"To those who say people wouldn't look...."

[SnoopDog]

"To those who say people wouldn't look; they wouldn't be interested; they're too complacent, indifferent and insulated, I can only reply: There is, in one reporter's opinion, considerable evidence against that contention. But even if they are right, what have they got to lose? Because if they are right, and this instrument is good for nothing but to entertain, amuse and insulate, then the tube is flickering now and we will soon see that the whole struggle is lost. This instrument can teach, it can illuminate; yes, and it can even inspire. But it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends. Otherwise it is merely wires and lights in a box. Good night, and good luck."

- Edward R. Murrow (quoted from the movie GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK)


Boy, if only he knew how right he was, what TV really has come down to.....

Smart man.


Good movie, by the way.

 

[SnoopDog]

Oh boy, I thought someone would comment....




Snoopy

 

[Huckleman2000]

Hard to top those words.

I think they had more relevance, though, in his own era, much like Marshall McLuhan's observations. In an era with only three major networks, it was easier to make observations about how the medium was changing society.

Today, there are news outlets that cater to certain points of view (like Faux News) and serve as propaganda venues to America's own citizenry. In Murrow's time, that was strictly the provence of Voice of America. Add to that the proliferation of Internet media outlets, and the idea that one particular form of media, such as television, can have a dominant effect on society just no longer holds true.

 

[SnoopDog]

Hard to top those words.

I think they had more relevance, though, in his own era, much like Marshall McLuhan's observations. In an era with only three major networks, it was easier to make observations about how the medium was changing society.

Today, there are news outlets that cater to certain points of view (like Faux News) and serve as propaganda venues to America's own citizenry. In Murrow's time, that was strictly the provence of Voice of America. Add to that the proliferation of Internet media outlets, and the idea that one particular form of media, such as television, can have a dominant effect on society just no longer holds true.

Then again the sheer size of modern mass media cna add to that effect as well.
especially the "new" medium Internet,which will have a major impact and change media/news massively. Even more than it has already done, I tihnk.



Snoopy