Media convergence will in no doubt make Creative and Cultural industries more diverse, as when people become more aware of other cultures and people, they may also become more accepting.
The more you know about something, the more chance there is of you being accepting of it. Segregation results mainly from ignorance, and not wanting to learn and embrace something different. But, the more someone is exposed to it, and the more people know about something, the more accepting they will be, and the less segregation there will be. This is what media convergence can help with, because it makes everything so accessible, and easier to learn and know about.
For example, lately in the news there was a story about this anti-homophobic bullying group, called Stonewall. They released a video to be shown in high schools to discourage this type of behaviour, and it was reported that 80% of the students who said they were homophobic prior to watching video had changed their minds by the end. This shows how the minds of people can be altered by media, simply because it teaches something new to them.
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