One of the most life changing inventions of the Twentieth century was the television. By the late 1950’s, many Americans had a television set in their home. However television did not keep Americans from reading. Television changed our perception of literature.
During the fifties most Americans had a television at their home. Contradicting many predictions, television, did not cause a decrease on the sales of books in America. Actually during the 50s the bookshops were quite popular. Americans during the 1950s bought 53% more books than in the 1940s. The invention of the television, however, had a major impact in newspapers and radio stations.
When it came to news television was the easiest source of information; many families saw many of the news of the time on television. Television supplanted radio as the primary source of entertainment, and decreased the profits of magazines and newspapers.
During the fifties magazine profits dropped 5.5%. Thanks to the invention of portable radios, now music could be taken anywhere
During this time America had just begun her recovery from the Second World War and USSR became its mayor enemy during the cold war. During this period of time the senator Joseph McCarthy claimed that the communist party had infiltrated the United States government. They were not happy days for Americans.
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