High Storrs - Sociology

The new media have enabled ordinary people to access and report, criticise, comment on and share more news and information than ever before. This has promote a culture of questioning, challenging and holding to account the power, decisions and actions of elite hierarchies, government and other organisations. Ordinary people consequently have more power in society. Applying material from the item, and your knowledge, evaluate the impact of the new media on the contemporary society (20) New media has opened up new possibilities for the consumer which weren't present with traditional media. This has impacted the way in which media is produced and consumed, which in turn has also affected the way in which society acts, interprets and approaches media. Cultural optimists state that, as ordinary people now have the opportunity to create media (via camera phones and accessible technology - citizen journalism) and interact with each other via media (Facebook, Snapchat etc.), the way i...