Archive for April, 2005
« Previous EntriesNew Media and the Decline of Old Media
Saturday, April 30th, 2005To many Americans, today?s newspaper is irrelevant, and network news is as compelling as whatever is being offered over on the Home Shopping Network. Maybe less.–Terry Eastland
New media are threatening the power and dominance of old media. This isn’t a new story, but analysis about why it’s the case is sparse. Most writing [...]
Obsolete Schools, Declining Industries
Friday, April 29th, 2005“American high schools are obsolete. By obsolete, I don’t just mean that our high schools are broken, flawed and underfunded. … By obsolete, I mean that our high schools – even when they are working exactly as designed – cannot teach our kids what they need to know today.–Bill Gates
No matter where you turn [...]
Health Facts–Did You Know?
Friday, April 29th, 2005Every major
developed nation
has achieved
universal coverage
while spending
one half to
two-thirds as
much per capita
as we do and
achieving health
outcomes at least
as good as ours
or better.
America does not
need more money
for health care.
We need a better
system.
–Dr. Henry Simmons
Health and wholeness are moral and ethical issues that go far beyond economics and delivery of services. But the [...]
The Health Care Crisis
Thursday, April 28th, 2005
Frankly, the
problems of
our health
care system
have become
so large,
so serious,
and so pervasive
that they
are beyond
the ability
of any one
organization,
no matter
how large
or shrewd,
to overcome.
–Dr. Henry Simmons,
National Coalition
on Health Care
“We are in very serious trouble. And unless our political leaders act quickly, our problems will become even more severe,” Dr. Henry Simmons, President of the National Coalition on [...]
How Health Care Costs are Changing Ministry
Thursday, April 28th, 2005
In recent
months, GM
officials have
said soaring
health care
spending has
become
the leading
factor
undermining
the automaker?s
competitiveness.
–The Detroit News
General Motors attributes some of its current problems to the rising costs of health care for workers. The company says $1,400 of the cost of each car it makes goes to pay health care costs. That’s not the whole reason [...]
Open Source Radio
Wednesday, April 27th, 2005There is a profound shift under way in the way we use technology that allows everyone to have a voice.–Joel HollanderCEO, InfinityBroadcasting
The Cost of New Media–Less Comprehension?
Wednesday, April 27th, 2005some experts worry the shift from print- to video-based instruction could be coming at a cost of less comprehension.–G. Jeffrey MacDonald
Watching video seems the least demanding of passive pursuits. We do it for relaxation, entertainment and sometimes for learning. But we are not taught how to extract information using the same critical [...]
The Fairness Doctrine
Wednesday, April 27th, 2005The Fairness Doctrine was a broadcast regulation that in its simplest form imposed upon broadcasters the responsibility to provide their audiences with a forum for all sides in a public issue that received attention on their airtime. If a so-called liberal spoke on an issue in a public service program, for example, a countervailing [...]
Young Adults Abandon Newspapers
Tuesday, April 26th, 2005…the future of the U.S. news industry is seriously threatened by the seemingly irrevocable move by young people away from traditional sources of news–Merrill Brown
I am struck by the stark contrast between two readership surveys I’ve seen recently. Editor and Publisher reports on a study commissioned by The Carnegie Corporation of readership patterns [...]
Mainline on the Margins
Monday, April 25th, 2005The Mainline denominations were once at the
center of the national dialogue, especially during the Civil Rights era and
during the Vietnam War. Today they are relegated to the margins, and lack of
media savvy is one reason.
More people rely upon media for spiritual information than attend church on Sunday.–Barna Group
More people rely upon media for spiritual [...]
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