"New media is a way in which the delivery of news and information follows a many-to-many format" (Maltoni, n.d). The rise of new media has provide people an easy way to access information efficiently via different types of media publishing tools, such as moblogs, vlogs, photoblog, and news portals. However, there is another particular new form of media publishing that is widely used among web users is YouTube.
YouTube was founded in 2005 and it then became the internet-streamed video whereby web users are able to watch and share their videos worldwide (YouTube.com, n.d.).
Freedom of speech is an issue to begin with. With the rise of Youtube, more can be said and told. In terms of politics, many select for freedom of speech through alternative media. Thanks to the rise of new media, things that can never be said on mainstream media have the chance to be heard. Many users are using Youtube as a platform to voice their opinion, publish their work and discuss worldwide issues.
The following video shows an example of video censorship that occurred in Malaysia. It is regarding the HINDRAF (Hindu Rights Action Force) rally which has been briefly covered by the mainstream media.
References:
‘Company History’ n.d, YouTube.com, viewed 8 June 2009,
http://www.youtube.com/t/about
Maltoni, V n.d, ‘What is New Media?’, ConversationAgent.com, viewed 8 June 2009, http://www.conversationagent.com/2007/11/what-is-new-med.html
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