New Forms of Media Publishing

• Discuss in-depth the newest trends & issues pertaining to it and relate to how it has altered communication in a new media ecosystem.

Naughton says in his article that the digital convergence, personal computing as well as global networking have combined and changed the paces of development in the media environment (Naughton, 2006). This can be proven by the new media like Twitter, Facebook, Blogging and etc. Have or will these new media 'wipe-out' the old media like television, radio, printed materials, like what Naughton has brought up in the article (Naughton, 2006)?

New media pertaining to the Internet has changed the communication ecosystem, or enhanced the system nonetheless. For example, the fastest and the easiest way of researching now is via the Internet search machine called Google some might say. People do not have to go to a video store to rent a video anymore, where now they can access them online through Youtube, which is even more efficient and faster way. As soon as something happens and get published online, newsreader can access to the news instantly, unlike the printing media where news take a longer time to prepare and publish. The examples can go on and on regarding new media, but are the contents all creditable and can it truely replace the old media?

Naughton in the article says that the Internet can replace the broadcasting television, and it will slowly (Naughton, 2006). One of the reasons that the Internet is preferable for most audience is because the people can voice out their opinion instantly over the Internet. The Internet must remain a place of expression because limiting it can impact on the rights of speech (American Civil Liberties Union, 2010). For example, politicians have utilized the freedom of speech over the Internet to aid their political campaigns (The Bivings Report, 2006).

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References

American Civil Liberties Union, 2010, House committee advocates Internet censorship, aclu.org, viewed 30 September 2010, http://www.aclu.org/free-speech/house-committee-advocates-internet-censorship.

Naughton, J 2006, Blogging and the emerging media ecosystem, Reuterinstitue, viewed 30 September 2010, http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/documents/discussion/blogging.pdf.

The Bivings Report, 2006, The Internet's role in political campaigns, The Bivings Report, viewed 30 September 2010, http://www.bivingsreport.com/2006/the-internets-role-in-political-campaigns/.