Electronic Media vs Print (Thesis Paper)

Electronic Media
VS.
Print

Where America Gets Its News

Table of Contents

Abstract…………………………………………………………………………….…3
Introduction………………………………………………………….......................…4
Premise Statement………………………………………………….…………………4
Personal Limitation………………………………………………….......................…5
Methodology…………………………………………………………………….……5
Section 1: Birth of Electronic Media and its Popularity…………………….……6
Radio……………………………………………………………………………….…6
Humble Beginnings………………………………………………………......6 From Navigation to News and Entertainment………………......................…8 The “New” Radio: Digital Satellite…………………………...……….……10
Television………………………………………………………………………...…12
Small Screen, Big Possibilities……………………………………..….……12 Now in Color……………………………………………..………….…..….15 HDTV…………………………………………………………..……….…..16
Internet……………………………………………………………………….......….17
“For Government Use Only”………………………………………….. …...17 Electronic Mail: An Innovative Way to Send News……..………...........….23 Going Global: The World Wide Web……………………………….…...…24
Section 2: Electronic Media versus Print…………………………….…………..26
Electronic Media’s Impact on Society……………………………………...………26 Society Embrace Electronic Media…………………………………...…….26 Negative Effects of Electronic Media……………………………………....30 Attitudes Towards Electronic and Print Media…………………….………32
Newspapers: Top Dog to Under Dog………………………………………………37 Origins of Newspapers…………………………………………………..…37 Personal Journalism: When Newspapers Shaped Public Opinion…………39 Downward Spiral of Newspapers…………………………………….……40
Conformity to Change - Newspapers: The “Comeback Kid”…………….………43 Newspapers Adjusts………………………………………………...……..46 Newspapers Online………………………………………………….…….48 The Comeback Kid?…………………………………………...………….50
Section 3: The People Speak…………………………………………………….54
Survey Findings…………………………………………………………….……..56 What the Numbers Imply………………………………………………….57 Media’s Response to Public Demand………………………….………….58
Conclusion and Recommendation…………………………………………...……57

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