In between newspapers and television, magazines definitely had their glory days, which I never knew. Magazines introduced multiple concepts we had never had, that we still use today. For example, a national medium to share news. In my opinion, the most valuable thing we got from magazines was the ability to spread American culture nationwide. People were new and just getting the feel for things and establishing rules for how things would run, they needed to be able to communicate and send widespread messages. The first magazine was invented not too long before America was established so they must've played in a big role. People lived in different parts of the new land and wouldn't know what was going on or what things were being sold in different areas if it weren't for magazines. I don't know exactly how, but I believe things back then wouldn't have been the same without magazines, therefore making today somewhat different.
Today, WHAS posted on their website a story about a body being found in a duffle bag in Indiana, which authorities are now investigating. While this article tells citizens what's going on around them and it tells the truth, it is not newsworthy for numerous reasons. There is not a clear goal of telling people of the crime, it does not impact a lot of people for a long time, and the article only has quotes from the police, no witnesses, family members, or anybody else, making it one sided. While the death of the man found will most likely have a tremendous impact on his family, it does not impact the whole city. Furthermore, while there is freedom of speech, what if the family of the man, or the man, did not want his death publicly announced; especially considering the circumstances? Small crimes like these get reported all the time but are rarely remembered by people. They momentarily remind people of the daily dangers our world presents and for many people, crime is entertainment...
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