Cyber Technology Can Raise Global Awareness

Today's society is beginning to slack when it comes to paying attention to what is going on in the world. Many students across the country are too immersed in their own lives to pay attention to what is going on in the world around them. Because of the time that is spent studying in the library, television watching, specifically news watching, is not as popular among young adults as it used to be. This trend is not only common among students, though. Adults are spending more time in the office and less time in front of the television. Sure, it is easy to pick up a newspaper, but people simply don't read anymore. This epidemic is becoming a threat to print media, and is lowering the rate of global awareness.

Thankfully, though, one thing still remains in the eyes of Americans. Computers. Without these machines, our society would be lost. We depend solely on the internet to get through our days, to study, and to keep up with what is going on. Because of this, the cyber industry is maintaining global awareness. An AOL home screen for example, flashes news events every day. No, I don't read the newspaper daily, but I tend to click on an interesting story on AOL when i see one. This raise of cyber technology is definitely a plus in the realm of global awareness. Slowly but surely, magazines and newspapers will begin to be taken over by the internet. It's happening already. But thanks to online news, the average person is introduced back into what is going on in the world around them. Whether at work or school, Americans are online. This being said, they are bound to click on global stories when they arise. The person that has never read the newspaper is definitely reading more online than they ever intended to. So yes, global awareness is slacking. But with the help of cyber technology, Americans are able to maintain this awareness.