Full Idea
The course of history came to an end with the entry on the scene of the news media.
Gist of Idea
The arrival of the news media brought history to an end
Source
Jean Baudrillard (The Intelligence of Evil [2004], p. 83)
Book Reference
Baudrillard,Jean: 'The Intelligence of Evil or The Lucidity Pact' [Berg 2005], p.83
A Reaction
The sort of remark for which Baudrillard became famous. It strikes me as nonsense. The view the British people got of the Battle of Trafalgar was even more distorted than their picture of the Battle of El Alamein. We know what he means, though.