Gerry Fraiberg

New Media

 

With a new millenium comes New Media. What is it, and why is it different from old media? In short, new technologies: the Internet, CD-ROM, DVD. These new forms of media have changed and are continually changing the way we communicate. There are millions of web sites and pages. The Internet and E-Commerce are predicted to be a trillion dollar business in a couple of years. You can listen to a jazz radio station in San Diego while reading a web page in Sidney, Australia.

But despite the speed of communication, the volume of information and the constancy of change, humanity in many ways remains the same. Emotions, desires, basic needs. And the basics of communication are still just that, the basics. Good writing, good design.

What do I bring to the table? Some 30 years as a communicator - writer, radio journalist, photographer, videographer, editor. And now I'm learning new skills in various forms of New Media.


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