I started my day at the dentist. Probably not the best way to ease into the work day, I know, but I try to get the unpleasant tasks out of the way early each day. No cavities, thanks for asking.
Of course, the trip got me thinking. Going to the dentist every six months is one of those things you don’t really like to do but in so doing you prevent bigger, even more unpleasant things from occurring. Sort of like business. Continue reading
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An ounce of prevention
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Happy 30th CNN!
Today marks the 30th anniversary of CNN going on the air. It’s hard (OK, impossible if you’re under 35 or so) to think of a time when the news wasn’t 24/7 but until CNN came along, you had to wait for Uncle Walter or Huntley/Brinkley to tell you what had happened on TV. Maybe you picked up the afternoon paper to see what had happened as late as that morning.
In a strange way, this day 30 years ago sort of marks the start of the world as we know it today. Everything is RIGHT NOW and non-stop and that was CNN from minute one. I remember watching it as it came on the air (it was a Sunday). Ted Turner put it on the air with a sense of global unity – much the same spirit he tried to foster through The Goodwill Games – and there is no question that the world is a smaller place because of the proximity CNN brings to everything (full disclosure – Turner, though not CNN, is a client).
The notion of the 24/7 news cycle was born on that day and Twitter is just its latest incarnation. CNN itself has gone through a number of transformations and I think they still do a great job of bringing the news in real-time across a lot of platforms both TV and digital (their inauguration coverage last year across multiple channels was spectacular). Dissolving borders between nations and between you and information – not a bad way to spend 30 years.
Happy birthday and many more!
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Going Rogue
I’m a big fan of “24” and I”m kind of sad it’s going off the air after Jack is done wiping out the latest threat. It’s interesting to me how over the years both the left and the right have seen Jack as a personification for the other side when in reality he’s kind of right down the middle – a guy who is trying to do what he believes is important to get a job done. The ends justify the means in his mind, even if those means involve torture, violating constitutional rights, etc.
But we’re not here to have a political discussion of 24 although it will be a great college course some day. Instead, I want to talk about what’s happening to Jack now – he’s lost his compass in my mind – as he kidnaps presidents and goes off the national security reservation in the interest of THE TRUTH coming out. Continue reading
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Consult Keith 