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During this age of information, it seems virtually impossible for the average citizen not to be aware of what is going on in their world: locally, nationally, and internationally. We live in the era of the World Wide Web, satellite television, radio, wireless telecommunication, cable, short wave, and endless publication resources. Whether we are in our cars and listening to the radio, or receiving a text message on our cellular phones, we as Americans have no excuse not to be informed. The quality of some of the information we receive can always be questioned, but it’s our duty to question and research the information given. Throughout history, information has been distributed in a multitude of ways. Before current day sources: including the invention of television and radio, we relied on other sources for information like newspapers, telegraphs, spoken word etc. Local news spread fairly quickly, but news and events which occurred in another town, state, or country could take several days, weeks, and even months for information to be gathered and shared. Newspapers company’s would have several editions printed to ensure the most recent information was received the by the area distributed. At the time, there was not