"No matter how many channels we get..."

★CUL: modern-day technology and news. "How many channels" brings about the thought of digital television, DirecTV, Comcast Digital Cable, and so on. We now have upwards of thousands of channels. SYM: channels as modern technology.★★ This also symbolizes a break in traditional news media. We have seemingly endless channels, but Wark phrases this as though we will only get more. Indeed, after he writes his essay, we definitely get more channels. However, these new channels may not always come in the form of a television news channel. Nowadays, they take the form of other media. Mostly, we see new websites coming about as new channels. Googling a hot news story will lead you to countless news websites. If one was to Google "health care reform" under the News section, one is overwhelmed with over 41,000 results. This is definitely a representation of the expansion of news channels in our society. SYM: futuristic channels as internet.

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