Remediation

The simplest definition, in my opinion, for remediation is it is the evolution of media forms. Media changes as culture and technology changes and thus it must evolve and grow with the changes that are occurring around it.
Something that has been remediated [although it might seem like a bit of a stretch initially, but stay with me] is the telegram. It was used extensively to send news and communication between to points of distance. The telegram sped the communication time-gap that usually elapsed between writing a letter and actually sending it. The way that the telegram has been remediated is by changing how the information is now being exchanged and the different 'programs' that are used to do so. Instead of having telegraph machines, we now have computers that allow us to send the messages to each other directly as opposed to having a 'middle man' [or machine if you will. Secondly, we have the internet that allows us to send the information with little to no delay of time, even if the information is being sent to another country. Lastly, the main devices that are utilized to send the information are email and instant message. This is how [with a wide scope] we can see how the telegram has been remediated.