What were some important social, cultural, economic or political issues that arose with it?

This project asks you and your group members to use contemporary New Media
technology to explore and comment upon a historical “new media” practice. The idea is
twofold.
FIRST, the content of the project should attempt to “tell the story” of this older “new
media”. What were some important social, cultural, economic or political issues that arose
with it? What was it that made it a good example of “new media”? Your research should
include academic sources, news accounts, and even popular media content (e.g. pop
music lyrics, TV shows, film clips, photographs, etc.). Attention should be paid to the
question of what the older “new media” can teach us about our contemporary experience.
SECOND, your project should tell this story using some form of contemporary new media
itself. Your final project will consist of a digital media production such as a website, a
dedicated blog (e.g. on WordPress or Tumblr), a dedicated website, a series of podcasts, a
social media project (e.g. Instagram feed, YouTube channel, etc.) or other such work. Your
project should attempt to make as much use of the platform’s features as it can to “tell its
story” (for e.g., use the commenting features in YT or IG to generate a discussion, follow
other blogs/channels/feeds that discuss similar content, etc.).
If you’re group does not feel technically capable of realizing such a project, please speak
with me about the option of submitting an enriched written report.
Some Possible Older “New Media”
– video
– television
– photography
– film
– radio
– the phonograph
– newspapers

Instructions for Research Proposal and Annotated Bibliography
Your proposal should do three basic things: (1) provide a clear outline of your proposed
project, (2) indicate why it is a significant and worthy topic of investigation, and (3) outline
how you intend to produce your final project.
Your annotated bibliography should have 2 scholarly sources, none of which are assigned
as course readings (you can use course readings as sources for your final project, but NOT
for the proposal). Each bibliographic entry should provide (1) a full and properly formatted
citation, (2) a very brief summary of the source, and (3) a brief description of how it is
appropriate to your chosen research topic.