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neophiliacs vs cultural pessimists - Coggle Diagram
neophiliacs vs cultural pessimists
neophiliacs
argue that the new media is beneficial to society
increased consumer choice
more entertainment and news channels
argue that the competition between this diversity of media will improve the
quality
of media
people can choose from a number of media delivery systems e.g. buying a CD or streaming music from websites
an e-commerce revolution
A02
e-retailers like Amazon have been great economic successes and have undermined high-street sales
increased competition leads to lower prices and so puts consumer in control (they can compare prices from a huge range of products)
cultural pessimists
believe that a new revolution in new media technology has been exaggerated by neophiliacs
'not so new' media
cornford + robbins =
argue that new media is not 'new', and that old technology is still integral to society
interactivity is not something new, because people have written to newspapers and phoned into the radio for years
the only thing not new, is the speed of information
domination by media conglomerates
new media is not democratic
media superpowers (media owners) have advantages over individuals in setting up websites
commercialisation
cornford + robbins =
the internet is now mostly used for commercial use
encourages materialism, consumerism and false needs and furthers capitalist control
reinforcing elite power
jenkins =
corporations still exert greater power than consumers
through a series of assertive tactics (alliances, mergers, licensing deals, etc) media corporations seek to monopolise links with new media
digital class divide causes inequality not democracy because those who are unable to access the internet have the most genuine political grievances
not a democratic mirror because media corporations have shifted their margins towards entertainment, news, sport sites, etc instead of political views
decline in the quality of popular culture
harvey
= television culture transmits a 'candy floss culture' that speaks to everyone in general and no one in particular
A02
decline in documentaries and news coverage and an increase in reality television
more choice is 'simply more of the same'
lack of regulation
the internet is in need of state regulation
easy access to pornography, sites that are homophobic or racist, is taking free speech too far
increased use of new media has given rise to a set of new problems, including cybercrime, cyberbullying and the grooming of children
some believe that the irresponsible use of the internet is a price worth paying for the free expression and exchange of information that it provides
alone together
turkle =
although new media connects its users to more people, it has also resulted in greater anxiety and isolation
the ties we form through the internet are not in the end, the ties that bind, but they are the ties that preoccupy
A02
when we misplace our phones we become anxious
children communicate more with the virtual outside world than the adult members of their own family
new media is chaos
Keen =
claims new media is chaotic, its a place where the truth is selective
social networking site do not contribute to the democratic process because they are vehicles for narcissistic self-broadcasting
sits such as Wiki are open to abuse and bias, and are unreliable as sources of information - the internet has created a generation of 'cut and paste' plagiarists
internet is contributing to cultural illiteracy and that young people have shorter attention spans