Monday, November 10, 2008

What have been some of the effects of the new media on society?

I think one of the biggest effects of new media on society is that it helps people understand and respond to the effects of globalization.

New media has empowered the individual. In the old media model people were considered the audience, with a one way flow of information from media company to consumer. With the participatory nature of new media there emerges a conversation between content creator and consumer. The lines between the two have blurred.

Understanding that what happens half way around the world does impact one's life is important. With new media individuals gain a sense of being a "citizen of the world." I think this leads to greater individual responsibility and concern about what affects all of us (such as the impact of global warming).

Also I think there is also an explosion of creativity with the emergence of the new techologies in new media. Society benefits from this type of collaboration with new products and ideas.

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