On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 8:02 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > Not to be pedantic but -- from an engineering standpoint -- > "broadcasting" is a term that applies to transmissions sent over the > air. Though wireless connectivity is available for the internet, 'net > based programing gets routed through cables/fiber optics, so it > doesn't qualify. Larry King might have been broadcasting his old radio > show, but he was not a broadcaster at CNN, nor would he be defined as > one now. > > Even in the broader (sorry) definition, Tom Snyder always used to say > a broadcaster was someone who studied broadcasting in school then > applied that knowledge in his/her career. I don't believe King ever > studied the craft.
The word broadcast must either have its definition changed to adapt to modern communications or fade into obsolescence. I would adapt it to mean one-way communication to a non-targeted audience. > Personally, I'm content to have King's lackluster interview style > relegated to a fringe internet service, where I won't have to put up > with it. I'm trying to keep an open mind about him. In the right circumstance and with the right guest he could still put out a good show. I don't believe he will get either from this new venture. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
