I watch these tragic events unfold in Japan, I can't help wondering if this nanosecond news reporting is a good thing - or a bad thing. Probably as with the case with so much technology, it's a little bit of both. As I said in my post refuting Jon Bon Jovi's comments, there is no black and white. Technology like anything else has it's good and it's bad, and that mix will be like pendulum depending on so many factors.
On the good side, we have virtually instantaneous access to information. Especially for those in the danger zones, it can help them assess what their next course of action should be. It also helps then stay in touch with their loved ones and I have to believe that this into itself is something that can be very beneficial.
On the bad, we have the same problem - instaneous access to information. What we find is that the media can over-report - can report inaccurately and sensationalize and this can sometimes make the situation even worse.
Like I said, there's good and the bad, every coin has it's two sides and it's impossible to know for certain which way the flip will go at any given point in time.
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