Susana Gutierrez
Humanities 186
July 30, 2013
Hilary Hicks
Effects of Mass Media
In the last century there has been many important innovations that has made people of all trades change the way they now communicate with the world. Whether talking to family or business partners’ communication is much quicker, effective, and timely. One of the examples is the internet and cellular phones, where thousands of email, texts, and pictures can be at the fingertips of people in a matter of seconds. Another printing no more hand-written assignments or business presentations and last television has definitely change the way we get information from around the world in minutes.
Internet has definitely changed the way we communicate, learn and even shop. It has become the best way to spread information whether it be fact or fiction. Whereas before we would have to wait for tomorrow newspaper for the news, now with a click of a button you get information around the world. Most newspapers now have websites in order to compete against all other news sources and media frenzy created by the rapid change in technology, and just as with every new innovation it comes with own set of hoaxes and fallacies. With the invention of cellular phones and the introduction to the internet to this devices is even easier to keep in touch and browse the web without the need of a bulky computer, people share photos and vacation trips in the social sites as well as send important information to their companies or organizations. As found in (wiki.answers.com). The Internet allows people to more easily work from their home, to form and sustain friendships and even romantic attachments from their home, to bank from their home, to vote and engage in political and social issue based discussions with others from home. Although this is a great tool to interact with others this does not allow for face to face communication and it make