24 Hour News Cycle and Cable TV Critique
Bob Garfield of National Public Radio in 2004 warned that the 24 hour news cycle and cable television act as titillation machines, relentlessly wearing down audiences with sensationalism and perpetual noise.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 2005
Page
2
Bob Garfield of National Public Radio in 2004 warned that the 24 hour news cycle and cable television act as titillation machines, relentlessly wearing down audiences with sensationalism and perpetual noise.
Ottawa officials push for a National Register nomination covering downtown and adjacent blocks along Main Street. The plan seeks state review for properties from Marais des Cygnes bridge to Park Street and Hickory to Walnut, aiming to boost value and civic pride while addressing homeowner concerns over state oversight and process simplicity.
A basement find reveals a full April 8, 1923 issue with an ornate front page. Headlines span Perambulator Championship in England, Cushings and Vanderbilt images, a Ramage arrest, fires in Ottawa, KKK activity, and a Pittsburg State University death. Advertising shows prices from $2.50 a night to $12.75 fridges.
Kansas School Library Media Month was proclaimed by Governor Kathleen Sebelius on April 4, 2005. Ottawa USD 290 features licensed library media specialists in each building. Half-time staff at Garfield Eugene Field Lincoln Hisenhower Hawthorne, full-time at Ottawa Middle and Ottawa High. Research links library quality to higher student achievement.
Readers Forum emphasizes that high achieving students come from schools with well supported library media centers and licensed librarians. The piece quotes Laura Bush urging sustained library resources, diverse formats, and expert staff to boost student learning, with Kansas USD 290 librarians named as advocates and role models.
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