Friday, October 8, 2010

Better Mediated Ways of Seeing and Hearing Global and Local News?

Finding out about the latest global and local current events in the 20th century has now completely transformed. Newspapers are no longer the popular way of finding out the latest news. The internet has pretty much taken over its place. The internet predictably is the faster and easy accessible way of uploading new information. The television and radio still has its place for breaking news but for more detailed descriptions and comments, the internet is the source for quicker updates. Since the released print newspapers take a significant amount longer to reach readers, online news sites has increased its users. As the net grows in its use, some publishing media companies are losing profits so in the nearing future there may be a limited number of newspaper companies available. Online access to the internet also allows users to instantly comment and express their opinions if they wanted to unlike other media sources. With the number of social networks and users on facebook for example, sharing news and views has also rapidly increased.

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