This document discusses the differences between traditional and digital media. Traditional media includes magazines and newspapers, while digital media refers to the internet. The internet allows more voices to be heard compared to traditional media which uses only select voices. Both traditional and digital media are used by almost everyone. It is important to study the transition from traditional to digital media because digital media, like the internet, can be used as a tool for political and social movements, as was seen during the Egyptian uprising, in a way that traditional media cannot. While traditional media may be more reliable, it is also subject to censorship. An understanding of both forms of media is crucial.

1. Convergence of
Traditional and Digital
Media
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Brandon Gwinn

2. What is Traditional
Media?
Traditional Media includes:
Magazines
Newspapers
(Other printed sources of information are included as well)

3. What is Digital Media?
Digital Media Includes:
The Internet

4. And?
The internet allows anyone’s voice to be heard
while traditional media uses only select voices.
(Also, our society’s change in reliance from traditional
to digital media is studied as well. )

5. Who uses it?
Everyone!
Almost everyone who reads a newspaper or
reads news articles on the internet uses some
form of traditional or digital media.

6. So What?
It is important to study the
transition from traditional to digital
media because of events such as the
Egyptian Uprising.

7. What does that have to
do with this?
During the Egyptian Uprising, the internet was
used as a tool in order to gain support in
bringing down their oppressive government.*
*(a feat that would have been impossible for any form of traditional media to accomplish.)

8. Criticisms
Some people favor traditional media,
as it is more likely to be reliable
over digital media which (depending
on your source) can come from
anywhere.
However, censorship can play a big
part in traditional media with huge
news stories being covered up for
the sake of political gain, oppression,
etc.

9. Is That It?
Pretty Much!
It is crucial that we understand the the pros
and cons of both traditional and digital
media and with a good balance of both we
can hope to have news that is unfiltered,
factual, and available to all.