How the media effected the Titanic
What made the Titanic so newsworthy and have such a strong impact on socity? It was a combination of several things, such as
The loss of 1500+ lives
The passenger list contained some of the world's richest and influential people
The wide spread use of the telegraph, photographs and newspapers.
This last item is what will be focused on, the effect of media on the tradgy of the Titanic. The people of the world learned about the events and terrible loss of the Titanic throught the words and images of the press. Although not everything was reported accurately. Wonderful stories of people being heroic were printed in the papers. These stories helped many people survive the hardships of the Titanic. Although none of these stories were proven true during the investgation.
Only ten years before the Titanic sunk Mt.Pee erupted killing over 40,000 people. This event didn't shake the world as much as the Titanic did. The reason is the publicity. Go back to table of contents