The Future of Politics in our Hand It is hard to imagine a world where if you want to know what Michael Jordan’s career stats are that you can just hop on a computer, tablet or smartphone and “Google” your question, and instantly be answered. Roughly twenty years ago though in fact this was not possible. The commercialization of the Internet in the 1990s changed our world forever. This new technology not only connected our world like never before which led to the globalization we know today, but also improved our defenses, banking, social life, business, entertainment and the list continues. The Internet has come along way from the dreaded dial up to current modems and 4 G mobile-to-mobile moving at lightning fast speeds. One area, which has been greatly effected by the implementation of the Internet, is the news world. The Internet became a new medium in a business, which hadn’t seen something new since the television. With news websites available 24/7, social media sites constantly updating, along with mobile apps the competition has gotten fierce for newspapers, radio and television. Within this competition one realm of news significantly affected would be that of politics. For one thing political news is always at the forefront whether it is elections, foreign affairs, legislation, and scandals. If a politician is doing something the news is not far behind especially if it is bad. I believe that political news and the politicians themselves have had to adapt to this new medium of news. Which is why I will be researching how the Internet has influenced political news, by investigating political news formed by the Internet historically. Furthermore I will analyze how politicians have evolved in handling the Internet while campaigning and in office. Finally
The Future of Politics in our Hand It is hard to imagine a world where if you want to know what Michael Jordan’s career stats are that you can just hop on a computer, tablet or smartphone and “Google” your question, and instantly be answered. Roughly twenty years ago though in fact this was not possible. The commercialization of the Internet in the 1990s changed our world forever. This new technology not only connected our world like never before which led to the globalization we know today, but also improved our defenses, banking, social life, business, entertainment and the list continues. The Internet has come along way from the dreaded dial up to current modems and 4 G mobile-to-mobile moving at lightning fast speeds. One area, which has been greatly effected by the implementation of the Internet, is the news world. The Internet became a new medium in a business, which hadn’t seen something new since the television. With news websites available 24/7, social media sites constantly updating, along with mobile apps the competition has gotten fierce for newspapers, radio and television. Within this competition one realm of news significantly affected would be that of politics. For one thing political news is always at the forefront whether it is elections, foreign affairs, legislation, and scandals. If a politician is doing something the news is not far behind especially if it is bad. I believe that political news and the politicians themselves have had to adapt to this new medium of news. Which is why I will be researching how the Internet has influenced political news, by investigating political news formed by the Internet historically. Furthermore I will analyze how politicians have evolved in handling the Internet while campaigning and in office. Finally
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