"The last 20 years have been more significant in terms of media and its role in society than the whole of the previous 200 years"
I agree with this statement to a point as I feel that developments is technology and subsequently media in the last 20 years has made the world smaller in terms of distributing worldwide news. This 'globalisation' has allowed audiences to get breaking news the second it breaks. A major example of this was in 2001 with the tragedy of the 9/11 attacks. Within minutes of the first plane crashing, news outlets in New York had a live feed of what was happening, for the whole world to see and experience together. This created a high-watermark for the coverage of global news for many years to come. However, you could argue, that if the first developments in news didn't happen, then we wouldn't have such a high standard of news today. Inventions such as the printing press in the 17th century and the creation of radio in the 1920's are what caused a chain reaction in developments to create what we know as news today. This is why the previous 200 years can be seen just as significant as the last 20 years in terms of media and its role in society.
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