Finally, over time, the media has shifted from being concentrated to being dispersed. The three major television networks ([[ABC]], [[CBS]] and [[NBC]]) shifted to thousands of cable channels, and the adoption of the Internet by the general public made controlling the spread of news and the fabrication of false public images by movie studios impossible. As a result, tabloid journalism and [[reality television]] spread the full impact of the Hollywood lifestyle throughout American culture. | Finally, over time, the media has shifted from being concentrated to being dispersed. The three major television networks ([[ABC]], [[CBS]] and [[NBC]]) shifted to thousands of cable channels, and the adoption of the Internet by the general public made controlling the spread of news and the fabrication of false public images by movie studios impossible. As a result, tabloid journalism and [[reality television]] spread the full impact of the Hollywood lifestyle throughout American culture. |