New Media (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards

Shift from traditional media formats to digital platforms

Accessibility, user control, convergence, interactivity

Content shared quickly, easily, often free via internet

Audiences choose what/when to watch via streaming & catch-up

Single digital device accesses many media types

Direct engagement e.g. social media, red button, commenting

New media are evolutionary, developed from existing tech

Mobile tech & football integration was evolutionary not revolutionary

People who cannot access new media, facing social exclusion

Cultural pessimists and neophiliacs

New media negative: corporate control, surveillance, exploitation, harmful content

New media positive: increased choice, democracy, global culture

US state security secretly hacking thousands of emails

Democratic internet can harm quality e.g. Wikipedia poorly written

Young people biggest users; only 31 of 16-24s never used internet