Ted Turner Quotes
Newspapers are technologically obsolete. In the days of instant electronic communications, its crazy to have to print these newspapers at a central plant and deliver them by truck. They're the biggest problem with our solid-waste disposal. And the news you get is a day old. You can get it off the Internet instantaneously for a fraction of the cost.
Topics
Cost
Communication
Digital Media
Information Technology, IT
Waste Disposal, Garbage Disposal, Waste Management
Crazy
Digital Dissemination
Digital Journalism
Electronic Communication
Electronic Communications
Environmental Impact
Instant News
News Delivery
Online News
Online Publications
Outdated Technology
Print Media
Internet News
Citations
Turner, Ted, and Bill Burke. Call Me Ted. Grand Central Publishing, 2008.
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Robert Edward Turner III is an American media proprietor, producer, and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is known as founder of the Cable News Network (CNN), the first 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television, which later became TBS.