Remediation

@KylaPerrin

Between 1990 and 2008 the news has changed and stayed the same. There still remains a newscaster that is presenting the news, there is still video clips shown on the topics of the news, and there are still simple aspects that are the same such as the headlines for the newscast. However, in the 2008 video there are multiple people talking to each other on one screen, there is a news stream that goes along the bottom of the screen that provides additional news for people to see, and at the end there is a request for views to send emails or video mail. This change allows viewers to tell their opinions and to be involved in the news media. In Bolter and Grusin’s article they discuss the interface of a computer website like the one shown in Netscape. They said that “its interface is interacive in the sense that these layers of programming always return control to the user, who then initiates another automated reaction” (Pg. 72). Like most websites now, the user can click on whichever link they want to take them to the desired page. They also mention that remediation always operates under the current assumptions about immediacy and hypermediacy (Pg. 66). These things allow people to become involved in the news. Today there are now newspaper articles online where people can comment on the stories and interact with others who comment. There is also the ability to share articles, videos, and pictures to social media sites in order to discuss them with others.

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