War, What War? How TV Works


	War, What War? How TV Works

baydawg

4-26-2009 4:39 PM

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space, story, narrative, storytelling, visual, tv, internet, creativity

baydawg says:

The average American today spends 8.5 hours a day staring at one kind of screen or another. 4.5 of those hours are spent watching TV, and as video migrates to the web, the number of hours and the percentage devoted to watching images is only going to increase.

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4-27-2009 10:46 AM

apgalea

Staring is the operative word

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