MCOM 100
Introduction to New Media
General Comparison between Traditional Mass Media and New Media
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Traditional Mass Media |
New Media |
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Geographically Constrained |
Distance Insensitive |
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Hierarchical |
Flattened |
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Unidirectional |
Interactive |
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Space/Time Constrained |
Less Space/Time Constrained |
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Professional Communicators |
Amateur/Non-Professional |
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High Access Costs |
Low Access Costs |
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Broad Coverage |
Customized |
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Linearity of Content |
Non-Linearity of Content |
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Delayed Feedback |
Immediate Feedback |
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Advertising-Driven |
Diverse Funding Sources |
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Institution-Bound |
Decentralized |
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Fixed Format |
Flexible Format |
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News Values, Journalistic Standards |
Formative Standards |
Networked Linkage - Vanishing of fixed place
Ubiquity
Digital: New
media are digital media and are capable of:
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Duplication
without degradation,
·
Easy
alteration, retrieval, calculation or computation
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Machine
readable
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Magnetic
or optical storage
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Compression
Space Binding and Distance Insensitivity
Geographical Insensitivity
Personalized
Prosthesis and Telepresence
Virtuality, Virtual Community
Hypertext
Interactivity
Push v. Pull
Convergent: Merged Modal Capabilities, multimedia, multiple media
"Smart" Server controlled functions
Wired, Wireless, Terrestrial and Satellite-based
Electromagnetic v. Optical