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The Impact of New Digital Media on. Fandom? Health? Traditional media? Democracy?. New Digital Media. The Case Study. Why you need to do this:. You cannot reach the higher marks in Section A, without referring to your own specific examples as well as the unseen text(s).
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The Impact of New Digital Media on... • Fandom? • Health? • Traditional media? • Democracy?
New Digital Media The Case Study
Why you need to do this: • You cannot reach the higher marks in Section A, without referring to your own specific examples as well as the unseen text(s). • In Section B, you will need to write an answer on either Representation or New Digital Media. You will need your case study to answer your question.
What do I need to do? • You need to choose a case-study, which would allow you to answer questions on the following:The impact of new/digital media on... • Media institutions • Media and democracy • The changing role of the producer and consumer • User Generated Content • The effect of Globalisation • The attempts of traditional media to survive/compete • Cross Cultural Communication • Values and Ideology
Example case study TOPIC • The Impact of New Digital Media on communication. RELEVANT INSTITUTION • Twitter
UTOPIAS & DYSTOPIASWhat have been the advantages and disadvantages of twitter? Advantages Disadvantages
Key Texts / Examples: Advantages Disadvantages
Key theories, debates and issues • Liberal Pluralism vs. Political Economy • Active audiences • Marxism (more power to proletariat) • Public Relations • (Lack of) Censorship and Regulation • Privacy • Stuart Hall – Dominant / Negotiated / Oppositional readings • Richard Dyer’s Utopias • Uses and Gratifications theory