Network News's Perfect Storm
Paradoxically, television is trying to remain relevant by appropriating the techniques of the computer, while ignoring its unique qualities. In so doing, television news is delegitimizing itself. It deepens the problem by insisting that all stories must have an arc--a beginning, a middle, and an end that is clear and, if possible, have a touch of inevitability, as great stories often do.
The problem here lies in the difference between literature ...
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