UNI101Y1 Lecture Notes - Men..., Judge, Jury, Executioner, Consumerism
11 Mar 2014
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What separates new media from old media, new media is interactive in a new way Old: one to many, works well if people value authority Now: many to many (sounds more democratic and participatory) Used to have regular instances to receive news (tv time) Now everyone goes on their own when it"s convenient for you, except really sports where it makes sense to congregate as a social experience Now phasing out, but before, used mail to organize people. If people have a chance to talk, much easier to work things out. Democracy requires small communities where people can talk face to face: with new media that broke down great distances, people thought democracy could be spread across great countries. Creation of canada, an act of communication across the country. Jesse hirsh and the academy of the impossible - bringing the internet to real life A learning curve - dynamic body of knowledge.
