Information Revolution And New Media
A revolution is a rupture; a qualitative change from old to new, wherein new forces and new objective conditions supersedes the existing system or order. The Information or Communication Revolution can fit into this description. Information revolution started when qualitative changes in society resulted from the impacts of the new emerging communication technologies replacing the old systems and social forces. A shift in the productive forces of society has emerged; information workers now dominate the productive sphere. This basic condition on social change can be attributed to the communication revolution that has occurred and is still occurring. A new pattern in people’s way of life is also emerging and new trends in information flow are now in place.