Wikipedia talk:Wiki Ed/Rutgers University-Camden/Writing New Media (Fall 15)

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Progress Report-Jason Approximately 30-40% done. So far I have been analyzing what is already on the page and trying to make that into a more palatable definition for the people who would be looking on Wikipedia for this information. “New media studies is a fairly recent academic discipline that explores the intersections of computing, science, the humanities, and the visual and performing arts. Janet Murray, a prominent researcher in the discipline, describes this intersection as "a single new medium of representation, the digital medium, formed by the braided interplay of technical invention and cultural expression at the end of the 20th century...."

Right now this means “New Media Studies is looking at how a bunch of stuff crosses paths” Also, there is a citation on a 1964 study of media which is not explained in the article at all, so I may work that into it somehow. It is applicable to the definition.

My definition so far is “New Media Studies is the academic inquiry of how media has changed with the onset of global connectivity and the popularity of user generated content.” Obviously I need to add more to it, but I kind of want to see what some people put up for their specific new media personalities so I can see what they say on the subject. Jofo1230 (talk) 14:04, 5 October 2015 (UTC)Jason Moritz