It took approximately three weeks for news of the November 1, 1755 Lisbon earthquake to reach Paris and London. About four weeks before it reached the six-year-old Goethe in Frankfurt-am-Main to affect his attitude toward God.
24 hour news coverage started in Atlanta, Georgia, USA in June 1980.
Now our personal, emotional, intellectual lives are influenced almost immediately, often in minutes, if not seconds, when there are major events in the world.
