2. Discuss the advent of the 24/7 news cycle in television and the internet. To what degree is this a useful phenomenon? In what way has this been harmful in terms of how the news is reported? Be sure to include examples .

The way the news is reported has been transformed by the digital news era and its 24/7 news cycle. Cable television and the Internet went from valuing accuracy the most to prioritizing speed and great amounts of content to maintain the 24/7 news cycle. It´s definitely a useful phenomenon as it allows the audience to have access to more and most recent information. However, the requirement for speed often leads to an increasing lack of quality in journalism products. The need to present constant updates leads to disseminating news that doesn't provide properly fact-checked and reliable information.

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For example, the constant updates on the new cases and death toll of the coronavirus pandemic created by the news coverage increased citizen´s perceived danger and has had an unfavorable impact on mental health. The same has happened in the past. The news coverage, within the 24/7 news cycle, of terrorist attacks by portraying Islam and its followers as the "enemy" has lead to increased xenophobia among the American population.

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