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Tag: new media

  • Outline and explain two ways in which the new media may be creating a global popular culture. [10 marks]

    Outline and explain two ways in which the new media may be creating a global popular culture. [10 marks]  Commentary on the question This seems to be a good question – there are some obvious links between new media and global popular culture, and two obvious points can be made – contrasting the neophiliac perspective…

  • The postmodern perspective on globalisation and popular culture

    Postmodernists see the media as central to globalisation and emphasise the positive effects media globalisation has on society. Before reading this post you might like to review the concepts of postmodernity and postmodernism and globalisation. More individual choice The globalisation of the media means that people are now more aware of hundreds of diverse cultures…

  • The cultural pessimist view of the new media

    Cultural pessimists point to the possible downsides of the New Media such as the rise of Fake News, domination of a few media companies, the rise of echo-chambers, the reinforcing of elite power and increasing commercialisation. Cultural pessimists criticise the cultural optimist view of new media. More information is not necessarily a good thing There…

  • Who uses New Media?

    Who uses New Media?

    What are the patterns of new-media usage in the UK by age, social class, gender. Is there still a digital divide?