the representation of representation, or the image of an image, presents an interesting discourse in Baudrillard text, yet not entirely new. why is it that modern media affords the fodder for this kind of discourse and not age old gossip, or image? humans have always represented the world around them, why is it that this age of representation presents a whole new world? Can the nature of television and immediacy or the loss of distance really change our landscape this radically?