The history of the romance novel that we talked about today in class kinda made me think. Professor Rudd brought out the fact that the invention of synthetic glue had a major impact on books. It allowed them to be made much more cost efficiently in the form of paperback books. Wow, such an invention affected thousands of people because now they could access books that were more affordable for them. My thoughts went to, "Like, how crazy is that, that an invention like that could affect books with such a large impact. But, then I thought more deeply. Every single part of mass media has been affected by inventions. In fact, were nothing ever invented, mass media would be a term not in our dictionary today. The printing press, FM radio, camera, video camera, typewriters, computers, internet, and, of course, television are all inventions that greatly affected mass media. Each invention brought mass media to another level. Think with me, Is mass media still changing today. Yes, it is. In fact, Professor Rudd's been exposing us to some new mediums in class. One of the biggest changes in recent years has been through the internet.. The invention of the internet is now changing the face of mass media to some extent. Quite possibly, you may be able to stream your favorite shows on the internet someday. Some shows are already on the internet for you to watch if you miss an episode. College football and basketball games are streamed on the internet for a monthly fee. Maybe you thought of other directions that mass media has been taking. Share them with a comment......or lots of comments.....:)