"The last 20 years have been more significant in terms of media and its role in society than the whole of the previous 200 years"

In my opinion media has become far more significant in it role in society in the last 20 years than the previous 200 years. The main reason for this is the lack of technology that existed more than 20 years ago. There was not enough immediate access through old media such as newspapers and radio for news to possibly have a role in society. However now with digital media, news is instantly accessible through digital media, whether it be online news sites or news through social networks such as twitter and facebook, The news is regularly fed to us even if not looking for it on social feeds on sites such as facebook and twitter.