Digital Technology and Culture

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Internet TV

Students in the Community Media class were treated to guests speakers from OPB TV and KBOO radio last night. One of the common themes that emerged from both talks, important for those of us involved in digital media to know, was that more and more information is being delivered over internet––to the extent that even dominant forms of media, like TV and radio, are quickly becoming consumed by it. The message I hoped students walked away with is that learning how to conceptualize, design, produce, deliver, and manage such information will become one of the leading jobs in the near future.

Ironically, I awoke this morning to this "front page" article on CNN.com, entitled "More Turning to Web to Watch TV, Movies." Here is the link to it, for all to read:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/06/internet.tv/index.html

There are many dangers involved in the convergence of media, most notably the loss of even more freedoms for internet users. The Napster case will be nothing compared to what we stand to lose on the larger scale if we do not work to educate people about the importance of public access and the internet. Community Media should be a wake up call to DTC students.

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