COMM 3046 Convergent Media/Divergent Voices
This seminar explores trends toward multimedia presentation and the convergence of print, broadcast and online media, and how these have influenced news and creative discourses from the late 1960146s to the present. We discuss changes in social, political, and personal discourse caused by the media146s rapid evolution, and consider the 147New Journalism148 movement of the late 1960146s, the rise of online investigative media and recent blogging culture. The role of convergence in corporate media146s shrinking number of players in the mainstream is a concern, as are alternative media as viable divergent voices in the media landscape. Research paper, presentations required. Pre-requisite: Comm1001.