New Media, New World: Exploring the Impact of Digital Media on Society

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New Media, New World
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Waldfogel, J. (2015). Digitization and the quality of new media products: The case of
music. In Economic analysis of the digital economy (pp. 407-442). University of
Chicago Press.
The author Joel Waldfogel is a music reviewer who had made a significant
contribution towards the study of the manner in which the digital media is being used in the
contemporary times to offer new products to the customers. This article analyzes the manner
in which the music producers utilize the different kinds of media platforms and channels to
market the music products launched by them. The author believes that this is one of the most
important contributions that the construct of media had made towards the modern society or
world. Thus, it is likely that this article will help to explain the manner in which the new
forms of media platforms have not only brought a change in the contemporary world but at
the same time opened up new doors of opportunities.
Thorpe, H. (2017). Action sports, social media, and new technologies: Towards a
research agenda. Communication & sport, 5(5), 554-578.
Holly Thorpe is a faculty member of the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New
Zealand and teaches the course “Human Development and Movement Studies”. In this article
she had undertaken a research regarding the manner in which the construct of social media is
being used by the different sport agencies in association with other forms of technologies for
the attainment of a higher level of success. More importantly, the tool of media is being used
to enhance the popularity of various action sports and thereby to earn a larger fan base. This
article will be important for my essay because of the fact it discusses the manner in which the
construct of media had metamorphosed the landscape of the sports industry in the present
times.

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Archetti, C. (2015). Terrorism, communication and new media: Explaining
radicalization in the digital age. Perspectives on Terrorism, 9(1), 49-59.
Cristina Archetti is a Professor in Politics and Media at the University of Salford, UK
and she is also the proud recipient of the “2008 Denis McQuail Award” for the research that
she did in the field of technology. This article analyzes the manner in which the different
forms of media are being used to counteract the different terrorist activities and thereby
mitigate the threat posed by the various terrorist activities. More importantly, the article also
states the roles that the processes of effective social media communication, strategic
communication and others are likely to play within the framework of the modern world. This
article will serve as an important resource for my essay because the effectiveness with which
it outlines the importance of the construct of media and also the manner in which it can be
used to benefit mankind.
Wargo, J. M. (2017). “Every selfie tells a story...”: LGBTQ youth lifestreams and new
media narratives as connective identity texts. New Media & Society, 19(4), 560-
578.
Jon M Wargo is an Assistant Professor at the Boston College and is reputed for the
extensive research work that he has conducted in the field of gender studies. The article can
be seen as an exploration of the manner in which the new media channels are being used by
the individuals to create an identity for themselves and also the manner in which it had
affected their actual personalities. More importantly, the article at the same time also
analyzes the manner in which media channels are being used by the individuals to get
acceptance as well as recognition in the society. The article by virtue of stating the manner in
which it is being used by the contemporary individuals for identity creation and also to get
acceptance within the society will be an important one for my essay.