Today's
word on journalism
Friday, September 1, 2006
"[F]ew
things are as much a part of our lives as the
news. With the advent of sophisticated mass
communication, the news has become a sort
of instant historical record of the pace, progress,
problems, and the hopes of society. On the other
hand--and here's the puzzle -- the news provides,
at best, a superficial and distorted image of
society. . . . The puzzle, simply put, is this:
How can anything so superficial be so central
to our lives?"
--W. Lance
Bennett, political science professor, 1988
