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Marshall McLuhan proponent of the media theory of Traditional vs. New Media
determinism; the medium is the message Traditional Media one-directional; media experience
He also stated that: is limited and the sense receptors used are very specific
(i.e., print media sense of sight, radio sense of hearing,
Society is driven by changes in media and television and film both)
communication technology
New Media Data raw information
Knowledge effective use of information
1. Interpersonal Communication Media
content is private and perishable and the Information Fluency ability to analyze information
relationship established and reinforced may be needs and to move confidently among media, information,
more important than the information conveyed. and computer literacy skills
2. Interactive Play Media video and computer-
based games; virtual reality devices Typology Information
3. Information Search Media The Internet and Factual based on evidences and findings provided by
the World Wide Web become repositories or reliable sources; books, encyclopedias, periodicals, or
sources of a vast collection of information technical reports
4. Collective Participatory Media use of the
Internet for sharing and exchanging information, Analytical an analysis or interpretation of facts by an
ideas, and experiences, and developing active individual, usually an expert to the subject; feature articles,
(computer-mediated) personal relationships commentaries, or reviews