Final Essay

Introduction The world has changed its way when consuming news and information. In the past twenty-years information has flowed freely through the digital space of the World Wide Web. Research from an article by (Mitchell, Gottfried, Barthel, & Shearer, 2016) of the Pew Research Center shows that today more people are reading news from the internet and its byproduct social media. Social media websites are playing a big role in faster and more direct way in accessing news and information. It is because of the internet and free flow of information the average person can consume stories about health issues, political disagreements and entertainment from all across the world with a simple click of a link or a swipe on a smart device. In this

It is sort of like an “aha” moment when the world tuned in and the new medium of the time became the best way to consume information. When there is a new way to present information, journalists and news outlets follow. It is the natural symbiotic relationship that information and journalism forms. Print, radio, television and now digital have all had their “aha” moments. Going back to the early days of the radio, news through the radio existed, but only through short 15 minute daily broadcastings (Academy, 2015). The radio back then was mainly used for entertainment with short news broadcasts then the family would go back to listening to episodes of The Lone Ranger. Radio

A radio was cheaper than a television set and much like the pre Murrow reports on the radio, television news was short broadcasts set in between longer entertainment shows (Academy, 2015). One of television’s “aha” moments came in 1960 when Democrat nominee John F. Kennedy and Republican candidate Richard Nixon took part in the first televised US presidential debate (Academy, 2015). This was the first time citizens actually got to see how their candidate was performing live. The process after the debate held very interesting results across the board. The listeners of the debate on the radio said it was Nixon who won the debate, while the viewers on television said it was Kennedy who won the debate. When Kennedy won the presidency in 1961 he knew it was through the help of a live camera. During his time as president, he knew that that flow of information was important and the new way to provide that information was through television. Kennedy was the first President to give regular unedited live television press conferences straight from the White House (JFK and the Press). The main “aha” moment for television news was during November