What have been some of the effects of the new media on society?

Some of the effects of the new media on society have been big ones. Today's society pretty much relies on the new media to gather together information quickly and are able to access it when ever they want to. You can find news online anytime you want and you really don't have to wait too long to get that information. Even the big News companies such as the New York Times is using new media to get their information out there faster. They are trying to to be left behind or shown up by other people who are using new media.