Discussion Post: Traditional & New Media
After studying the assigned reading 21st Century Communication: A Reference Handbook, Chapter 54: "Traditional and New Media," and the assigned reading "The Impact of New Media on Intercultural Communication in Global Context," complete the following discussion by synthesizing the readings. Considering the statement "technologies are simply tools" write a short essay that incorporates answers to the following prompts:
• Explain how that statement relates to the keywords describing new media: "manipulate, converge, and instant."
• How does the concept of intercultural impact of new media increase the complexity of the statement? You should especially consider the new experiences, for human beings that the convergences of new media and globalization bring about.
The response should include a reference list. One-inch margins, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.