dear janine,
Though i agree with Vera that there are "quality" programs which come on
television, i do not own a TV. As you say, the negative outweighs the
positive. TV is a frightening concept for me, actually, given the
control it exerts over our society. Taking this control into account,
how would we ever remove televison? Vera's restructuring idea seems
more plausable, but i'm certain there would still a large quantity of
schlock seeping into TV-land. Infecting the masses. consume consume
consume. be spoon-fed information. Someone told me the other day that
information in books was no longer being accessed; people would rather
get it from TV. Does this mean when i reach some conclusions and have
them published, only those within academia will hear me?
seeking feedback,
gwendolyn
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Jun 22 20:52:09 1997
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Date: Sun, 22 Jun 1997 22:52:05 -0400 (EDT)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: television
Check out your local cable access company. Some of them have studios, and
take volunteers to learn camera operation, etc. If you put in a certain
number of hours on helping run the access (usually doing things like camera
work at city and county commissioner meetings) then you can work with others
to write, produce and shoot your own programs. I did this in Oregon, and a
little bit in Bremerton...it is a kick, and a great way to get ideas out on
the airwaves.
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jun 23 05:46:46 1997
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Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 07:46:42 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: Re: television
Re: Television in our culture
Hi! Just read the post regarding television in our culture. Television just
like any other technology can be used for good or for bad. You are correct
in saying that corporations use the TV to sell. But what they are selling
is not always good and not necessarily bad. It is up to us as parents to
teach our children the importance of spirituality in this world and where
materialism fits in our world. I try to teach my kids that the intangibles
in life are more important than the tangibles and that creature comforts are
OK but we should not be victums of greed. We should spend money on products
we need and accordingly try to spend on products that are good for the Earth.
Stopping consumerism is not necessarily the right answer because it would be
very difficult - Redirecting where we spend our money, on what we spend our
money on and why we spend money would be a better approach.
TV can be used for good - To teach, stimulate, excite, entertain - Maybe we
should focus on teaching children that is what TV is just a tool. I try to
avoid stations that have to many commercials for the kids and put tapes on
that teach. They can watch TV but they also do crafts, listen to music,
read, play outdoors, visit parks. I feel that as long as they are not just
affixed in front of a TV all day long, then it is OK in moderation and
without commercials when they are to young. Ecolady
