Like the industrial revolution in Europe in the late 1700s, we are entering a transformation into the digital age.
There are already evident traces of the fusing relationship between humans and their technology. It’s overwhelming to think we are only in infancy of technology’s impact, but I’ll focus on what we have now.
Dr. Schaar referenced Manuel Castells, who was the author of one of our prominent readings in the spring course. Schaar based most of his digital age opinion on Castell hence him labeling the new wave of technology as a time of fearlessness.
An example is the confidence exuded by activism and mobilization, which are now virtually carried out online.
Groups can organize and network without even meeting. In relation to my previous post, this outlet provides encouragement for revolutionaries to be courageous. They have a voice. They have a chance.
Though he did not use a positive example, it was one with heavy impact.
Many terrorist groups establish their nests in shantytowns where they have immigrated to sneak under any regulations.
One of the first oddities I noticed while passing clusters of slums in Morocco was the hundreds of satellite dishes propped on the roofs like daisies growing from the ground.
Schaar warned the slums’ inhabitants are just as networked and in touch as we are, if not more.
The digital age is merciless and knows no bounds. It’s infectious, because people crave the connections other people have. The connectivity becomes a desire, which fuels the determination to have an outlet or source. One is usually found even in the poorest pockets.
When we met with Fes government members for a Q&A, one woman said technology and the desire of has birthed new levels of challenges particularly with youth who flee to the urban areas for modern lifestyles.
She compared technology to a knife. Its users can use it for productivity like in the kitchen or it can be used for criminality.
As we learn how to harness or unleash the power of digitalization of our lives, it’s important to remember the responsibility of power.
Moral lessons aside there is much to pull from the technology age in terms of media. Peace journalists can publish through various platforms, but as we’ve witnessed in our country, the audience is on or moving to the web.
It is wise to gaze a few decades into the future and ask where will people get their news or how will they seek stories of what they’re interested in. As a print media favorer, it’s hard to grasp that it may all be virtual by then.
If this is the case, there needs to be a move from within to embrace this fearless digital age, because if that is where both sides are collaborating, then it’s where the news sources need to be.
That is one way technology has spoiled us is the ocean of sources it provides.
Mimi Bradly said the technology is so abundant we can research an issue then immerse ourselves in the reality of the situation. Not only does the digital age allow us to prepare, but after witnessing an event, the story sharing can be instantaneous.
With a turn around that satisfying both in time and effort, it’s undeniable there will be a movement in media culture to that area, one that surpasses the transformation that has already taken place.
There are already evident traces of the fusing relationship between humans and their technology. It’s overwhelming to think we are only in infancy of technology’s impact, but I’ll focus on what we have now.
Dr. Schaar referenced Manuel Castells, who was the author of one of our prominent readings in the spring course. Schaar based most of his digital age opinion on Castell hence him labeling the new wave of technology as a time of fearlessness.
An example is the confidence exuded by activism and mobilization, which are now virtually carried out online.
Groups can organize and network without even meeting. In relation to my previous post, this outlet provides encouragement for revolutionaries to be courageous. They have a voice. They have a chance.
Though he did not use a positive example, it was one with heavy impact.
Many terrorist groups establish their nests in shantytowns where they have immigrated to sneak under any regulations.
One of the first oddities I noticed while passing clusters of slums in Morocco was the hundreds of satellite dishes propped on the roofs like daisies growing from the ground.
Schaar warned the slums’ inhabitants are just as networked and in touch as we are, if not more.
The digital age is merciless and knows no bounds. It’s infectious, because people crave the connections other people have. The connectivity becomes a desire, which fuels the determination to have an outlet or source. One is usually found even in the poorest pockets.
When we met with Fes government members for a Q&A, one woman said technology and the desire of has birthed new levels of challenges particularly with youth who flee to the urban areas for modern lifestyles.
She compared technology to a knife. Its users can use it for productivity like in the kitchen or it can be used for criminality.
As we learn how to harness or unleash the power of digitalization of our lives, it’s important to remember the responsibility of power.
Moral lessons aside there is much to pull from the technology age in terms of media. Peace journalists can publish through various platforms, but as we’ve witnessed in our country, the audience is on or moving to the web.
It is wise to gaze a few decades into the future and ask where will people get their news or how will they seek stories of what they’re interested in. As a print media favorer, it’s hard to grasp that it may all be virtual by then.
If this is the case, there needs to be a move from within to embrace this fearless digital age, because if that is where both sides are collaborating, then it’s where the news sources need to be.
That is one way technology has spoiled us is the ocean of sources it provides.
Mimi Bradly said the technology is so abundant we can research an issue then immerse ourselves in the reality of the situation. Not only does the digital age allow us to prepare, but after witnessing an event, the story sharing can be instantaneous.
With a turn around that satisfying both in time and effort, it’s undeniable there will be a movement in media culture to that area, one that surpasses the transformation that has already taken place.
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