In the Mark Deuze article, Journalism, Citizenship, and Digital Culture, Deuze explains the new media ecosystem that has been developing over the past few years. He explains that "media have come to be integrated into every aspect of peoples' daily lives, particularly facilitated by the worldwide proliferation of the Internet and similar services that connect subscribers to a global, always=on, digital information and communication network" (Deuze 18). When one thinks of his/her daily life, it is evident that media have a considerate impact on what we do. Citizens are becoming increasingly independent in terms of news gathering.
Deuze states, "This world is what authors such as Marc Schuilenburg and Alex de Jong (2006), and Roger Silverstone(2007) consider as a 'mediapolis': a mediated public space where media culture underpins and overarches the experiences of everyday life" (Deuze 18). It is true that media culture has taken over daily life. People can no longer go about their daily lives without some form of media interaction. People are engrossed with informing others about what is going on, not only in their life, but in the world in general.
To explain this new media ecosystem, Deuze states, "What is expected of us in such a society is to acquire the skills and resources necessary to navigate complex and interactive social and technological networks" (Deuze 23). People are starting to inform themselves and others on world issues, therefore there must be a way for them to do this properly. The lines between amateurs and professionals, producers and consumers, are continually being blurred, creating a "convergence culture" (Deuze 24). The future of news systems will include increasingly blurred lines and become "based, at least in part, on an interactive and connective mode of production where media makers and users will co-exist, collaborate, and thus effectively compete to play a part in the mutual construction of reality" (Deuze 24).
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