Information Technology in a Global Society

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Area of Interaction - Arts, Entertainment and Leisure
 

Broadcast media: podcasts, digital radio and television, electronic news, magazines and books

Do some research on Broadcast Media, then answer the questions below.
The links below will help get you started. 

1. Define these terms:

   podcast	digital radio
   RSS	HDRadio
   MP3	DAB
   digital television	electronic news
   HDTV	electronic magazines
   MPEG-2	electronic books
   	[12 marks]

2. Discuss one social and one ethical issue of electronic news
   [10 marks]

Links:

	Podcasting
	Indiepodder - a podcast website by Adam Curry (the guy who invented podcasting)
	Digital Television
	Digital Television - a crash course
	TV's Tipping Point: Why The Digital Revolution Is Only Just Beginning
	Digital Radio
	Digital Radio still hard to hear
	Online newspapers
	Online news - issues
	Magazines Online - An interesting comment