CONTENTS

From the Editor\'s Desk

NEW MEDIA

What is New Media? 1-6
- Vin Crosbie, Email vin@well.com

Understanding New Media and Its Applications 7-18
- Dr Sushma Gandhi Devayani

The Communication Epiphany New Media and the Redemption of the Other 19-30
- Ravi K Dhar (India)

New Media and Technology – Essay 31-36
-Zukiswa Mashigo

New Media Literacy; challenges, possibilities and opportunities in Education 37-42
- Anubhuti Yadav

Role of New Media in Political Communication in India 43-46
-Deepti Ganapathy

NEW MEDIA & GLOBALISATION

Power/freedom on the dark web: A digital ethnography of the Dark Web Social Network 47-59
-Robert W Gehl, USA

A Study of the Affinity Between Artistic Ideologies Based in Virtual Reality and Previous Immersive Idioms 60-70
-Joseph Nechvatal, jnech@thing.net

Information Society, An Extension of Intellectual Industry 71-78
-Prof. K.V. Nagaraj

Interface between Communication & Globalisation 79-80
- Dr Manoj Dayal

The Contribution of Information and Communication Technologies to
Economic Growth: Challenges and Prospects 81-85
-Dr Archna Katoch

NEW MEDIA & DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION

Directorate of Information and Public Relations – An Important Instrument in
Disseminating Information to Rural and Urban Masses in Himachal Pradesh 87-91
-Satpal Singh (India)

Reaching the Ruralites – A Study of Awareness of Government Welfare Schemes Among 92-94
the Villagers of Mothsara
-Miss Komal Bacoliya (India)

BOOK REVIEW

Sushma Gandhi Devayani\'s Award Winning Book 95
“The Dictionary of New Media”

Reading Lev Manovich\'s “The Language of New Media” 96