New media is definitely changing the world. Look at the shift from print media to digital media. More people are starting to get their news online instead of from magazines and newspapers.
When the shift started to get noticed, newspapers and magazines were afraid because it meant less physical paper to charge money for, less sales, less revenue. Forget that this means less environmental resources to produce their product, that there is less waste in landfills, and less garbage in the streets. The fact is that without having to produce a printed product, the news industry could have saved tons of cash, but because they were slow to adopt new media, they missed out on a chance to charge much more for their content, which is now almost always free.

Because of the instant acess and affordability new media provides, starting a conversation, joining a conversation, or even trolling a conversation has become easier. It also provides a sense of community and can help to foster action. Sites like this one are indoctri...converti...getting children to view the environment as an invaluable resource. It give kids a fun hands on way to interact with their surroundings.

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lly answering 15 questions about ecosystems, I got to fling the teacher. It may seem trivial, but for a kid, this information has a big impact. I remember I got points on an AP Environmental Science class for writing, "Butterflies are pretty" as a response to a question about why some species are more successful than others. The thinking behind this is that as humans, we value beauty, and in order to sustain one beautiful thing (butterfly), we have to sustain what creates it (the butterflies natural habitat). The answer may seem short and silly, but being able to make that connection is what matters, and these sites are teaching kids to do that.