What is New Media Literacy?
New Media Literacy is the ability to analyze, create, and interact with all different types of content across many different digital platforms and forms of media. New media involves critical thinking, and creativity that allows people to navigate and understand the digital world. Unlike traditional literacy, which focuses on reading and writing text, new media offers a broader range of media formats, including video, audio, social media, blogs, and different interactive websites.
Old Media to New Media
In J.D. Applen’s article “Old Media, New Media, and Knowledge” he emphasizes the difference between old media with new media to focus on the importance of how communication has drastically changed over time. Old media, such as newspapers and television provides a more structured experience with the way people engage with the content and easier information to follow. Whereas, new media has changed the way information is being presented. Different social media platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, and TikTok have reshaped new media that old media did not have before the advancement of technology. In new media, social media platforms has made it possible for anyone to create content, engage and interact in conversations, and connect with the world that old media never had before what new media now has to offer.
The Future of New Media
Applen explores how new media plays an essential role of how we create and share knowledge. As the digital world continues to grow, new media will also continue to evolve and advance as time goes on. New media allows us to become active and allows people to create, share, and connect with people in ways that old media was never able to do. New media is a great way to open up new opportunities the world for educators and content creators. Through the exploration of new media, we are constantly learning more about the different features it has to offer.
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