Digital Communication and the Internet

 

Digital Technology has changed the work of communicators in several ways. One tool of technology is the internet. The internet has helped redefine communication as we know it. “The internet has made communication easier and faster, it’s allowed us to say in contact with people regardless of time and location.” (Rogers, 2019) Through the internet, the audience for communicators has expanded from local to worldwide.

Mobile devices are also a tool of technology that has changed the work of communicators. Prior to smart phones, communication was limited to the use of the land-line telephones and snail mail. With the internet and now the use of smart phones, communication expanded and is now faster than ever before. Today’s journalist can use the internet and their cell phones to share a story, research information and take and share pictures of the event as it happens. E-mails and videos are also common sources of communication for the journalist and the ordinary citizen.

References

Rogers, S. (2019). The Role Of Technology In The Evolution Of Communication. Forbes.