Foreign news was not always available to people. Before Morse code was sent in 1844, messages had to be carried by hand. During the period of Colonial America, for example, messages from America to England took weeks or even a month to deliver depending on the weather. Messengers would have to wait for a ship to carry them across the ocean to deliver whatever news they had. Even with the telegraph system, the signals could only travel a certain distance. It wasn't until radio that the general public could hear about news that happened from other countries. The Pearl Harbor attacks in 1941 were able to be heard a few days after the event. Later TV allowed people to view the news in addition to radio announcements. All of these inventions were not able to give news right away.
The invention of the World Wide Web gave access to news anywhere on the planet that had connection to the internet. News that was documented on the other side of the world could be viewed minutes later. News about foreign affairs can be read at any time and people can be allerted to any dangers that may be threatening. We can also find joys from internet news too. The Summer Olympics could entertain many watchers on the internet. Events happening throughout the day could be seen if they were missed earlier. The internet has allowed anyone with connection to see what is going on in the world. Secrecy is becomming hard to find. The world became a bit smaller due to the impact of internet.
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Good post Kyle. The World Wide Web has made the world a little bit smaller, except for maybe countries that censor their news, twisting the stuff that is available for the people within them. I have watched foreign news on TV and off the internet and one thing that I have noticed, is that foreign news is a lot more explicit and shows a lot more gore than the American media allows. It's a totally different "ball game" in news delivered around the world.
ReplyDeleteI never really thought about how long news used to take to travel in the colonial America. Life must have been so hectic, not staying up to date with everyone.I like your last comment about how the world has gotten alot smaller due to the internet.. so true.
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