Look at The Toronto Star and www.indymedia.org.

Think about:

• who gets to write for the Toronto Star
• who gets to write for IndyMedia
• who gets to read each one
• what kind of information can you find at each site
• what happens if you want to read the whole story at each site
• what do you have to pay for
• which site do you trust more and why
• which site is more democratic
• when or why you would use each site

Then post a message and tell us your opinions about new media and traditional media.

Look at Encyclopedia Britannica and Wikipedia.

Think about:

• who gets to write for the Encyclopedia Britannica
• who gets to write for Wikipedia
• who gets to read each one
• what kind of information can you find at each site
• what do you have to pay for
• which site do you trust more and why
• which site is more democratic
• when or why you would use each site

Then post a message and tell us your opinions about new media and traditional media.

Look at People Magazine and Michaeljackson.afreepress.com

Think about:

• who gets to write for People
• who gets to write for FreePress
• who gets to read each one
• what kind of information can you find at each site
• what happens when you want to read the full story
• what do you have to pay for
• which site do you trust more and why
• which site is more democratic
• when or why you would use each site

Then post a message and tell us your opinions about new media and traditional media.

Look over the home pages. Type “new media” into the search bar.

On the Wikipedia site, click on the tabs at the top of the page that say discussion and edit. Then click on the article tab.

Scroll down and click on one of the red words.

On the Encyclopedia Britannica, click on an article under “For Members.”Then click back and click on an article under “Free.”