Résumé
Essay that answers the following question: "In what ways is IT (internet, etc.) changing the traditional role of the media?" This essay deals with the transformations caused by the IT revolution and their impact on traditional media (TV, written press, radio...). Can be useful to students in highschool or university.
Extract:
Only ten years ago, the World Wide Web had hardly invaded our universe and transformed our habits. At that time, we had to do with the three mass media that had appeared one after each other since the 19th century : the written press, the radio and, last but not least, the television. In 1989 was invented the Internet and begun the IT (Information Technology) revolution ...