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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...