I started working on my research proposal last year. By the beginning of this year, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. And that is to research on the impact of ICT use on the print media journalist. I started establishing contact with the New Vision, the largest print media organization in Uganda.
I…
One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) has once again put itself into the eye of the storm. The organization recently released a commercial where we see a child polishing a shoe, a little girl standing on a street corner and a young boy training to become a child soldier. The commercial starts with the line “Children are fast learners” and closes…
Twitter has been denounced by some as a useless waste of time. However, the short and snappy, “aphoristic” communication tool may also be a symptom of how people like to communicate today. The author argues that we are probably seeing a culture of more communication in less time, where people communicate “aphoristically”, i.e. try to communicate a lot in as little words as possible.
Digital Media and Democracy
Tactics in Hard Times
Edited by Megan Boler
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Structure of the book:
434 Pages/ 19 chapters/ 3 parts
Collection of essays and interviews
Different authors: Scholars, Journalist and business people.
Main question: How does the contemporary media landscape influence the democratic process?
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Summary
In this collection of essays and interviews with different media actors, contemporary corporate U.S. media is challenged by upcoming alternatives like new Media, the influence of the internet, citizen journalism and social movements. In the first part the shape of the public is sketched and a history of media in the U.S. is described. The second part deals with the changing face of new media, where the first part is narrowed down to analyze the changes in news production we see today. The third part offers us direct knowledge of how web 2.0 can be used to shape social movements and how one can use web practices and tactical media.