Friday, 31 May 2013

And now it's time for another update...

There can be no doubt that we live in a golden age of information. If we want to know about something, we can Google it or wiki it and be instantly updated with the latest facts. But how does existing sources of media keep up with this world? Newspapers are constantly out of date the moment they are printed and I’m surprised they don’t come with a time reference in order to avoid being sued. And then there is the 24 hour news channel. These channels assume that everyone already knows everything and that here is the latest update. However, if you’ve just tuned in, there is no way in hell you know the facts from the start. I appreciate it’s annoying that repeating the facts of the story so far can be annoying, but these channels do need to learn that not everyone is watching them all the time. 

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