In the book New Media, Fuery references familiar theorists (Faucault and Bartes) and how their thinking can be applied to, and used to help deconstruct, the subject of New Media.
One idea which Fuery discusses is that of discourse. The meaning of discourse can change depending on the context in which it is used. In New Media, the author relates discourse to power and knowledge.
Fuery looks at the meaning of 'new' and what 'new' means relating to media. So what is New? Fuery suggests that the word 'new' is related to status rather than function. How long is new, 'New'?
An interesting exercise that Fuery suggests in this chapter is to encourage the reader to explore different situations where the word new is used as a prefix. Fuery offers five examples to start challenging the term but suggests there are many more variations to analyse.
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