Revolutions create a curious inversion of perception. In ordinary times, people who do no more than describe the world around them are seen as pragmatists, while those who imagine fabulous alternative futures are viewed as radicals. The last couple of decades haven’t been ordinary, however. via Newspapers and Thinking the […]
Retrospectives
“Imagine, if you will, sitting down to your morning coffee, turning on your home computer to see the day’s newspaper. Well, it’s not as far-fetched as it may seem.” Thus begins this video of a 1981 KRON report predicting the rise of news reporting on the internet. via You Need […]
1981 TV report on birth of Internet news [techcrunch.com]
(On March 14, 2006, a luncheon marking the 10th anniversary of the launch of chicago.tribune.com as a full-service news and information site was held at the Arts Club of Chicago. The following essay introduced the souvenir booklet that each attendee received. There is also a photo gallery on this site.) […]