Mass Media: Impact on Historical Research and Interpretation Mass media has fundamentally altered the landscape of historical inquiry. From print journalism to digital broadcasting, media outlets have long served as both primary sources and interpretive frameworks through which the past is understood and contested. Media as Primary Source Newspapers, broadcasts, and online archives constitute indispensable repositories of firsthand historical evidence for contemporary scholars. Media as Interpretive Agent Media narratives actively shape how events are remembered, framing which stories enter collective memory and which are marginalized. Media as Methodological Challenge Historians must critically evaluate bias, ownership, and editorial agenda when engaging with mass media as evidence.