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Bolter and Grusin describe remediation as, “the representation of one medium in another,” and that it is, “a defining characteristic of the new digital media,” (Remediation 78). Both the newscasts are used to explain different aspects of remediation. First off, while both contain videos of events and running headlines at the bottom of the screen, the 2008, newscast allows for more face to face video chat. The newscaster of CNN is able to speak with two other people at the same time using video cameras and live broadcasting. The ABC news is able to show different clips of Nelson Mandela, but is not able to directly speak with him at the same time that the news is going. However, as Bolton describes, remediation, “ensures that the older medium cannot be entirely effaced,” (79). This is true. While the 2008, news incorporates new mediums such as live broadcasting, it did not cut out scenes from other places or the news cast itself. However this raises a question, is live broadcasting from digital cameras trying to remediate television, or is television trying to remediate digital cameras?
Furthermore, the 2008, news asks its viewers to send in emails and offer opinions, which the 1990 clip did not. Bolton and Grusin say that the new media “is offered as an improvement,” (79). This could be an example where the links on the news now allows its viewers to become more invested in the news. It creates that connection between the viewers, the medium, and the news.