Emerging traditions in new media: Human machines and the bias of communication

John O'Carroll

Emerging traditions in new media: Human machines and the bias of communication

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What is a media tradition? This paper inquires into the possibility of there being media traditions in new media. In posing the question in relation to new media, extra issues arise. "Old" media, by their very nature, are saturated with traditions. This essay contends that many of these have made their way into the new media, almost without being noticed. To develop the analysis, the distinctive structure of the internet is explored as a composite multimedia platform. This is achieved by examining the work of Lewis Mumford, and then by using Harold Innis's idea of spatial or temporal bias to guide the inquiry. After this, the ideas of media platforms and formats are used to develop a sense of emergent traditions in new media.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Distance and diversity
Subtitle of host publication	Reaching new audiences
Editors	Margaret Van Heekeren
Place of Publication	Bathurst, Australia
Publisher	Charles Sturt University
Pages	1-19
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9781864671988
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	Australian Media Traditions Conference - Bathurst, NSW Australia, Australia Duration: 22 Nov 2007 → 23 Nov 2007

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Conference	Australian Media Traditions Conference
Country/Territory	Australia
Period	22/11/07 → 23/11/07

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