How do online media and convergence impact on the ways audiences and producers use and create media?
- In the media, there is a significant link between online media, reality TV and democracy
- Web 2.0 seemingly allows democracy to flow- interactivity with audiences around the world
- Democracy- UGC allows audience to make their own content and be able to express their opinions
The idea of democracy gives the people the right to free speech
- " talking about converged interactive media industry. Interplay between gaming, online, TV and films- it's all coming together. Ian Kingsbury, NESTA , 2010
- David Gauntlett talks about how the media is like "an allotment where we all share things". The idea of sharing and collaborating is an aspect of democracy
- Politicians use Twitter to look at public opinion, as evident in the period in the Leadership Debate
- Video games part of democracy where players can modify features of the games. Part of a transmedia environment
- Michael Wesch looks at the impact of Youtube in society- "Youtube transporms culture in society, connecting more and is a new form of literacy
- Grame Turner- "ordinary people in reality doesn't mean the have power". In the media, Susan Boyle in Britian's Got Talent is used as a pawn by the superior, hegemenous creators.
- In many ways Susan Boyle was explotied by the media due to her success in the show
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