Internet: Testimony of Sir Timothy Berners-Lee

The Internet has become such a vital part to the life of every person that uses it. Is there anyone who can remember the last time they went a whole day without using it? It is such a gateway to so many different things. I mean, people use it to write, find out news (whether it be sports or actual), talk, or even just find out random things. In his testimony, Berners-Lee called the Internet "a far more speech-enhancing medium than print, the village green, or the mails." And it is just that. I mean look at the earthquake that occurred in Haiti, sure everyone knows about it because of the news (even in the paper), but if it wasn't for the Internet you couldn't find out what they are doing right now to recover. It is truly a fascinating thing. And with the Internet always changing, this will cause the delivery of news to change as well. If you don't believe me just look at the past few years. The way people use to get there news is through either papers or television. Now people are using the Internet to find news that isn't localized to their specific area. If you want to see what is going on in Chicago just go online and figure it out. It seems that with the Internet becoming such a new and speedy way to obtain news, accuracy has taken a back-seat to speed. I feel that with time a balance will be struck that can allow news to be both accurate and fast. With the ever-evolving world there will be new problems to overcome, and better ways to do things. The same will be true for the news, but if the reporters do their job and report what they are supposed to then there is no reason to believe that the process of journalism will ever become obsolete.