the new media and their significance

Question 1

what is new media?

Answer 1

new media refers to digitally based, interactive forms of communication that emerged in the late 20th and early 21st centuries
examples: internet, social media, blogs, podcasts, streaming services, smartphones
- Lister: digitally, interactivity, hypertextuality, dispersal, and virtuality, enabled citizen journalism
- AO3: blurred boundaries between producers and consumers

Question 2

why is new media sociologically significant?

Answer 2

• Jenkins: describes a participatory culture where users can shape content
• Conford and Robins: argue new media is an evolution of old media, still controlled by powerful corporations
• cancel culture, digital activism, online echo chambers