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New media and mediation of communication

This is long, but worth a watch. Some key points to look out for are:

* we are made via relationships with others, so new media (YouTube, Facebook) could be changing how we see ourselves (13 minutes in)  

* analysis of ‘whatever!’

* ‘context collapse’ – videoing yourself for YouTube is like ‘talking to myself’ -  you [...]

Digital democracy – ‘making’ the news

 

‘Brown left irate by “pills” questioning’ http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE58R25420090928

‘Pills’ blogger admits he doesn’t know the facts’ http://blogs.ft.com/westminster/2009/09/pills-blogger-admits-he-doesnt-know-the-facts/

This fits with what I have just been reading about.

 ‘The blogosphere and the transformation of journalism, where the ‘broad sheet’ newspapers become more like interfaces in their digital on-line forms, disperse the production of knowledge and cultural commentary among the community. [...]

Hierarchical or flat?

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/reciprocalcc/

An example of digital democracy?