The fourth edition of Terry Flew’s New Media combines a comprehensive overview of theories of new media with contemporary cases studies. Based on an historic understanding of new media developments, the book explores the role of new media in a globally-networked society. It examines the cultural, political and economic impact of new technologies on creativity and industry from a cross-disciplinary perspective.

New to this edition

• New chapters on Transforming Higher Education and Online Activism and Networked Politics
• Substantially revised chapter Online News and the Future of Journalism
• Updated and new case studies, topics and examples throughout
• Key Theories and Theorists now highlighted at relevant points throughout text.

1: Introduction to New Media
Introduction: Digital transformations 
New media and digital convergence 
Internet history and culture
Web 2.0 and social media 
Assessing social media
Conclusion 

2: Twenty Key Concepts in New Media
Introduction 
Collective intelligence
Convergence
Creative industries
Cyberspace/Virtual reality
Digital copyright/Creative commons
The digital divide
Digital economy/Digital capitalism
Globalisation
Hacking
Interactivity
The knowledge economy
Mobile media
Networks
Participation 
Piracy
Privacy and surveillance
Remediation
Ubiquitous computing
User-created content/User-led innovation
Web 2.0
Conclusion

3: Approaches to New Media
Introduction: Beyond hype The social shaping of technology 
Technoculture 
Theories of the information society 
Political economy of new media 
Theories of the network society 
Long waves and techno-economic paradigms 
Actor-network theory 
Conclusion 

4: Social Networking Media
Introduction: The nature of networks 
Network economics 
Networks and social production 
Social network media and social capital 
A networked public sphere? 
Conclusion 

5: Participatory Media Cultures
Introduction: From mass communication to convergent social media 
Participatory media 
Pro-ams, making cultures and everyday creativity
Digital dialogue or convergence scepticism? Assessing participatory media culture
Conclusion 

6: Games: Technology, Industry, Culture
Introduction 
Games history Games industry
Game cultures
Conclusion: Games in transition 

7: Online News and the Future of Journalism
Introduction: Transforming news
Transforming journalism
New forms of journalism
Conclusion: A Fifth Estate?

8: Creative Industries
Introduction: The rise of creative industries
Socio-economic drivers of creative industries
Policy drivers of creative industries
Creative industries and the creative economy
Conclusion

9: The Global Knowledge Economy
Introduction: What is the global knowledge economy?
Globalisation
The knowledge economy
The changing nature of innovation 
Conclusion: Knowledge economy/Creative economy

10: New Media and the Transformation of Higher Education
Introduction: Death of the university?Ten drivers of change in higher education
Evaluating new media and changes in higher education: The Five Ps approach
Conclusion 

11: Internet Law, Policy and Governance
Introduction: Does internet law exist?Approaches to internet governance
Convergent media policy
Copyright and intellectual property law
Copyright and new media
Copyright law reform
Conclusion: Digital gatekeepers and the open source movement

12: Online Activism and Networked Politics
Introduction: Is the internet an inherently democratic medium?Two theories of democracy
Electoral democracy and party competition
Participatory democracy and active citizenship
Mediated mobilisations: The internet and political activism 
Mediated mobilisation and radical democracy: Occupy movements and the rise of horizontal politics
Conclusion: Who watches the watchers?

Terry Flew: Professor of Media and Communication, Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology

Read a sample chapter from New Media:

Chapter 1: Introduction to New Media