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By Nalaka Gunawardene Sri Lanka Press Institute, 3 May 2011 21st Century Media:   New Frontiers, New Barriers
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WPFD 2011: Focus ,[object Object]
Three choices…
21st Century Media? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
When Worlds Collide… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Global invention, local arrival… ITN, April  1979 USA,  1929 Terrestrial TV broadcasting SLBC's City FM Nov  1989 USA,  1937 FM Radio broadcasting Colombo Radio Dec  1925 Netherlands,  1919 USA & UK,  1922 AM Radio broadcasting Oriental Telephone Co.  1881 The Telephone Co, UK 1879 Fixed telephone services Colombo Journal   1832 Early 17th cent France, Netherlands Newspapers printed with movable type Ceylon/Sri Lanka’s commercial adoption Mass/ commercial start in the world Mass media type or communications technology
Dialog Telekom 2006 NTT DoCoMo, Japan, Oct  2001 3G mobile telephony Sri Lanka Telecom  ADSL,  2002 Cable modem service by Rogers Comm., Canada,  1996 Broadband Internet connectivity (higher speeds, always-on) Lanka Internet Services,  1995 Late  1980s WWW  1990 Commercial Internet/web connectivity (dial-up) LEARN,  1990 MAILBOX, MIT,  1965 ARPANET,  1973 Email only Internet (academics only) Celltel,  1989 NET, Japan,  1979 Mobile telephone services (commercial) SL adoption Mass/ commercial start in the world Mass media type or communications technology
Ana-Digi Lanka, 2011 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
3 suggestions I made in 2007 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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A few more concerns… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Keeping an eye on you… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Do we know our e-shadow?
It’s a 2-way street… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Choose your own brand? Makes no difference in the end!
Big Brother – REVERSED? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Electronic ‘bread crumbs’?
 
 
Big Brother – REVERSED? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],Anonymous Online  (1990 – 201?)
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Smart mobs! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Fickle & Fleeting ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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What happened on 25 June 2009… ,[object Object]
Social media imperfect… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Citizen journalism now 20 ,[object Object]
Who’s Afraid of Citizen Journalists? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Collaborative journalism  in the public interest ,[object Object]
More Big Issues: Unresolved ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
A choice of futures… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Survival Tips for Information Society  #1 “ WikiLeaks Cablegate is only  the latest reminder that we are living in a world where few,  if any, secrets can be guarded… … Whether we like it or not,  welcome to the  Global Glass House!” - My ‘Open Letter to Sir Arthur Clarke’,  16 Dec 2010 http://tiny.cc/GGHouse   Accept the new transparent world!
Survival Tips for Information Society  #1 Get used to a WikiLeakable World!
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Survival Tips for Information Society  #2 Harness Geek Power!
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Survival Tips for Information Society  #3 Keep an eye on ‘drivers of change’
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Survival Tips for Information Society  #4 Ease up & cheer up!
Survival Tips for Information Society  #5 Beware of ‘New Media experts’! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],Last Word…
Thank you! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers, by Nalaka Gunawardene - SLPI 3 May 2011

  • 1. By Nalaka Gunawardene Sri Lanka Press Institute, 3 May 2011 21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers
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  • 7. Global invention, local arrival… ITN, April 1979 USA, 1929 Terrestrial TV broadcasting SLBC's City FM Nov 1989 USA, 1937 FM Radio broadcasting Colombo Radio Dec 1925 Netherlands, 1919 USA & UK, 1922 AM Radio broadcasting Oriental Telephone Co. 1881 The Telephone Co, UK 1879 Fixed telephone services Colombo Journal 1832 Early 17th cent France, Netherlands Newspapers printed with movable type Ceylon/Sri Lanka’s commercial adoption Mass/ commercial start in the world Mass media type or communications technology
  • 8. Dialog Telekom 2006 NTT DoCoMo, Japan, Oct 2001 3G mobile telephony Sri Lanka Telecom ADSL, 2002 Cable modem service by Rogers Comm., Canada, 1996 Broadband Internet connectivity (higher speeds, always-on) Lanka Internet Services, 1995 Late 1980s WWW 1990 Commercial Internet/web connectivity (dial-up) LEARN, 1990 MAILBOX, MIT, 1965 ARPANET, 1973 Email only Internet (academics only) Celltel, 1989 NET, Japan, 1979 Mobile telephone services (commercial) SL adoption Mass/ commercial start in the world Mass media type or communications technology
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  • 34. Survival Tips for Information Society #1 “ WikiLeaks Cablegate is only the latest reminder that we are living in a world where few, if any, secrets can be guarded… … Whether we like it or not, welcome to the Global Glass House!” - My ‘Open Letter to Sir Arthur Clarke’, 16 Dec 2010 http://tiny.cc/GGHouse Accept the new transparent world!
  • 35. Survival Tips for Information Society #1 Get used to a WikiLeakable World!
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