New media technologies today are radically challenging media forms. Over the past two decades we have witnessed a rapid transformation into a new form of media that has changed writing and publishing. In example, way back in the 1980s to the 1990s, news is only obtainable through print. It all first started out with the black and white printed pages and just plainly words, followed by colour texts and images.
Traditional newspapers are now available and can be read online via their website. In my opinion, the reason for many newspapers to go online is simply because the demand of Internet usage as the ease in accessibility and usability of the Internet is prominent all over the world. Now people from all over the world in different countries are able to read international newspapers daily at their convenience of reading while at work or if they are too busy to go out to get the print form of a newspaper. Accessibility to the news is now available on the Internet and even on your mobile phone.
One of the example that can seen is from Singapore's local daily newspaper, The Strait Times. Not only the traditional print version, it is also available online as well as on your mobile phone. Now there's even an iPhone app available for download at iTunes!
Apart from online newspapers, online books and online magazines a new form of media has expanded exponentially in the recent years, with websites such as Facebook, Youtube and Twitter.
During the US Election 2008, the number of videos on YouTube which are connected with US politics has increased. New media enables politicians to pick their settings, have control over their message and most importantly, get to interact with the potential voters, which is important as it makes a connection, making the voters feel like they are being approached directly (O'Hear, 2007).
New media like these are able to deliver news and information to readers faster than the traditional form of media. According to the article Twitter first to publish dramatic crash pictures published on CNN (2009), the first pictures of the Schipol airplane crash were uploaded by Twitter users. The ones who uploaded the news were just ordinary people from the online community, also known as netizens, showing that with new media, anyone can be news reporters.
All of the new media publishing has one thing in common, which is that they are all on the Internet. It makes readers better informed; giving them resources that makes them more knowledgeable on the subject.
References:
ABC Radio National, New Media Publishing, viewed 14 May 2011, http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bigidea/stories/s1485827.htm
CNN 2009, 'Twitter first to publish dramatic crash pictures', viewed 14 May 2011, http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/25/twitter.amsterdam.plane.crash/index.html
O'Hear, S 2007, 'YouTube on the campaign trial', viewed 14 May 2011, http://www.zdnet.com/blog/social/youtube-on-the-campaign-trail/78?tag=mantle_skin;content
Image Source 1: Strait Times
Image Source 2: TechCrunch
Traditional newspapers are now available and can be read online via their website. In my opinion, the reason for many newspapers to go online is simply because the demand of Internet usage as the ease in accessibility and usability of the Internet is prominent all over the world. Now people from all over the world in different countries are able to read international newspapers daily at their convenience of reading while at work or if they are too busy to go out to get the print form of a newspaper. Accessibility to the news is now available on the Internet and even on your mobile phone.
One of the example that can seen is from Singapore's local daily newspaper, The Strait Times. Not only the traditional print version, it is also available online as well as on your mobile phone. Now there's even an iPhone app available for download at iTunes!
Everything now is on-the-go
Apart from online newspapers, online books and online magazines a new form of media has expanded exponentially in the recent years, with websites such as Facebook, Youtube and Twitter.
During the US Election 2008, the number of videos on YouTube which are connected with US politics has increased. New media enables politicians to pick their settings, have control over their message and most importantly, get to interact with the potential voters, which is important as it makes a connection, making the voters feel like they are being approached directly (O'Hear, 2007).
New media like these are able to deliver news and information to readers faster than the traditional form of media. According to the article Twitter first to publish dramatic crash pictures published on CNN (2009), the first pictures of the Schipol airplane crash were uploaded by Twitter users. The ones who uploaded the news were just ordinary people from the online community, also known as netizens, showing that with new media, anyone can be news reporters.
All of the new media publishing has one thing in common, which is that they are all on the Internet. It makes readers better informed; giving them resources that makes them more knowledgeable on the subject.
References:
ABC Radio National, New Media Publishing, viewed 14 May 2011, http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bigidea/stories/s1485827.htm
CNN 2009, 'Twitter first to publish dramatic crash pictures', viewed 14 May 2011, http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/25/twitter.amsterdam.plane.crash/index.html
O'Hear, S 2007, 'YouTube on the campaign trial', viewed 14 May 2011, http://www.zdnet.com/blog/social/youtube-on-the-campaign-trail/78?tag=mantle_skin;content
Image Source 1: Strait Times
Image Source 2: TechCrunch
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