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Overview
Using a combination of case study materials, theoretical reflection, and critical analysis, New Media Worlds explores four central issues for the study of new media and their impact on user communities:
· The Impact of Convergence on Traditional Media: The text explores the implications of media convergence for everyday media use and for the policy context.
· Activism: Case studies investigate how user communities with special access needs are ensuring they are not denied access to the emerging world of media.
· Access: Overviews of controversial issues introduce the debate as to which social and cultural groups most benefit from new media policies.
· Participation: The text examines how media modifications structure audience perception.
Features
· Discusses the media activism of indigenous communities, people living with disabilities, people confronted by crisis situations, urban youth groups, and local communities.
· Addresses a unique combination of issues, including audience, policy, and regulatory and industry analysis.
· Emphasizes the way changes in the media are experienced by various audiences.
· Challenges the view that social networking is an inherently democratizing force by showing the challenges of policy, equal access, and participation for all users.
· The useful pedagogical framework facilitates classroom discussion and debate.
Synopsis
Using a combination of case study materials, theoretical reflection, and critical analysis, New Media Worlds explores four central issues for the study of new media and their impact on user communities:
· The Impact of Convergence on Traditional Media: The text explores the implications of media convergence for everyday media use and for the policy context.
· Activism: Case studies investigate how user communities with special access needs are ensuring they are not denied access to the emerging world of media.
· Access: Overviews of controversial issues introduce the debate as to which social and cultural groups most benefit from new media policies.
· Participation: The text examines how media modifications structure audience perception.
Features
· Discusses the media activism of indigenous communities, people living with disabilities, people confronted by crisis situations, urban youth groups, and local communities.
· Addresses a unique combination of issues, including audience, policy, and regulatory and industry analysis.
· Emphasizes the way changes in the media are experienced by various audiences.
· Challenges the view that social networking is an inherently democratizing force by showing the challenges of policy, equal access, and participation for all users.
· The useful pedagogical framework facilitates classroom discussion and debate.