Week 3 reflection

Media in the network society  

Week 3 reflection

Media technologies and social change

To further my understandings for this weeks theories and ideas I found it personally very beneficial to go over Three layered module, of Objects, Content and Practises of use, within the seminar. Seeing my own use and relation towards Technologies and how that effects social change to be created around me, helped to navigate my answering and opinion on discussion within the seminar.

Within the lecture we followed a timeline of the general shift and change within the media. Phones, tv, the internet i.g were used to show these changes that had a knock on effect directly to social change. this teaching made me wonder and think further about the current social changes we are experiencing today.

within the seminar we all participated in a class debate, I found this extremely engaging and helpful to test each- others understanding and strong options. Hearing other peoples thoughts and beliefs about the media and the impact it has socially was useful as these interactions are similar to readings and related topics within all my modules.

“Do new media displace the old/heritage’ media? What the current trends in media use in the uk suggest? Do we still watch television?”

Answering this I firstly think back to my personal relationship with Television, I know I definitely have neglected TV over the passed 3 years, as I have grown up I have shifted towards online forms of media and there for see the representation of only new media. The new platforms try to use old heritage to hit a connection for people to take an interest in them. The trends used within the new media suggest and reflect the fast change and lack of attention spam we are all having. Snap Chat an example of this. Using short clips. 10s long before moving on.

 

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