Is American Politics changing with 24/7 news and blogging?
in what ways has it changed and changed media?
The transmission and dissemination of information is lightning quick now. Whereas before, information took much longer to reach avg. Americans. There are far greater number of sources of “news”. But along with that, every news source is accused of some politically biased bent. Another great development is the verification of reported info. Think Rathergate and the falsified docs defaming Bush’s military records, turned out were faked and CBS went with it. To this day Rather has yet to acknolwedge it or issue an apology.
The Death and Life of American Journalism Pt.1
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