These new technologies have great potential to democratize
the countries where they are introduced and are permitted to
function. Indeed, the Revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe, like
that in the Philippines in 1987, were party motored by these new
communications technologies. The peoples’ revolutions were inspired,
informed and guided by the use of television and the newer media.
A similar phenomenon under way in China in 1989 was aborted by
overwhelming military force. There is certainly value in avoiding
over-radical dichotomies between old and new media, but it is also
important to look at the similar and the dissimilar, the convergences
and the clashes, between the two realms of media. In many developing
countries (democratic or not), press freedom for the old media remains
the primary issue simply because they are still the most extensive
vehicles for journalism.
These new technologies have great potential to democratizethe countries where they are introduced and are permitted tofunction. Indeed, the Revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe, likethat in the Philippines in 1987, were party motored by these newcommunications technologies. The peoples’ revolutions were inspired,informed and guided by the use of television and the newer media.A similar phenomenon under way in China in 1989 was aborted byoverwhelming military force. There is certainly value in avoidingover-radical dichotomies between old and new media, but it is alsoimportant to look at the similar and the dissimilar, the convergencesand the clashes, between the two realms of media. In many developingcountries (democratic or not), press freedom for the old media remainsthe primary issue simply because they are still the most extensivevehicles for journalism.
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