Media Ecology refers to the several aspects of media that interlink together to create the media we see from day to day. There are several aspects to this eco-system, some of these include:
- Money
- Government
- Institutes
- Social Media
- Creators
- Technology
- Distribution
All of these aspects need each other to work properly and the media would fail if any of these aspects failed. For example, the distributors need the creators in order to distribute their work and the creators need the distributors in order to have their work seen by a wider audience. Then this media will have a wider influence over people and can have some effect on their understanding, beliefs, perception & values.
This has made me think about what I will need in the future in order to fund, create and distribute my media and how each aspect has equal importance.