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Modes of communication have constantly evolved throughout human history. There has, however, been something unique about the latest development in media. The internet has allowed us to communicate at an unbelievably fast rate. A century ago, our current situation would have been unfathomable. It follows that such a development would bring with it some major changes in our traditional forms of communication.
For environmental news in particular, the internet is going to play a very large role. As most people know, “going green” has become a trendy lifestyle change. Many of us are paying a lot more attention to environmental news than we used to in past decades. The “environmental decade” of the 1970s was different in that it was not as widespread. There was a loud contingent of people campaigning for change, but the majority of the population was not quite as involved or interested as they seem to be today.
The internet has the ability to equalize everything. Large media corporations take up the same amount of space on a website as a small, grassroots environmental publication. In the next five years, there will continue to be an influx of web-based environmental media that can offer a limitless number of perspectives.
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