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March 28, 2006
"This instrument..."
“This instrument can teach, it can illuminate 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 and a box…”
This is a quote from Edward R. Murrow back in 1953, talking about the future of television, but he could be talking about the Internet today. As we download our music and our movies, as we share our personal Weblogs and find our favorite new products, this incredible instrument, as Murrow would call it, can still illuminate and inspire, should we choose to use it for that purpose.
If you haven't had a chance to pick up "Good Night and Good Luck," it's now out on DVD, and is worth a 90-minute investment of your time. You can even use your favorite Internet connection to get it from Blockbuster.com or Netflix if you choose. Mr. Murrow would certainly approve...
Posted by Matt Kucharski at March 28, 2006 12:54 PM