What stories do we tell about new Media?
The younger generations have a much wider variety to pick and choose their sources of information. In the midst of our hectic lifestyles, sitting down and reading a 50 fold newspaper, seems less and less appealing, when you could easily get the latest top- headlines to pop up on your blackberry or have your favorite online newspaper be read over your itouch application. So what stories can we tell about the new Media?
For one, I find the new media capable with the ability of connecting our society on a whole other level. From across the country, the isolation I once feared I might feel from my family and friends is soon eliminated with the conveniences of my friends updated facebook profiles and my fathers’ weekly emails consisting of various snapshots of events happening back home.
The second, is that for the new cyberspace era, the internet has become a resource for people to find new ways of expression, explorations of new self-identities, and connections to people in their own interests. Sites such as Facebook and Myspace, have expanded their once simple utilities of sharing information, to newer features such as interests groups, news feeds of who did what, detailed profile descriptions of the person, photo albums, and messaging boards.
For me the stories I find myself stating about the new Media, are the ones that show how much the new Media has connected our society in many certain aspects. Even though it might be more impersonal, we still find ourselves closer to those at further away distances. The impact and the practices will create stories of the new Media.
But considering that this is a ever evolving Media industry. For example a new version of the Ipod coming out every several months. I can’t help but think what my younger brothers stories of the new Media will be? Because his might be entirely different. I grew up, watching the new Media come into a deeper effect and having other slowly but surely rely on it more and more. He grew up, already having everyone around him rely on it and not seeing its opposing side because thats all he knew.
Here are some links of articles that have pertained to this week topics, along with other issues of discussion about the New Media:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/12008.html
http://www.truthout.org/article/more-news-outlets-fewer-stories-new-media-paradox
gdenney said,
September 15, 2008 at 7:48 pm
I really liked the comments that you made about new media connecting people. There is a Youtube channel that I watch sometimes. It is a series of video blogs from a twenty-something Australian guy that lives in Japan and plays the piano in a jazz band. It is really interesting to watch. He chronicles his life and talks about experiences that I will never have. It is really cool that this kind of technology is literally at our fingertips.