In our previous two blog entries, we discussed how technological advancements like the printing press, steam engine, telegraph, and radio (see below) have helped spread information and the news to the public-at-large. In this entry, we will continue the discussion on how technology has helped shape the spread of information and the news. Source: Wikipedia While, the telegraph and radio were helpful in spreading information and news to the public-at-large, the television […]
Archive for November 5, 2009
Technology: helping the spread of news (part 3)
Posted by: michaelmorse | November 5, 2009 | No Comment |Journalism students must shake their heads in disbelief when they hear the Iranian government shut down its leading business paper ,or laugh in amazement when they hear the government of China blocked – of all things – a Twitter site dedicated to the dismantling of the Berlin Wall. The level of government suppression and control […]
The elements of news don’t change. All that changes is the way, and the speed with which, news is disseminated. What makes news today is no different than what made news a century or two ago. The difference is just the techonlogies that we use to distribute the news. In the olden days, for example, […]
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Tags: impact, Importance, News, paulsen, prominence, Proximity, Timeliness, Unusual, What makes news
Tags: impact, Importance, News, paulsen, prominence, Proximity, Timeliness, Unusual, What makes news
Sports reporting on the radio: Where it all began
Posted by: Alex Howard | November 5, 2009 | No Comment |Almost everyone who is a die hard sports fan around the globe has listened to a sports game on the radio before. Whether it be basketball, baseball, football, or soccer, millions of people listen to sports radio. The most popular broadcast on sports radio is arguably our national pastime, the sport of baseball. Major league […]
Disdain for the news media is a theme that runs through the fabric of our society. Think of the various ways the flow of information ticks people off: Unrelenting coverage of smear campaigns touches off firestorms of political analysis. Various political figures today (and throughout history) think the media are out to get them. Many […]