy Definition: Controlling access to information.
  • EMIS Definition: A High-Impedance Filter controlling the flow rate of information into the network.
  • EMIS Code: 
    Gatekeeper = Filter(Permission_Rule)

8. [Agenda Setting]

  • Legacy Definition: Ability to influence importance of topics.
  • EMIS Definition: Manipulating the Attention Allocation Priority of the network nodes.
  • EMIS Code: 
    Agenda = Priority_Queue.reorder(Top_Items)

9. [Public Opinion]

  • Legacy Definition: Views prevalent among the general public.
  • EMIS Definition: The aggregate vector sum of all individual node states at a given time.
  • EMIS Code: 
    Public_Opinion = Average(Node_Vectors)

10. [Virality]

  • Legacy Definition: Tendency of an image/video to be circulated rapidly.
  • EMIS Definition: A message packet with high replication coefficient and low transmission friction.
  • EMIS Code: 
    Virality = Replication_Rate > 1 (R0 > 1)

11. [Censorship]

  • Legacy Definition: Suppression of speech.
  • EMIS Definition: Packet Dropping or channel blocking based on content pattern matching.
  • EMIS Code: 
    if Packet.matches(Banned_Pattern): drop()

12. [Social Media]

  • Legacy Definition: Websites for networking.
  • EMIS Definition: A Many-to-Many Mesh Network with algorithmic routing optimization.
  • EMIS Code: 
    Social_Media = Mesh_Network(Routing=Algo)

13. [Algorithm] (Media)

  • Legacy Definition: Rules for calculation.
  • EMIS Definition: The Routing Protocol determining which information packet reaches which node to maximize engagement (Energy Capture).
  • EMIS Code: 
    Algo = Maximize(Engagement_Time)

14. [Filter Bubble]

  • Legacy Definition: Intellectual isolation via search algorithms.
  • EMIS Definition: An algorithmic constraint that limits the variance of input entropy.
  • EMIS Code: 
    Bubble = Input_Stream.variance() -> 0

15. [Truth]

  • Legacy Definition: That which is true.
  • EMIS Definition: High Fidelity Signal. The state where the internal model perfectly matches external reality (Zero Prediction Error).
  • EMIS Code: 
    Truth = (Model == Reality)

16. [Journalism]

  • Legacy Definition: Reporting news.
  • EMIS Definition: The systemic function of Signal Verification and Noise Reduction.
  • EMIS Code: 
    Journalism = Verify(Signal_Source) -> Publish

17. [Medium]

  • Legacy Definition: Format of content.
  • EMIS Definition: The Encoding Format (Codec) of the information (Text, Video, Audio).
  • EMIS Code: 
    Medium = Codec(Type)
# The Medium is the Message = Codec defines Bandwidth

18. [Attention Economy]

  • Legacy Definition: Treating human attention as a scarce commodity.
  • EMIS Definition: A market trading Cognitive Processing Time (Energy) for Information.
  • EMIS Code: 
    Market.trade(Time, Info)

19. [Signal]

  • Legacy Definition: A gesture or indicator.
  • EMIS Definition: Structured energy variation carrying meaning (Negentropy).
  • EMIS Code: 
    Signal = Structured_Wave - Background_Noise

20. [Meme]

  • Legacy Definition: An element of a culture passed from one individual to another.
  • EMIS Definition: The smallest self-replicating unit of cultural information (Virus).
  • EMIS Code: 
    class Meme {
    replicate();
    mutate();
}

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