The end of audience

Clay Shirky

doi:10.4324/9781003361220-19

The end of audience

Clay Shirky

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Shirky argues that we are living at a time of the biggest increase in expressive human capacity. The economic and social impact presented by the digital revolution, he suggests, can be compared to that of Gutenberg’s printing press in the fifteenth century. Shirky argues that the internet roll-out has had an equally revolutionary impact, placing mass communication tools in the hands of audiences, democratising media production so that ordinary people can organise and communicate widescale social change.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Media Theory for a Level
Subtitle of host publication	the Essential Revision Guide
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	261-274
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781040039953
ISBN (Print)	9781032421032
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003361220-19
State	Published - Jan 1 2024

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General Social Sciences
General Arts and Humanities
General Business, Management and Accounting

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