Ellen Pabst von Ohain
When we speak about communication these days, one assumes we are referring to some kind of computer software that facilitates the relay of information from one program to another. We could be referring to the interfacing between processes, the techniques of journalism or the use of spoken language.
If you are under 25, the term "communication" means marketing, graphic design, social networking. Asia and its anime may pop into mind. Considering the medium age across Asia hovers around 24 years old compared to Europe's old 40, the future of communication can be tracked from here to there. Are you 50 or older? You may be thinking about how your boss speaks to you or how you speak to your spouse. The point is, it does depend on who you are asking. Communication is a wide open field and takes many forms.
How Miley Communicates
Early June 2010, Miley Cyrus was passing through Germany promoting her new movie 'The Last Song'. I was passing by my TV at the moment this information was being broadcast from a VIP entertainment show. Accompanying this news was a clip of Ms. Cyrus, seated, and fully absorbed in her cell phone, texting. An off-camera voice asked her a question I was unable to hear. "Yes, that's right", she smiled and answered, eyes on her cell. The off-camera voice asked her another question and she looked up sharply and focused on her interlocutor.
