New media is an amalgamation of traditional media such as film, images, music, spoken and written word, with the interactive power of computer and communications technology, computer-enabled consumer devices and most importantly the internet. Examples of traditional media include newspapers and radios while examples of new media include the internet. This has certainly changed our lives as new media has provided us with convenience and accessibility to the happenings around the world. In the past, people used to obtain the news from radios and newspapers whereas nowadays, there are many platforms like the internet which provides the latest news around the world. This has hastened the pace of life as in the past, it took a long time for news to be dissipated to all parts of the world. The world's economy has been boosted by this as people are able to pick up news at the fastest possible time and make decisions quickly. One example of new media is the internet where newspapers are using it as an alternative platform to the traditional newspaper. These newspaper companies have their own websites where news are updated "live" and people can get the latest news at any point of time. Therefore, new media have changed our lives for the better.
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