| Social media exchanges (text messages, emails Web site postings) and TV reports broadcast instant information about unfolding events. |
Newspaper articles and continued media coverage focus increased public attention on the event. |
Facts and opinions are expressed in magazine articles or in blogs. |
Scholars begin to examine social, political, or economic implications of the event and provide their analysis by publishing articles in academic journals. |
As more information is gathered and made available, experts write books on the subject. Established knowledge of the event is summarized in encyclopedias and other reference sources. |
