Monday, July 6, 2009

Neil Postman states, "The news of the day does not exists without a medium to create its form." As technology changes so does its medium in which we receive news. We have gone from a culture of word-centered to an image-centered culture. I see this happening in the classroom as well. Television will be a large part of our culture today. We have the choice to choose what we watch on TV. There are many good shows on TV that can be educational, such as the History Channel. I do agree with Postman when he states," the best things on television are its junk." As a stated in class today, I believe everything in moderation is ok. Watching too much "junk" tv is not ok. But watching some tv is ok if you can select the right programming. But, what is right for you may not be right for someone else. Postman does have a point when he says, "A river that has slowly been polluted suddenly becomes toxic." We are losing our ability to think conceptually. The printed page revealed the world, line by line, page by page. Today we see things and learn things many times that has no order, no beginning or end.

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