As the different aspects of media have evolved so has the tendency to distinguish between what is called as ‘new’ media and the ‘old’, but this distinction in many respects superfluous to say the least. In making such distinctions there are many assumptions involved certain perspectives that should be considered before any judgements about the media is made. One of the ways of ways of doing so is by looking at the society and the time period involved.
The internet is preserved in China which its censorship practices and in the west where it is regarded as a new form of communication and being informed, where as in some societies it is seen a threat to the status quo.
In the Western societies – part of the internets apple is in its ability to freely and openly discusses and interact: in the users the net there is the sense of freedom it gives them to look at, read, and say almost anything they want. By contrast, Chinese net use is much more restricted and those who dare to say anything about the some of the practices or discusses some of the past events are much circumscribed.
Much has been made of the so-called Great Firewall of China that censors what people see using technology built in to the country's basic net infrastructure. The Chinese authorities have used several methods to censor what people see online, according to one report, on the most basic level, the firewall blocks net addresses hosting WebPages that the authorities would rather people did not see. Those are some of the methods used to censor the internet. Another distinguishing feature is the way technologies interact.
For example the radio has been in the mainstream for many decades but when it is compared to deliver the same content in a different way it is termed as the ‘new media’ in the form of podcasts. The only key difference being podcasts can be accessed on-demand. As a blog on podcasting puts it, ‘In a world where everyone could agree on terms my thoughts are that anyone individual, business or company excluding traditional media outlets that are largely household names are creating new media. Take for example people putting content on YouTube that they have created.
Links:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050430-4867.html
http://chartreuse.wordpress.com/2006/08/09/the-big-difference-between-old-and-new/
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