The Lasting Impact of Digital Media on Civil Society
New information technologies are profoundly reshaping political culture. Twenty-first–century civil society relies upon the Internet and other communication devices for its infrastructure, and for a digital “safe harbor” in which civic conversations can incubate. This is especially true in countries where the national print and broadcast media are heavily censored. In short, technology has empowered [...]
Is “Social Media” Really Changing the World?
I dislike the phrase “social media.”
“Social media” is merely a way to describe new tools in an old and narrow paradigm where we measure success by how many people are reached. This lends itself nicely to competitive obsessions over who has more Facebook fans, whose blog gets the greatest number of hits, whose video goes [...]
Social Media, Greek Style
does social media mean in a country where most people still don’t have easy access to broadband? That was the question on display at the “New Media, New Content?” conference at the Hellenic Audiovisual institute in Athens on October 7, sponsored by the U.S. Embassy’s cultural program Mosaiko. The conference, held the day after highly-charged [...]
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New York Times Digital Editor Visits Athens
Jim Roberts, New York Times Digital Editor, visited Athens to address the Media Conference entitled: “New Media: Convergences & Divergences,” held at the Athens Concert Hall, on May 6, 2009. Mosaiko.gr met briefly with the renowned editor and discussed his life as an editor, the future of print [...]
New Times Call for New Media
An International Conference
On May 6-9, 2009 the Department of Communication and the Media and Culture School of Panteion University are organizing an international new media conference at the Athens Concert Hall, entitled “New Media & Information: Convergences & Divergences.”
The conference objective is to address questions related to digital communication and its significance [...]
Social Networking 2.0
Not Just for Social Encounters
The term “social networking” brings to mind Web sites such as Bebo and MySpace, but the practice of making personal connections via the Internet is driving a wave of technological innovation through American companies and organizations. The new social networks don’t rely on advertising revenue and rediscovering childhood friends. They are [...]
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