What kinds of technologies are examples of new media?
Some examples of new media include, but of course are not limited to: ebooks, hypertext, wikipedia, blogs, mashups, ezines, podcasts, full TV episodes available on the internet, forums, VOIP, youtube, flickr, picasa, and the list goes on and on and is constantly changing with every passing day.
- These examples of NEW media are equivalent to OLD media: books, journalism, music, newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, telephones, film, and even photography.
How do we distinguish “new media” from “old” media?
New media is a reinvention of old media. A way of essentially doing the same thing but in a new more technologically sophisticated manner. For example new media would be reading an ebook on your ipad, while old media would be going to the library and taking out your favorite hardcover novel.
Michael Jackson: how celebrity gossip site TMZ got scoop of the decade
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jun/26/michael-jackson-tmz-scoop
This article is a good example of the difference between new media and old media, and societies struggle with accepting new media over old media.
TMZ online gossip site = New Media
Los Angeles Times = Old Media
In this case, gossip readers were hesitant to believe the news of Michael Jackson's passing from the TMZ site. They were unsure of their credibility and reliability. Interestingly enough, only a few minutes later, they somberly accepted the news from the LA Times; a more established and credible newspaper.
Honestly, I have to say that I probably would have done the same. When reading most of these gossip columns and blogs online I am hesitant to believe much of what I am reading. Although TMZ is a credible site that is backed by TIme Warner, people are more comfortable going the conventional route and trusting the LA times when it comes to bigger stories and more serious news.
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