Mansell.+The+Power+of+New+Media+Networks.

//Media/Cultural Studies: Critical Approaches//. Eds. Rhonda Hammer, Douglas Kellner. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc, 2009. 107-122. Print.
 * Mansell, Robin. "The Power of New Media Networks."**

= ** Abstract ** = The implications of the new media that are associated with substantial changes in the social, political and economic power relationships embedded in social networks are discussed in this chapter. I argue that policy makers, business leaders and citizens must become more aware of the many different ways that relationships mediated by the new media may be altered, not always for the better. The chapter examines why should we be concerned about the new media and the power of the networks of relationships that they sustain, whether there a case for a change in new media policy to ensure that citizens have the right to acquire certain kinds of capabilities, and whether there are grounds for optimism that the emphasis of policy will shift to give greater emphasis to citizen concerns.

= ** Argument ** = New media and it's influence on businesses, policies, and citizens have both positive and negative consequences. Mansell focuses "The Power of New Media Networks" on how people must be aware of the implications or the actions followed by using the power of new media and networking. It is this power that concerns Mansell and is stated that as a society, we should be cautious and concerned as well.

= ** Key Passages ** = Forthcoming.

= ** Selected Works Cited ** = Silverstone, R. (2007) //Media and Morality: On the Rise of the Mediapolis//, Cambridge: Polity Press.

Silverstone, R. (1999) //Why Study the Media?// London: Sage.