Question

According to your textbook, which of the following is a consequence of the quick development of new technologies in the digital era?
A. We no longer use older technologies like the radio.
B. Cyberbullying and phishing
C. None of the options are correct.
D. Traditional leaders in communication have even more control over information.
E. Traditional leaders in communication have lost some control over information.

Answer 1

Answer:

E. Traditional leaders in communication have lost some control over information                                                              

Explanation:

Due to the quick development of new technologies like Internet, cable etc, traditional leaders in communication have lost some of their control over information. This means that the technological advancement is disruptive for traditional leaders. Following examples are given to elaborate the consequences of advancement in new technology in digital era.

With the establishment of new channels like CNN, Fox News and internet bloggers, the old television network news shows like ABC, NBC lost their audiences.

Email technology has taken on some of the postal service's responsibilities and outperforms attempts to control communication outside national borders. This replaced the postal mail which used to take months to reach the destination.

The Internet and social media websites are transforming the way in which we access and interact with media culture. Before internet most people would watch popular TV shows in  at the time they originally aired it. This  scheduling gave common media interactions at specific times within our society. We still watch these TV shows but now we watch them at our own ease through websites. Using You tube we can upload our own media instead of viewing mainstream television.