New Media Worlds: Challenges for Convergence

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:

BL The Impact of Convergence on Traditional Media: The text explores the implications of media convergence for everyday media use and for the policy context.

BL Activism: Case studies investigate how user communities with special access needs are ensuring they are not denied access to the emerging world of media.

BL Access: Overviews of controversial issues introduce the debate as to which social and cultural groups most benefit from new media policies.

BL Participation: The text examines how media modifications structure audience perception.

Features
BL Discusses the media activism of indigenous communities, people living with disabilities, people confronted by crisis situations, urban youth groups, and local communities.
BL Addresses a unique combination of issues, including audience, policy, and regulatory and industry analysis.
BL Emphasizes the way changes in the media are experienced by various audiences.
BL Challenges the view that social networking is an inherently democratizing force by showing the challenges of policy, equal access, and participation for all users.
BL The useful pedagogical framework facilitates classroom discussion and debate.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195558367
• ISBN13: 9780195558364
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 9.6"