Discussion 8
Wrapping Things Up
Digital media is currently being used to convey content from one media to another. Recently, digital media have reduced the world where information is easily shared for collaboration. Although it has led to the digital divide, it has reduced the world due to transparency and openness enhanced. My impression on society and media has changed since I thought media was a disadvantage to the society but it has more benefits than the disadvantages. This is because it has made the world more open and allow the presentation and interpretation of information in different forms.
The future of digital media and the internet seem to offer too much information than required. This is because barriers to entry are not implemented, and people will be free to post any kind of information whether true or not. The fake news will easily be spread using the media, and the winner will take it all. That is, traffic will only be on the side with the most prominent content.
One Takeaway
The most important thing I learned from this class is a digital divide. Digital divide describes the deviation between the technology literate individuals and the illiterates. This has created a division between the two groups where the illiterates change the way they think about themselves. Countries without internet lack access to relevant information including economic information, hence they are left behind concerning development. It is among the number one takeaway since it increased my understanding of why some countries are less developed when compared to others.
Digital divide also heightens the rate of unemployment in countries that are technology illiterate since information about better job employment is not accessed by them. This is my number one takeaway as it increases my knowledge on the difference digital divide has caused to the society. Technology should be equally distributed to all countries to minimize the gap created which make some countries less developed.