Convergence: Moving towards union, coming closer together and a meeting at a point
Technological convergence: Technological advancing, merging and intergrating
"[Technological convergence] makes it increasingly difficult for governments to implement media and communications policies based on shared national values and aimed at delivering social cultural policies" - Livingstone and Lunt
Prosumer: a producer-consumer
"What do citizens need from the media and how can this be guaranteed? Who ensures that converging communications technologies serve the public interest? Do we even know what the public needs or wants? Can a single organisation balance industry and consumer demands in regulating media and communications?" - Livingstone and Lunt
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