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The Internet has changed the way we view the news. Traditionally, those interested in keeping up to date on current affairs were forced to spend hours reviewing newspapers at home and watching newscasts which were often global in nature but may have offered a short segment on international affairs. Technology and the Internet created a new medium for news programs.
Today, those interested in reading the news and keeping up to date on current affairs need to simply hop on the Internet. Many of today’s leading news providers, like CNN, Fox News and MSN, have developed interactive web sites which allow their viewers to experience news in a new and unique way.
Today’s news programs often rely on an Internet component to give viewers access to a wider range of information about a given subject. For example, the recent Chilean mine disaster was covered by most major television networks. Many networks took their coverage a step further by providing viewers with interactive features on their web sites which allowed them to explore the history of the disaster, a history of the mining industry and even the personal lives of the trapped miners. This gave many people access to information they previously would have been unable to receive.
It should come as no surprise that the Internet has changed even the way we view our news programs. From extended coverage online to interactive features that explore the greater issues of today’s news issues, the Internet has had a big impact on the news.
These programs are available 24 hours a day giving viewers unprecedented amounts of information. One might say the news is itself, the news. Even more interesting, the recent release of an application specifically designed to deliver a complete newspaper to an iPad has created an even bigger impact on these programs.
