The Consumer’s Guide to the New Media

The Consumer’s Guide to the New Media

• 1.Question Everything that is seen, heard or read in new media. ( no FDA)
• 2. Conclude almost everything is to make money for someone.
• Assume everything is a potential threat to your privacy:
• Source: John Pavlik “ The Structure of the New Media Industry: in The Media Entertainment Industries, Allyn and Bacon, 2000.

The Myth of Convergence

• Not new
• Since 19th century
• Telegraph and global news agencies born together ( Winseck)
• AT&T ran RCA/Films until State department busted it
• In Canada today, we have one of the most consolidated media systems in the world, with a high degree of cross-media ownership