Tag: new media
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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…
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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…
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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?