The big networks have scaled down their global news-gathering systems, creating opportunities for other sources of news. What does this mean for the American news-watching public? 2. What would you say about the state of TV news at this moment? 3. How has technology changed TV news? 4. Television provides a forum where people gather to participate in cultural or sociological events like the Super Bowl, which can have both positive and negative effects on broadcasting and society. What are some positive and negative effects a show like the Super Bowl can have on broadcasting? On society? Can you think of other events that provide such effects? 5. Television was once a place-based medium. To watch, people gathered around TV sets, usually at home in a living room, and scheduled their daily routines around favorite programs. How has technology changed viewing habits? What effects have these changes had on programming? 6. How will the competition for TV viewers shake out among satellite delivery systems, cable delivery systems, and locally licensed stations? 7. Affiliate stations of the ABC, CBS, and NBC television networks once shared a monopoly on local TV audiences, but their dominance has been chipped away. How can these affiliates adapt? Can they survive in the changing media environment? Why or why not?