In any piece of literature, having a certain style is what can give a text character, so to speak. In this article, the author goes on to describe the differences between the start of the era of television to what we have today. By bringing in specific examples (most notably the quotes from a variety of sources), the author is able to back up their claim that TV did, in fact, have a limited beginning. However, the author did not mean to convey an idea that TV was a waste; quite the opposite in fact. Although there were in fact just three channels, those were enough to make nearly all households have at least one TV. As time progressed, more channels were added, further increasing the the likelihood that individuals would own a TV (also, prices for the pieces of hardware would fall too overtime).
One key stylistic approach that the author took for his article was to look at how the shows of the time period were portraying current events. In short, they didn't portray the events nearly as well as compared to TV today. Major events might still be broadcasted (Presidential Debate, NASA Missions, Vietnam War), but it would take time before TV took over the news. By comparing examples of TV from the present to the past, the author allows us to see what really changed, and that allows us to better gauge the importance of the new, revolutionary product.
@author - Anderson Lee
I think the style you discussed in your post really added to how the article conveyed how the television has become more popularized and useful in spreading propaganda. But, when you talk about how TV in the 1960s didn't portray events nearly as well as today, I think that's true, but still a little problematic as TV new stations today sometimes assert their own opinions and introduce a lot of bias instead of just reporting the facts.
ReplyDeleteOne little thing: instead of saying "this article" right off the bat, in the first few sentences it would be good to include the title, author, and date of the article. You could go more in depth on the style itself and how it's developed in the text. You mention style but don't really link it to anything.
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