What Is Digital Media and Why Are We Studying It?

Digital media itself is easy to define - text, images, videos, software, etc. that is stored electronically on computers, and oftentimes available on the internet. But why is this significant? In an increasingly digitized age it is important to evaluate it. Digital media is unlike print in that is so readily available all over the world, and encapsulates a tremendous berth from the stupid and mundane to the brilliant and profound. Anyone who has ever surfed the net knows that there is buried treasure, but it must be dug for - something especially hard to do with literally millions of distractions available. It is important to study digital media so we know how to efficiently sift through it, finding the best and most reliable information with the fewest detours. Although so much of the younger generation is computer literate, Digital Media students get a leg up, and are better navigate the framework of the web, and therefore can better network and get themselves out there.