Communication Technology & Breaking News in the Present

    Just last year, the news reported a bombing at the Boston Marathon. This event had incredible news coverage from the moment it happened and through the time that the bomber was eventually captured. This is a fantastic example of how much news media coverage has changed in recent years.  The news channels stayed with the story around the clock.

    There were many sources of information. One could follow the news as it was happening on Twitter. CNN created the following blog that posted information about the event and provided updates as they became available:

http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/15/cnn-coverage-of-deadly-blasts-near-the-boston-marathon-finish-line/

    Maybe the most impressive coverage was provided online as well as on television was the helicopter coverage of the hunt for the bomber. The following video shows the infrared footage where  Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was hiding inside of a boat.  The footage showed in real-time how investigators went about uncovering the boat with a robot and eventually capturing the suspect.

    Without the advances in technology, this coverage would never have been possible.  This example demonstrates how communication technology can provide real time information when there is breaking news rather than waiting for a second hand report from a reporter at a news desk with another field reporter on site.

    Today, thanks to advances in communication technology, we can see the news as it happens rather than waiting for the recap after the fact.