Developments in new and digital media mean that audiences can now have access to a greater variety of views and value. To what extent are audiences are empowered by these developments.

New and digital media have allowed for much more news to be produced and available to read. Mostly everyone has the ease of access to analyse news from a range of institutions and organisations from one device and they can even view other peoples opinions and express they're own... from this same device. New technology has allowed for this to happen as this wouldn't even be an option in the past. Now, more and more recently this same device has turned into a full on news crew. This device has caused less and less news crews to be pushed out in the scene because of citizen journalism.