If he wins (and I hope to God he does, because I'm pouring my soul into his campaign) it's going to have massive implications on the world of the media. Major news networks and their pundits will realize they don't have near the power they used to. They'll either have to come to terms with the fact that they're just not as effective at brainwashing people and will have to make a shift toward better, more honest journalism, or they'll try harder than ever to spin the truth.
The internet has matured greatly over the last decade. Now that people can connect on a personal level and educate themselves relatively easily, they're starting to rely, like in the good ol' days, on each other for information and culture. Sites like reddit and Facebook and Twitter and Snapzu all let us cut the cord from the establishment media. We're going to have to keep a close eye on social media now, though, as that's going to become the establishment.
If he wins (and I hope to God he does, because I'm pouring my soul into his campaign) it's going to have massive implications on the world of the media. Major news networks and their pundits will realize they don't have near the power they used to. They'll either have to come to terms with the fact that they're just not as effective at brainwashing people and will have to make a shift toward better, more honest journalism, or they'll try harder than ever to spin the truth.
The internet has matured greatly over the last decade. Now that people can connect on a personal level and educate themselves relatively easily, they're starting to rely, like in the good ol' days, on each other for information and culture. Sites like reddit and Facebook and Twitter and Snapzu all let us cut the cord from the establishment media. We're going to have to keep a close eye on social media now, though, as that's going to become the establishment.