How the media would have covered the birth of Jesus
By Dan Amira From New York Magazine
December 24 2000 years ago
Tomorrow, billions of people across the world will commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ 2000-ish years ago. The arrival of the messiah would have been a huge media event at the time — had there actually been any media aside from the guy who announced the king’s royal proclamations from a balcony. Consequently, we are forced to make educated guesses about how the media would have covered the story, if it were around back then.
Photo illustrations by Jed Egan.
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