For decades, popular media was a one-way street. Families gathered around the radio or the television set, consuming whatever the major networks decided to air. This "appointment viewing" created a unified cultural language; everyone was watching the same sitcom or news broadcast at the same time.
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Perhaps the most significant change in popular media is the blurring of the line between creator and consumer. In the past, "the media" referred to a handful of massive studios and publishing houses. Now, anyone with a smartphone is a media outlet. For decades, popular media was a one-way street