Gone are the days when people would wait for the broadcast
news to let them know what has happened in the world. No longer are people dependent
on newscasters to keep them updated on the day’s activities. Smartphones have
given people the ability to be a part of any action that is happening, the
moment it is happening. The news is basically within a fingerswipe at all times.
This past week, two journalists were killed. (View the memorial here) The story
itself was tragic, but rather than hearing about it on the regular news
schedule, it was posted to social media and pushed to mobile devices so that
people would know to check the different sites. Many people followed the story
on their mobile devices so they knew the location of the killer as he was
running; they heard the reports that he was dead, and then heard the correction
that he wasn’t dead yet. Later, they again received the news that he was dead.
All of this happened within an 8-hour timeframe. Because of mobile devices,
people felt as though they were a part of the drama as it was unfolding. There
was no need to watch a recap of the story on the news because they had already
lived it.
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