How Digital Media Has Changed the Way We Receive Our News
The news media has changed massively over the last quarter century. Newspapers are still being printed, but increasingly, people are turning to the internet for the latest news . Online news sites have a huge advantage over the printed news media. They can post articles and coverage of breaking news within minutes of it happening. With the advents of Twitter, Instagram and other leading social media platforms, news providers are able to be in the centre of the action, as it happens, reporting events live. This has significantly changed the type of news we regularly read, and it has changed how and when we read it. While many of us will still enjoy a leisurely morning read of the newspaper, these luxuries tend to be consigned to the realms of lazy Sunday mornings. They are no longer something we all do on a daily basis. We are much more likely to scroll through the news feed on our favourite news provider's website. While we are on the train, during a quick coffee at work, wait...