This article provides a variety of different perspectives regarding the developing media technologies around the world. Additionally, the article addresses moral and ethical issues regarding the media and public opinion. The article suggests that with the new media technologies available (phones, text message, internet) it has never been more easy for the public to communicate with one another, whether it be with a neighbour or friend over seas.

The article mentions the footage of Saddam Hussein’s execution with was recording on a mobile phone and then spread across social media. Within hours the video had millions of views and had reached numerous different countries. This is just one example of how technology has changed the media. Additionally, the article states that people, especially young people are no longer gathering their news from television programs and traditionally forms of new media. Now they are gathering their information form an array of different sources and therefore have access to numerous different points of view. Consequently, it is not just a single source presenting information to the public, but a huge variety which could be the cause of conflict in the future.