Mansell, Robin 
ORCID: 0000-0003-3950-3468
(2009)
The power of new media networks.
In: Hammer, Rhonda and Kellner, Douglas, (eds.)
Media/Cultural Studies: Critical Approaches.
Verlag Peter Lang, New York, USA, pp. 107-122.
ISBN 9781433107016
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Abstract
The implications of the new media that are associated with substantial changes in the social, political and economic power relationships embedded in social networks are discussed in this chapter. I argue that policy makers, business leaders and citizens must become more aware of the many different ways that relationships mediated by the new media may be altered, not always for the better. The chapter examines why should we be concerned about the new media and the power of the networks of relationships that they sustain, whether there a case for a change in new media policy to ensure that citizens have the right to acquire certain kinds of capabilities, and whether there are grounds for optimism that the emphasis of policy will shift to give greater emphasis to citizen concerns.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Official URL: | http://www.peterlang.com |
| Additional Information: | © 2009 Peter Lang |
| Divisions: | Media and Communications |
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Apr 2008 08:29 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 17:06 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/4247 |
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