Mass Media
Impact of New Media on Teenagers
(A research based on the positive and the negative impact of new media on teenagers of Delhi) Dr. Durgesh Tripathi Gitika Khurana
Introduction
New media is a medium of mass communication that is spreading its magic worldwide. It is making efforts from years and years to educate inform and persuade the masses all over the world. New media is a set of new technologies that became increasingly embedded in everyday niches, it is common for youth to interact with dozen of digital devices through a typical day, and many spend hour upon learning about manipulating computer devices such as laptop computers, handheld computers, cell phones, pagers etc.
The term new media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the later part of the 20th century to encompass the amalgamation of traditional media such as film, music, spoken and written word with the interactive power of computer and communications technology, computer enabled consumer devices, and most importantly the internet. New media has been from time to time bringing out various issues, various happening towards the society through the means of news, views, documentaries, advertisements, photographs, articles, songs, blogs etc.
From hardcore issues to soft issues, new media has been bringing out all the inside stories of the society, our government and countries abroad to the people in the country. The new media, including internet, social networking sites, online gaming, mobile phones, instant messages, e-mails is a very vital part of our society that apart from sending messages about various things and happening surrounds everyone in some way or the other. It helps to connect individuals to one another and to the world, invariably; its powerful influence shapes the ways in which the viewers or the participants perceive the world and their own place within the world. The digital media has been characterized as an important agent for the development. While the effect
(A research based on the positive and the negative impact of new media on teenagers of Delhi) Dr. Durgesh Tripathi Gitika Khurana
Introduction
New media is a medium of mass communication that is spreading its magic worldwide. It is making efforts from years and years to educate inform and persuade the masses all over the world. New media is a set of new technologies that became increasingly embedded in everyday niches, it is common for youth to interact with dozen of digital devices through a typical day, and many spend hour upon learning about manipulating computer devices such as laptop computers, handheld computers, cell phones, pagers etc.
The term new media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the later part of the 20th century to encompass the amalgamation of traditional media such as film, music, spoken and written word with the interactive power of computer and communications technology, computer enabled consumer devices, and most importantly the internet. New media has been from time to time bringing out various issues, various happening towards the society through the means of news, views, documentaries, advertisements, photographs, articles, songs, blogs etc.
From hardcore issues to soft issues, new media has been bringing out all the inside stories of the society, our government and countries abroad to the people in the country. The new media, including internet, social networking sites, online gaming, mobile phones, instant messages, e-mails is a very vital part of our society that apart from sending messages about various things and happening surrounds everyone in some way or the other. It helps to connect individuals to one another and to the world, invariably; its powerful influence shapes the ways in which the viewers or the participants perceive the world and their own place within the world. The digital media has been characterized as an important agent for the development. While the effect