Our history will be what we make it. And if there are any historians about fifty or a hundred years from now, and there should be preserved the kinescopes for one week of all three networks, they will there find recorded in black and white, or color, evidence of decadence, escapism and insulation from the realities of the world in which we live.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Murrow warns that future historians might view current media records as proof of societal avoidance of reality.
- In plain terms
- Future generations might look at our TV shows and think we ignored the real world.
- What can you take from it?
- Be aware that your entertainment reflects your values to the future.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What will history think of your media habits?
Another view
Not all TV is escapist; some content is serious.
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