From my point of view, I believe that the news has changed massively over the past 20 years. One of the first major changes that have been made is the online copies. Around 20 years ago, many of the audience and public would either get their news from newspapers or even by word of mouth. However, nowadays, the majority of the public would get their news on brand new technology, e.g. on their smartphones, tablets and even on the laptop. 20 years ago, people would still be able to watch the news on TV but back then, there was only one on-going 24 hour news service. But now, there are numerous news services that also come in many different languages other than just English. Another way in which the news has also changed in through how quickly news is received; thanks to the upgrade and demand in technology, people can find out the latest news instantly as it would be broadcasted live as it is happening. An example of this is 9/11; as the plane had attacked one of the trade centre buildings, live coverage would have been taking place as the terror attack was taking place. We were able to see the second plane crash into the other trade centre.
Who has benefited the most?
In my opinion, I believe that everyone who is involved in the news, whether you're the audience or producing the news, it is beneficial to everyone. It benefits the audience as they can receive the news quickly and do not have to wait years and months for the news. Also, they can look at the news whenever they want to, if it's on the tube to work or if you're sitting at home.
Furthermore, I also think it's beneficial to the institutions as they can also find out about the news quickly and can also distributed it whenever they would like. Since there are many different journalists nowadays, it is more easier to find out about what's happening around the news and therefore, the workers behind the news, can quickly access it and explain it thoroughly.
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