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It may be the most famous broadside launched by a government official in American history:
Sixty years ago this Sunday, Newton N. Minow invited the television executives gathered in Washington for his first official speech as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission to spend a day watching their own broadcasts. Keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs off, he said. I can assure you that what you will observe is a vast wasteland.
At that moment, the phrase a vast wasteland became an indelible part of the American political lexicon â not merely because of the power of the words themselves, but because of their fundamental truthfulness.
Column: 60 years later, the vast wasteland of TV is even vaster chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
It may be the most famous broadside launched by a government official in American history:
Sixty years ago this Sunday, Newton N. Minow invited the television executives gathered in Washington for his first official speech as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission to spend a day watching their own broadcasts.
“Keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs off,” he said. “I can assure you that what you will observe is a vast wasteland.”
The basic concept that our communication systems are to serve the public not private interest is now missing in action
Newton N. Minow