Blog 15: State of the Media

Some of the areas of media that did not seem to have significantly varying trends or surprising statistics include cable TV viewership and newspaper circulation.  These areas have reasonable trends correlating specifically with the change in technology in this era as well as the popularity of television viewership.  Radio and especially internet access have become so convenient that the usage of newspapers as a media information provider is dwindling.  Manufacturing and distribution of newspapers is expensive and with out the constant or growing influx of revenue from users, this medium may soon become sparse.  Cable television of course is extremely popular in this day in age due to the infatuation of viewers with reality shows in general.  Television is a very popular asset and will remain so due to its convenience and growing technology in increasing viewer pleasure.  One thing that I recognized that was some what surprising to me is the significant increase in listeners in regards to news/talk radio.  This may in fact directly correlate to the decrease in radio listeners and the move to internet broadcast due to internet popularity.  Many radio broadcasts are facing financial hardships and being forced to move strictly to internet broadcast.