The historic battle between utopians and dystopians, optimists versus pessimists... only with a more modern twist which includes the media.
The introduction of new media and web 2.0 have allowed former audiences of media to turn into producers in their own right and use forms of media to their own accord for different purposes. This, of course has instigated the battle between the new types of media, or citizen journalism, and the old traditional ways of doing things.
Utopians, or optimists, believe that this new way of using the media is an empowering force which can be used for good due to the freedom it gives the people. The world's knowledge is made accessible to the world allowing a plurality of voices, the voices of many can be heard. It's a more democratic system. Some use their computers to show what they can do with their creative juices and share it with the world via websites such as youtube.
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