“Citizens are using imagery to document and raise awareness of conflicts, atrocities, and the suffering of distant others–and in turn, changing the way we visualize conflict.”  Many believe, in the modern-day, that social media impacts how political and social events were perceived by the public. Radio technology was the first wireless mass-media to be invented; its invention changed how the public perceived socio-political conflict and change. Transcripts and audio help better understand how information was presented along with responses typically gauged through other sources. Radio was instantaneous relative to contemporary means of news. It expanded American perception of general changes, and also became an information outlet for families, and became a family gathering spot.