week6 transglobal entertainment and media convergene

We talked about transglobal entertainment and media convergence this week. Convergence has been defined by Ted as a process, interaction of content and flows of contents I am also interested in Ted’s the other idea which is convergent technologies are more than sum of their parts. Indeed, convergence media is difficult to define because it is very complex and diversity. Henry Jenkins defines convergence media is people responding messages in a new way and also it is kind of collective intelligence Speaking of the example which has been provided in the lecture, compare with different convergence media between previous and modern society in press industry Zero cost and low risk rather than high cost and high risk emerges within today’s industry. From that point, new media is a platform where offers a stage to audience to share and exchange free information. Personally, I think convergence media is a synthesis which service users to exchange information and communication. Convergence culture indicates users form their own culture through communication.

I am very interested in the reading of this week. Convergence culture has been defined by Mark as the new media ecology does give users increasingly control over flow of media-using. The other point mentioned by Mark is journalism is better described as a “gate watcher” and monitor rather than manage and filter information in modern society. I agree with it. Indeed, today’s journalism considers more entertainment rather judgement, more monitor rather than filter. As Henry Jenkins states that

 “Convergence is taking place within the same appliances”

Personally, I think convergence media raises the efficiency on transfer messages between individuals; it does not exactly changes the content of conversation.  Convergence media more service users rather shape audience.  The power of convergence media is not media itself, it is sort of ideology which formed by audience themselves.