Today we focused on Vin Crosbie and his views on new media. The main theme of his view is that the prototypical tools we may consider mediums, are in fact, not. These tools, such as magazines, newspapers and television are instead, viewed as vehicles that support a transportation of media through land, sea, or water.
According to Crosbie there are three types of communication media; interpersonal (one to one), mass media (one to many), and a third "new medium" (many to many). The Internet has allowed for the sharing of ideas across the entire globe. Nearly everything is available online, and because of this, our cultures way of sharing information has been transformed by this new medium.
As a communication major, I can appreciate Vin Crosbie's emphasis on the importance of multiple avenues of communication and idea sharing. I too feel as though this third "new medium" has completely revolutionized the future possibilities in creating a global village.
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