The Impact of Mass Media and Technology: Reflections on Minow's 'Vast Wasteland' Address
Question 1
Carefully read the excerpt from Newton Minow's 'Vast Wasteland' address and consider its relevance today in the context of the Internet, smartphones, social media, and digital games. Write an essay presenting your position on Minow's ideas about mass media and technology, ensuring to respond to the prompt with a clear thesis, explain the relationship between your evidence and thesis, select and use evidence to support your reasoning, demonstrate an understanding of the rhetorical situation, and use appropriate grammar and punctuation in your argument.
The power of instantaneous sight and sound is without precedent in mankind's history. This is an awesome power. It has limitless capabilities for good-and for evil. And it carries with it awesome responsibilities— responsibilities which you and [the government] cannot escape.
Newton Minow, 'Vast Wasteland' address to the National Association of Broadcasters, May 1961
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