2.2 New Media (Studies)

Question 1

2.1 New Media

Answer 1

2. Digital Revolution and Convergence (Boyle, Jenkins, Cornford and Robins)
3. Compression (Boyle)
4. Interactivity (Jenkins, Boyle)

Question 2

2.2. Who is Using New Media?

Answer 2

1. Generational Divide (Boyle, Ofcom)
2. Class Divide (MORI Survey, Boyle)
3. Gender Divide (Ofcom, Li and Kirkup)
4. Global Divide (2004, Seaton)

Question 3

2.3 Neophilliac Perspective

Answer 3

• Curran and Seaton

3. Revitalizing Democracy: Seaton, Itzoe

Question 4

2.4 Cultural Pessimist Perspective

Answer 4

• Curran and Seaton
  1. ‘Not-so-New’ Media (Cornford and Robins)
  2. Domination by Media Conglomerates (Jenkins, Curran)
  3. Commercialisation (Cornford and Robins)
  4. Reinforcing Elite Power (Cornford and Robins, Seaton, Hill and Hughes)
  5. Decline in Quality of Popular Culture (Harvey, BBSC Survey)
  6. Lack of Regulation (Ofcom Survey)

Question 5

2.5 Postmodernism

Answer 5

• Just the points
  1. Service Based Economy
  2. Media and Its Impact
  3. Criticisms

Question 6

2.6 Globalisation of Media

Answer 6

2. Consequences of Globalisation:
   - Postmodernist (Cohen and Kennedy)
   - Marxists (Kellner, Rosenau, Schiller, Putnam)