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Abstract:
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This thesis discusses the relationship between the two forces—the Internet and the conventional media , and the rules and etiquette that have governed these media from the mid -1990s to present day . I divide the history of interaction between them into three phases , corresponding to different power balances and stances in the field of cultural production . By analyzing three Internet -themed TV talk show episodes , I probe how the Internet has gradually evolved into an active competitor , and how the conventional media have correspondingly changed their stance in response to their thriving counterpart . |