Ultimately, it is quite clear that modern communication technology has changed the world. There are very few entities that can viably make that claim, but the last several decades have, without a doubt, permanently and universally transformed the way people communicate. Unfortunately, along with these new technologies come fears; fears of the unknown impact that all of this change will have on society. This causes critics such as Rosen and Postman to attribute many of the world's evils to modernization. However, as we look back through time, every single advancement has instilled these same types of fears, none of which have ever wholly come to fruition. At the end of the day, the written word is not going anywhere. People may choose to get their news...

In fact, with the popularity of texting, twittering, instant messaging and the like, it is more likely that the written word will continue to gain popularity than it is that it will ever be obsolete.
Works Cited

Cohen, Raymond, Negotiating Across Cultures: International Communication in an Interdependent World, United States Institute of Peace Press, 1997. Print.

Fiske, John. Television Culture. London: Routledge. 1987. Print.

Postman, Neil. How to Watch TV News. New York: Penguin. 1992. Print.

Rosen, Christine. "The Image Culture." The New Atlantis: A Journal of Technology and Society 10 (2005): 27-46. Print.