My Interpretation of Remediation

After reading the introduction to our text, I tried to develop a simplified understanding of remediation. To me, remediation is the ever evolving media and the reaction of old media. For example, new media is constantly being created, even by mixing different forms, but old media stays the same and is just covered over by this "new" media.

One instance that was kind of touched on in the book, was that of the news. There is always something new to report about, but now there are different ways to report it. You used to just be able to read the newspaper, then came the tv news channels, and now the internet is a prevalent way to read about the news.

Remediation is a term that is always changing. Remediation used to cover only old forms of media, but as we continue to discover new forms, the old forms become less prevalent, and the new forms of media begin to dominate.