#Ferguson
Area 1 It seems that one very considerable area of concern in the modern media climate (according to the text) is the rapid distribution of information. In the past, there was a certain buffer that preceded information like the Rodney King incident. The video was recorded, given to a source in the press, and data was gathered in order to methodically deliver more complete particulars of any noteworthy incident. With the introduction of the internet and the resulting exponential user base, that buffered delivery has virtually disappeared. People are no longer waiting on the morning paper, the morning shows, or the 11 o’ clock news. We began to pay attention to what we chose, rather than what was given to us. Emails, message boards, then feeds began to bring it even faster, and then came the proliferation of camera enabled cellphones. People were now able to see a vastly different world than they were used to, or had chosen to believe did not exist. Also absent in this new way of receivi...