Originally
published
on
03/30/03
Mediamixer
is
not
a
new
piece
of
work
but
it
is
highly
relevant
due
to
current
events
and
allegations
that
the
media
are
once
again
influencing
both
political
and
social
events
like
never
before.
next>>
During
the
Gulf
War,
masses
of
criticism
were
hurled
upon
CNN
for
making
the
war
a
televised
event.
[
top
]
next>>
This
time
its
Al-Jazeera,
the
Quatar-based
channel,
who
are
being
accused
of
unsound
broadcasting
techniques.
[
top
]
next>>
An
"interactive
multimedia
project
series
blurring
the
boundaries
between
the
traditional
dissemination
of
'News'
media
and
new
forms
of
artist-created
media
manipulation
mixers,"
its
aim
is
to
allow
users
to
create
their
own
interpretations
of
news
events.
[
top
]
next>>
While
it
uses
a
mass
of
plug-ins,
this
project
lacks
on
several
points:
nothing
is
live
or
even
really
'seeded'
by
the
user;
so,
while
you
can
mix
your
own
news,
the
choices
are
highly
edited
by
the
news
corporations
who
have
made
the
original
source
material
(and
the
copyright
to
this?),
as
well
the
artist
who
has
pre-selected
the
sounds,
videos
etc.
for
the
user
to
use.
[
top
]
next>>
All
in
all,
though
it's
an
interesting
collage,
it
shows
little
progress
from
the
days
of
Braque
and
Picasso
using
newspapers
in
their
collage-based
works.
::
Garrett
Lynch
::
[
top
]
Originally
published
on
03/30/03
Mediamixer
is
not
a
new
piece
of
work
but
it
is
highly
relevant
due
to
current
events
and
allegations
that
the
media
are
once
again
influencing
both
political
and
social
events
like
never
before.
During
the
Gulf
War,
masses
of
criticism
were
hurled
upon
CNN
for
making
the
war
a
televised
event.
This
time
its
Al-Jazeera,
the
Quatar-based
channel,
who
are
being
accused
of
unsound
broadcasting
techniques.
Mediamixer
is
a
step
toward
a
liberalization
of
the
media
using
notable
new
media
techniques.
An
"interactive
multimedia
project
series
blurring
the
boundaries
between
the
traditional
dissemination
of
'News'
media
and
new
forms
of
artist-created
media
manipulation
mixers,"
its
aim
is
to
allow
users
to
create
their
own
interpretations
of
news
events.
While
it
uses
a
mass
of
plug-ins,
this
project
lacks
on
several
points:
nothing
is
live
or
even
really
'seeded'
by
the
user;
so,
while
you
can
mix
your
own
news,
the
choices
are
highly
edited
by
the
news
corporations
who
have
made
the
original
source
material
(and
the
copyright
to
this?),
as
well
the
artist
who
has
pre-selected
the
sounds,
videos
etc.
for
the
user
to
use.
All
in
all,
though
it's
an
interesting
collage,
it
shows
little
progress
from
the
days
of
Braque
and
Picasso
using
newspapers
in
their
collage-based
works.
::
Garrett
Lynch
::
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