New Media Questions
1) What are the characteristics of New Media?
- Most technologies described as "new media" are digital often having the characteristics of being
manipulated, networkable, dense, comprehensible, and interactive.
2) Come up with 3 similarities and 3 differences between traditional and New Media.
- Similarities: They are both means of mass communication, they both are used to portray a
message, and they are both created digitally.
Differences: New Media is interactive while traditional isn't, traditional mostly paper-based
publications, and the way they're made; digital versus analog.
3) List 4 examples of traditional media and 4 examples of "New Media."
- Four examples of traditional media are television programs, feature films, magazines, books, or
paper-based publications. Four examples of "New Media" include the internet, websites, computer
multimedia, computer games, CD-ROMS, and DVDs.
4) Why is the term "New Media" problematic?
- The term "New Media" is problematic because is that the definition must be revised every few
years. The term "New Media" will not be "new" anymore, as most forms of culture will be
distributed through computers.
5) Come up with an alternate name for "New Media."
- An alternate name for "New Media" could be "Next Generation Media."
