The internet age has transformed many cultures. Cultures have gotten more exposure in the last ten plus years that we might not have heard about for one reason or another. All this sounds good, countries that have become tourist attractions that were once unheard of but this is not completely the case.
Look at the exposure of Muslim culture in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. We were never exposed to such ideas before. Were we sheltered? Was it just the elephant in the room that people just didn't talk about? Because of the media exposure we hear the negative things about this culture and nothing of the positive. How often do you hear about a delicious Muslim dish as opposed to a public stoning? This is pure media globalisation. hearing about something that we wouldn't normally as media grows. But in saying that the internet has opened the floor for freedom of speech and opinion uncensored by media agenda. Unfortunately, due to China's government they are watched and filtered.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK2bNZufMWE
This Video talk about China getting Google to filter its information and Google's struggle with this issue. Mackinnon, R (2012) also gives further light on this issue. They speak of the internet police and the censored journalism epidemic. As the world changes we will see what comes between the way a culture is represented and how a culture interacts with the rest of the world.
References: MacKinnon, Rebecca (2012). Consent of the Networked. New York: Basic Books. 133.
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