Internet: 'New' media Q. Critically examine the argument that: 'New' media are merely new systems of delivery of the same kind of content (Howells, 2003).

Imagine a tool that could be used to access data universally, research material beyond the capability of any library, create endless possibilities for innovative communication mediums, and allow the people to connect worldwide. This tool appears to be science fiction, but it is more of a reality because it is the Internet. This new media was created by the U.S. Department of Defense in 1960 as military tool then twenty-nine years later the web was …

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