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Many Americans at that time would crowd around the radio to chive entertainment programming in the evening as well as news updates about the war. Sometime during the sass’s television was added to the list of media sources along with newspapers and radios. Many Americans who could not afford to have a television still relied on the radio and newspapers for their information. The launch of the first satellite in 1962 gave America access to worldwide news and events. Today the use of satellite technology can tell you where you are going if you don’t have a map or tell you where you left your cell phone.
The use of these new genealogical inventions occurs every day. Since then to the present day many other forms of mass media have emerged as forms of communication. Mobile phones, computers, and the internet. I know older Americans may prefer a newspaper but many people simply check the news at their computer when they get to work. Even radio stations broadcast over the internet through Smartened applications. With the popular tablets and pads most literature is purchased online from stores like Amazon.
I am very thankful for the advances in technology that are available today, thou them it would be nearly impossible for working parents like me to continue their education and provide for our families simultaneously. How did each development influence American culture? Each development had a great influence on American culture. In radio’s early years the government and the U. S. Navy used radio to communicate with other ships but it was commercial entrepreneurs who pioneered radio broadcasting and figured out how to reach millions.
Advertisement is a significant factor in radio, so many people sites to the radio and advertisement for products and services would reach millions at a time. Television has had its share of influence when it comes to advertising and sitcoms about family life. An advertisement during the Super Bowl can cost millions of dollars because of the amount of viewers the ad would reach. In the ass’s, ass’s, and ass’s television sitcoms we watched by millions prime time network programming. Since the internet and other on line based alternatives emerged prime time network programming has lost half of its viewers.
Other networks cast people for reality shows to come up with a concept to appeal to a younger demographic. Incorporating social networking sites in with reality television shows has brought some interest back to television. Cultural values and ideas are transmitted through the media. If you notice most teenagers you see walking around dress like their favorite celebrity. Many fashion trends, maybe all fashion trends are stated by advertising. So many people in these times claim to be original but we all are affected by the media and its content.