New Media Flashcards
Describe the progress flow of reading
Books -> eBooks -> audiobooks
Describe the progress flow of music
Vinyls -> cassettes -> CDs -> MP3 -> iPods -> streaming
Describe the progress flow of news
Newspapers -> tv news -> online news
What effect does age have on the media?
AO1 - social media suits different groups at different times such as snapchat is more commonly associated with teenagers and facebook associated with mums and adults.
AO2 - iPad kids are being brought up by parents who use the iPads as a way to ‘shut them up’ and have some peace and they are growing up constantly on screens (screenagers). BOYLE: Younger years are primarily associated with the new media.
AO3 - The older generations are more fearful of the new media and won’t have socials/emails/phones etc
What effect does class have on the media?
- upper classes have better access
- Schools in the north and south of England have a socio-economic divide
What effect does Global have on the media?
- It is easy to access anyone anywhere e.g online dating
- developed countries have more access
- 3/4 of people in the world have or have access to a mobile phone
- there is limited access in places like China, North Korea and Russia.
What effect does gender have on the media?
- Men look at sites such as adult sites, DIY and News
- Women look at sites such as beauty, celebrity gossip and online shopping
Summarise the views of Neophilliacs
NEOPHILLIACS:
- Positive view on the new media
- We have more choice; many streaming platforms
- revitalising democracy; 24 hour news cycle
- create communities e.g #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter
- E-Commerce (online shopping)
Summarise the views of Cultural Pessimists
CULTURAL PESSIMISTS:
- Negative view on the new media
- Decline in our choice and the quality (streaming)
- Destroying democracy; capital riots and pressure cooker of politics
- TERFs (Trans Exclusional Radical Feminists) - strong feelings about female only spaces etc (“a man is a man and a woman is a woman it’s just common sense” - Rishi Sunak)
- Brianna Ghey murder planned over messenger
- Religious hate spaces (White Church Shooting - man live streamed while he opened fire on a mosque.)
Explain copycat tv shows and movies using the examples of friends, big bang theory and how I met your mother.
They all have similar characteristics that makes the show flow e.g:
- group of friends
- couples within the friend group
- weird friend
- womanisers
- Weddings/Funerals
- Drunk Episode
- Maybe go to vegas?
All the episodes will end up with similar storylines but could ultimately be rewatched by people for comfort
- REBOOTS - UK and US versions of shows e.g the office
What are 3 pros of media?
- Communication
- Shopping
- Education
What are 3 cons of media?
- Catfishing/pedos/grooming
- Scams and Hacking
- Hate speech
