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Weapons of Mass DisruptionDefinition of News...DISRUPTED!On the last episode of WMD, “Daily News…Disrupted!” we talked with Dr. Renee Tacka of the York College of Pennsylvania about the impact CNN’s launch on the news cycle. We also explored the impact of the Internet on the delivery of printed news. On this episode of WMD, Dr. Tamara Schwartz continues the conversation with Dr. Tacka about disruption in the news media industry and how the Internet impacted not just the delivery medium, but what “news” content looks like. We also explore the disruptive impact of the mobile phone and social media not just on the news industr...2021-10-1332 minWeapons of Mass DisruptionDaily News...DISRUPTED!The late 20th Century was the heyday of Big Media. It was also the last time we had consistent information narratives in the national news cycle. Beginning with the launch of CNN in 1980, the world entered a 24-hour news cycle. A little over a decade later came the Internet, and a decade after that came the smart phone, each one disrupting the news cycle and the information environment a bit more, until another decade had passed and we find ourselves in the land of “choose your own news.” On this episode of WMD, Dr. Tamara Schwartz talks with someone who...2021-09-2929 min