JOUR 4551 Study Guide - Final Guide: Danah Boyd, New Media, Sherry Turkle
3 May 2016
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+ faster dissemination (spread, wide circulation) of mass media: more voices to find space through tv and radio airwaves, messages from local to massive audience communication. Increased corporate control of media content: corporate ownership. [history of new media: welcome to the digital age] Much of the new media debate is rooted in the idea that new media will radically alter human dynamics, either by introducing largely new problems or by eliminating existing concerns (10). Hypothesis: new media lead to a decline in individual connectedness and increased levels of loneliness or cause people to be connected even more. Digital divide research = people with less social support show less use of digital technology. New media does not create greater social connections. Hypothesis: new media will invite an equalizing or increased polarization of viewpoints worldwide. Research = people seek out like-minded opinions online.
