News and New Media

Getting The

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In the Beginning…

There were only three channels with specified times for telling the news.

Then, There Was…

CNN was founded in 1980.

FOX and MSNBC were launched in 1996.

These are the main 24-hr news networks in the US.

Involving the Viewers

Most, if not all, 24-hr news networks have websites and blogs.

CNN has also launched an additional feature called iReport, which has no counterpart on the other networks.

Keeping the People Informed

Most major networks also use Twitter and Facebook to give people up to the minute updates on the news.

CNN - 1,319,326

FOX - 317,838

MSNBC - 46,529

iReport

iReport is a feature that appears unique to CNN.

Photo Journalism

Video Journalism

How CNN promotes iReport and gets material