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Mobile Service Revolution:
CNN Effect Goes Mobile

By Dan Steinbock

During the past two decades, global television, enabled by an astonishing array of technological devices, has collectively reset the terms of debate in the foreign affairs arena. Initially, the perceived impact was called the "CNN Effect," but with the launch of a number of alternative outlets in multiple geographies, it has been recently called the "CNN Effect Plus." This phenomenon is due to new outlets that facilitate television news reports and information media from distant or inaccessible locations. more...