The New Media Flashcards
Digitalisation
Shift away from print media and focused heavier on digital media
Technological, economic & Cultural Convergence
one device is being used for a wider range of things ie.watching films, listening to music
Interactivity
The new media allows more engagement and interaction ie. Tweeting
Improved choice
Wide range of content avaliable -> increased choice in what to consume
Participatory culture
individuals do not act as consumers only, but also as contributors or producers
Collective Intelligence
new media allows users to share information to help form a global village of information
Generational Divide
New media is used much more frequently by young people than older people, causing a digital underclass
Digital Divide
Important tasks like banking, shopping, paying taxes, registering to vote or getting a passport is all done online
Neophiliac Perspective
Neophilliac: new media increases choice and user controll and can create positive change ie. BLM protests
Cultural Pessimist Perspective
Cultural pessimist: it increases surveillance, allows misinformation and exposes people to new crimes ie. 2024 riots
Media Conglomerates
A lot of media companies join together internationally, ownership of media is centralised in the hands of few large companies ie. Disney
Curran & Seaton
Neophilliacs and cultural pessimists
Curran- British newspapers have always been owned by the few, today 7 people dominate ownership of British national daily and Sunday newspapers
Keen
The media is dangerous for democracy due to the uncensored information
