Mediums and Contexts (free)

Some people say the news in the fifties and sixties was less biased and more fact-based than the news is today. The primary way of acquiring information about local, national, and world events back then was to read newspapers or to watch the news on television. Is it true that news used to be all facts and is now mostly opinions? Are print sources any more reliable than broadcast or digital sources? To gain a perspective about the history of the news, watch the brief historical overview below. Then share what you’ve learned by taking the Mediums and Contexts Quiz by clicking on the quiz at the bottom of the page.