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- Title
Inside - Outside. Web History and the Ambivalent Relationship between Old and New Media.
- Authors
Oggolder, Christian
- Abstract
This paper argues that the societal perception of the web and of changes to it over the course of time forms a relevant part of web history. Moreover, the particular perception of the web is to a large extent affected by the traditional media. Against this background the study analyses on a historical basis the content of the traditional media, i.e. newspapers and journals, dealing with topics related to the web. The results of the study foster the assumption that - at least in Germany - traditional media coverage on the Internet and digital media and today social media as well is strongly influenced by a competition between the old and the new media. At the same time the results of the Austrian data show a more neutral attitude toward the web. In order to assess these differences, further international comparative studies are needed.
- Subjects
GERMANY; AUSTRIA; HISTORY of the Internet; INTERNET &; society; DIGITAL media; MASS media; MEDIA effects theory (Communication)
- Publication
Historical Social Research, 2012, Vol 37, Issue 4, p134
- ISSN
0172-6404
- Publication type
Article