Week 1, Chpt 1 Flashcards
1
Q
3 Cs
A
Computing and information technology
Communications networks
Convergence/content and digitalized media
2
Q
What do the 3 Cs do?
A
They are a quick definition of new media. They overlap to produce a culture of CONVERGENCE that defines our new media era.
3
Q
Convergence
A
The process by which media technologies, industries, and services merge.
4
Q
New Media is
A
Global, interactive, user generated content, digital, network.
5
Q
Digital Media
A
Forms of media content that combine and integrate data, text, sounds, and images f all kinds; are stored in digital formats; distributed through networks.
6
Q
“Fake News” (not Donald Trump reference)
A
- technology (platforms, algorithms)
- political economy (Facebook, digital capitalism)
- user practices (sharing, getting likes)
- cultural context (white supremacy, patriarchy)
