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A picture is worth a thousand words. With the invention of the daguerreotype reporters, were able to share what they were seeing at scene. John V. Pavlik the author of the, In the Digital Age, mentioned the daguerreotype image as enriching the storytelling abilities of the newspaper medium. To think how powerful a simple picture was back then. Image if a person living in the 1850’s could travel to the future. He or she would probably start a blog, on how great, useful, and easy the new technology we have now. It’s amazing how much technology has improved. Along with these improvements, the way in which information is shared and sought has become easier. People could get the news, read magazines, and research all on their phones or tablets. We no longer have to wait for the  tomorrows newspaper, ten clock news or the gossip show on Thursdays night for information. We could easily obtain information on what’s going on in the moment by having access to the World Wide Web.  Now we are able see to images, videos, and have to ability to comment on them. We could post your own information and correct other people’s information. The creation of wikis allows us to, like the infamous Wikipedia.