Michael Wesch.

Michael Wesch

Michael Lee Wesch was born June 22, 1975 and is associate professor of cultural anthropology at Kansas State University.

Henry Jenkins.

Henry Jenkins

“Welcome to convergence culture, where old and new media collide, where grassroots and corporate media intersect, where the power of the media producer and the power of the media consumer interact in unpredictable ways.”

“Convergence culture is the future, but it is taking shape now. Consumers will be more powerful within convergence culture but only if they recognize and use that power as both consumers and citizens, as full participants in our culture.”

Introduction to Media in the Online Age.

This topic will include us looking at at least two types of media and our chosen examples are FILM and SOCIAL NETWORKING.