Meyrowitz defines medium theory as a special type of media study that focuses on such characteristics of each medium and on how each medium (or each type of media) is physically, socially, and psychologically distinct from other media. Medium theory argues that effects theories need…
Recent advancements in technology have contributed greatly to the rapidly developing New Media environment. In a post on his blog in 2006, Jay Rosen discussed how this influences the media’s relationship with ‘the people formerly known as the audience’. For a number of years now,…
I have watched and re-watched this video multiple times since I first saw it late last year as I find the way it discusses media consumption incredibly fascinating. After decades of totalitarian rule under Castro, the country has very little offical access to foreign media…
David Gauntlett describes the current trends in media studies as having created two peaks of activity. One focuses on issues of surveillance, data exploitation and “computer capitalism”, however Gauntlett believes that although these issues are important, there is enough attention already on this peak. Instead…
This week many of my classes have looked at how the nature of the media industry has changed, and is continuously changing. This idea was also reflected in this week’s film for Cinema Studies Holy Motors, which while an incredibly perplexing film, many scholars believe to…