This is all so sad; a hobby I grew up with is all but dead. The people advocating these cutbacks undoubtedly never knew the synchronicity of just turning a knob and hearing competing worldviews.
To be fair, this isn't about technology either. Shortwave never could offer broadcasters a reasonable way of measuring their audiences, and the Internet can get part-way there. However, you still have to be putting your views out there to have *any* audience. Do the Dutch really want the rest of the world to think they have nothing more to say as a people? Oh pul-ese! Competition for global resources is only going to increase, and, while we can hopefully restrain the competition to merely words, those groups with effective voices are going to be advantaged. The disadvantage of the Internet is that you must actively seek out varying views rather than just causally spinning a knob. On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 8:59 PM, Richard Cuff <[email protected]> wrote: > >> In Jonathan Marks' interview with Jonathan Groubert, Groubert >> mentioned that, for now, TSWI is continuing, but its long-term future >> wasn't certain. Looks like the last edition of Earthbeat will be July >> 27th. >> >> Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA >> >> On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 7:58 PM, Daniel L. Srebnick <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > I noted a few weeks back that TWSI is being carried on WNYC in New >> York. I >> > believe the scheduled time is 9 PM local on Sunday evenings. >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Swprograms mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms >> >> To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to >> [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the >> URL shown above. >> >> >
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