"It is a truism that we live in the age of mass communication. In the 21st century, the Internet has transformed the world into a global village. Indeed this change has been so rapid, politicians have not quite adapted to the fact that the average citizen now has access to a wealth of information. For example, at a 2006 press conference, Secretary of Defence Donald Rumfeld stated that no one ever said the war in Iraq would be easy. Within hours, thousands of citizens went to their computers and called up a statement Rumsfeld had made four years earlier, on the eve of the Iraq invasion, indicating the war would be over within a few months." Eliot Aronson "The Social Animal" Question: How vital is it for writers to "have their facts right" in this electronic age?
Posted on: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 07:47:29 +0000
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