Paraphrasing

Today I have managed to paraphrase my first paragraph from the book "Communication Theory: Media Technology and Society" by David Holmes. Iv created a blog post as I am very pleased with myself and I wanted to show what I have paraphrased: 

Paraphrasing

Communication Theory, David Holmes

Introduction: A Second Media Age?

Communication Theory, p4:

“It was in the final decade of the twentieth century that the emergence of global interactive technologies, exemplified by the Internet, in the everyday sphere of advanced capitalist nations dramatically transformed the nature and scope of communication mediums. These transformations heralded the declaration of a ‘second media age’, which is seen as a departure form the dominance of broadcast forms of media such as newspapers, radio and television. Significantly, the heralding of a second media age is almost exclusively based on the rise of interactive media, most especially Internet, rather than the decline of broadcast television.” (Holmes, 2005, Communication Theory: 4).

Paraphrased:

Towards the end of the twentieth century interactive technologies were becoming more prominent in everyday life. You can see this through the Internet. The Internet has dramatically transformed how people communicate in different mediums. This transformation has foreshadowed the announcement of a ‘second media age’ in which media forms such as newspapers, radio and television are slowly disappearing. This rise of the ‘second media age’ is prominently caused by the rise of the Internet, which is having a significant effect on broadcast television.

Straight after completing this I posted recorded and uploaded a video straight to YouTube to document my excitement in my personal achievement, you can see the video below: