“Television thus illustrates the mixed blessings of technological change in American society. It is a new medium, promising extraordinary benefits: great educational potential, a broadening of experience, enrichment of daily life, entertainment for all. But it teaches children the uses of violence, offers material consumption as the answer to life's problems, sells harmful products, habituates viewers to constant stimulation, and undermines family interaction and other forms of learning such as play and reading.” ChildrenPlayUseProblemFormReadingAnswersTeachViolenceTelevisionMaterialsProductsBlessingOffersBenefitsSellsConstantExtraordinaryEntertainmentEducationalMediumsDaily LifeInteractionConsumptionTechnologicalViewersStimulationAmerican SocietyGreat EducationalEnrichmentTechnological ChangeAnswers To Life Author:Kenneth Keniston
“The majority of photographers still seek artistic effects, imitating other mediums of graphic expression. The result is a hybrid product that does not succeed in giving their work the most valuable characteristic it should have, - photographic quality.” GivingShouldDoeStillsResultsQualityEffectsExpressionProductsSucceedShould HaveMajorityPhotographerValuableMediumsArtisticCharacteristicsGraphicHybridImitatingImitating Others Book:Frida Kahlo and Tina Modotti Source: Frida Kahlo and Tina Modotti
“Photography is, and has been since its conception, a fabulously broad church. Contemporary practice demonstrates that the medium can be a prompt, a process, a vehicle, a collective pursuit, and not just the physical end product of solitary artists' endeavors.” Has BeensEndsArtistProcessChurchPracticeProductsPhotographyPursuitContemporaryMediumsCollectivesBroadsEndeavorConceptionVehicleSolitaryPrompts Author:Charlotte Cotton