The "New" in New Media

What makes "New Media" new?

What are some forms of new media?


 * Social Networking sites, phones. Concept of change in format vs. change of technology.

What is new about new media?


 * The fact that things like breaking news can come from a more traditional news source, such as the NY Times, or from Twitter.

How does new media transform older forms but also rely on them?-Online newspaper's content is the same as it's printed edition, but the online version provides for instant feedback (ability to post comments).


 * New media allows one to gain context while reading a story. For example, if one was reading an article on Richard Nixon, and did not know what the Watergate scandal is, they could look it up on Wikipedia to gain context on the article.

Also covered on September 2nd, Internet verses World Wide Web