NDM: Marxism, Pluralism and Hegemony

1) Research the Ian Tomlinson case. What would the traditional, hegemonic view of the police be in a case like this? How did new and digital media create a different story? What does the police officer's subsequent acquittal suggest about the power of new and digital media?
Ian Tomlinson was killed after being hit by a police officer during the 2009 G20 summit protests in London. The police would be viewed as the criminals in the case as they abused their power and in a result killed someone. The footage of the tragic event conveys to the audience that the police were lying to the public and therefore reinforces the view of the police being seen as the ones at fault. 
New and digital media managed to create a different as the footage that was captured was taken by an ordinary bystander and therefore a different approach was taken. 

2) What does the author argue regarding whether hegemony is being challenged by Web 2.0? 
The author talks about the internet giving opportunities to audiences to publish what they want. The author also talks about audiences now having the opportunity to challenge the idea of hegemony. 

In your opinion, does new and digital media reinforce dominant hegemonic views or give the audience a platform to challenge them?

In my opinion, I think that the media has allowed audiences to challenge the hegemonic views as audiences have more of a say in what they want published and having more opportunities to debate on the certain things that get published and voice their opinions.

Do recent world events such as Brexit or Donald Trump's election in the US suggest dominant hegemonic ideologies are being challenged or reinforced? There are arguments for both sides here - explain your opinion and why

Both events in my opinion, reinforce the hegemonic ideologies. In both events, audiences had a right of say, and therefore reinforces the dominant hegemint ideologies.