MEDIA - ACCESS, THEORIES Flashcards
(28 cards)
Who argued new media is often associated with youth as they are more active?
Boyle
Who argued youth’s experience of media is different: there is ‘now media’ with instant accessbility → youth want it all tailored to their needs?
Boyle
Which organisation found that youth are more likely to engage in cross-media-multitasking?
Ofcom
Who argued there’s a digital underclass in the UK?
Helsper
Who argued there’s no progress in acquiring digital skills and those who lack access to the internet experience social exclusion?
Livingstone and Wang
Who argued internet users are mostly young, well-educated and welathy? e.g. with most LinkedIn users earning 50k
Dutton and Blank
Who argued men are more likely to use email / play video games?
Li and Kirkup
Which organisation found men are more likely to access the internet and women are more likely to use social media?
Ofcom
Which organisation found that women account for 52% of digital game users?
Internet Advertising Bureau
Who argued boys were more likely to play violent video games, expressing their anger and stress?
Olson
Who argued that girls who played video games did it to challenge gender norms?
Royse
Which organisation found that digital divide between developed and developing nations is worsening?
The World Economic Forum
Which organisation found that 3/4 of the world had access to a mobile phone by 2012?
World Bank
Which organisation found that 48% of baby boomers have a social media profile?
Ofcom
Who argued internet generates political activism, advancing politics and rejuvinating civil society?
Seaton
Who argued the ability to participate in society online is essential for democracy?
Mossberger
Who argued new media is not so new, with old technologies e.g. tv/telephone being integral to the use of new media?
Cornford nd Robins
Who argued new media technologies are the extension of traditional media and the only new thing is speed?
Cornford and Robins
Who argued new media has developed as a result of investment by the big corporations?
Jenkins
Who argued that multinational corporations control the internet and are sovereigns of cyber space?
MacKinnon
Who argued multinational croporations excercise power without responsibility?
Curran and Seaton
Who argued technologies leading to more choice have negative side effects, such as consumer surveillance?
Cornford and Robins
Who argued media corproations monopolise new media via mergers, takeovers and alliances → no democracy?
Cornford and Robins
Who argued corporations have greater power than consumers?
Jenkins
