May 2012
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Publishing Intermediaries: An Authority of the...
Traditionally it is the publisher who has the final say as to what information the public has access to. Therefore, it can said, that the publisher acts as an intermediary between the public and information. However, with the advent of the internet, the online world has revolutionised publishing and acts as a non authoritative intermediary. The cause of this revolution can be attributed to the...
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Platforms and the Systems Age
Wesley Dodson suggests that we are now living in the ‘systems age’. That is, we are now living in a world in which artificial intelligence have become keepers of the digital spheres. This change can be attributed to the massive use of social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook and the manner in which we operate our lives around them.
Dodson argues that the systems age revolves around the...
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Do visual media work differently to other media...
The question as to whether or not visual media works differently to other media forms is one which initially drives one to the simple answer of ‘yes, they do work differently’. This is because most other media forms are through text and thus by default visual media works differently. However, when one thinks about this further we are forced to acknowledge that a significant factor in the...
April 2012
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Within the Frame
Ann Friedberg makes the point within her new book that:
“How the world is framed may be as important as what is contained within that frame”.
That is, the manner in which particular elements of life are presented in a visual form will determine how we see the world. The reason for this can be attributed to the fact that human beings present information through images or rather, information...
March 2012
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Are you paying Attention?
According to Goldhaber our current economy runs on information, this is because most people now earn their money through the managing or distribution of information in some form. This assertion is made even more significant when we consider just how much information the average person consumes in one day through technology. When on the computer, using a smart phone, or even watching TV we are...
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You Give Me 'Fever'
Merriam Webster dictionary defines an archive as:
“a place in which public records or historical documents are preserved”.
With this in mind, one could attest that all publishing qualifies as an archive as each publication is an arrangement of information that can be accessed again in future. The notion of accessibility is especially relevant when we consider Jacques Derrida’s theory of archive...
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Assemblage
According to the Merriam Webster online dictionary assemblage refers to a ‘collection of persons or things’. This definition stands true when we relate the word to publishing. When we examine publishing and its relation to society we are presented with a number of different ‘collections’ of concepts and physical ‘things’. Both concepts and ‘things’ are components of the Actor-network theory (ANT)...
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Modes of Publishing
Publishing is an aspect of the media industry that is continuously changing through the advent of new media. Whilst traditionally most publishing was completed through the printed press in the form of books, magazines and newspapers this is no longer the case today. There are now many different modes of publishing; most of which are forms of new media, and include publishing devices such as...
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Out with the Old
The ereader is designed to allow users to read the work of others. This is much like the staple device that has been used for centuries, the book. However, as John Naughton states in his article, ‘The original Big brother is watching you on Amazon Kindle’, the ereader does have quite a few differences from the ‘ancient’ technology of the book.
As Naughton explains, there are many freedoms we are...
