The printing press gave society the ability to mass produce information like never before, increasing the knowledge of everyday citizens exponentially. With the introduction of the printing press, the mass-production of nearly identical books of high standard could now come at an affordable price, books were now easier to obtain and more available to the lower classes than they previously were. It is estimated that by 1500 there were “fifteen to twenty million copies of 30,000 to 35,000 separate publications.” (McLuhan, 1962, p.207). Another way by which communication has ultimately been influenced by our obsession with current events, the speed in which news travels and how quickly we’re informed.…