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The Text Revolution – Why Text Is More Efficient Than TV

June 21, 2009 by Douglas McLennan Leave a Comment

In the TV Age the tube has dominated breaking news. Watching crucial moments of a big dramatic story on TV can be compelling, and the TV news audience has dwarfed newspaper readership. It is accepted wisdom that TV owns the dramatic breaking story; newspapers bat cleanup.But maybe not. Watch a big story on cable news and you're in for acres of boring vamping and conjecture wrapped around the … [Read more...]

Hal Vincent on Man Down! We’ve Lost Andrew Sullivan: The Battle For The Real World Is Coming For You: “Douglas this thoughtful piece is brilliantly written and insightful. Also troubling. I've fallen into most of the online traps you've…” Sep 26, 04:30
J'Dinklage Morgoone on Man Down! We’ve Lost Andrew Sullivan: The Battle For The Real World Is Coming For You: “There's a problem when the technology, especially use of specific for-profit platforms, becomes mandatory for daily living. Internet access…” Sep 24, 16:26
Elene on Some Of Our Orchestras Seem To Be Thriving – Is This A New Trend?: “Our New Mexico Philharmonic rose from the ashes of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, which died not because the community…” Sep 24, 16:05
N. Andersen on Some Of Our Orchestras Seem To Be Thriving – Is This A New Trend?: “No organization, institution nor Symphony Orchestra can survive on budget deficits - this is a fact of life! Well…” Sep 24, 14:56
J'Dinklage Morgoone on Some Of Our Orchestras Seem To Be Thriving – Is This A New Trend?: “Los Angeles seems to be doing all right,” Sep 24, 08:54
S Jackson on Some Of Our Orchestras Seem To Be Thriving – Is This A New Trend?: “The Colorado Symphony does play a fair amount of Pops. But earlier this year they performed Mahler's 2nd Symphony, which…” Sep 21, 21:13
Ha Ha Clinton Dix on Some Of Our Orchestras Seem To Be Thriving – Is This A New Trend?: “The Colorado Symphony plays 20 subscription weeks and it's pops series is full of symphonic repertoire. The major funders go…” Sep 21, 21:04
A. Gustav on Some Of Our Orchestras Seem To Be Thriving – Is This A New Trend?: “> I think one of the problems in classical music is that while we have the “business health” side of…” Sep 21, 20:48
BPJ on Some Of Our Orchestras Seem To Be Thriving – Is This A New Trend?: “The Atlanta Symphony is thriving artistically as well as financially. Robert Spano and Donald Runnicles are excellent leaders.…” Sep 21, 18:16
A.a. Ron Rod. Gers on Some Of Our Orchestras Seem To Be Thriving – Is This A New Trend?: “I know Colorado Symphony plays a tremendous amount of Pops concerts which is probably a contributing factor to their…” Sep 21, 16:59