Word: mediums
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...English," said Eccles, "is now so far from being the suspect channel of Anglo-American culture and propaganda that it is accepted as the medium of rebellion and anti-colonialism." Britain's government, he said, is "under continuous pres sure" from new nations in Africa and Asia that need help in setting up English courses in their schools. The greatest demand comes not from governments but from private individuals, "simply because English is now the language of good jobs. Young people know that to get on in a scientific age they must know English...
...what had happened to it: "minowism." Under the influence of minowism, TV has become singularly zealous in public affairs, documentary and news programs. "Yet," says Rosen, "the question is frequently being asked these days: how much is enough? If, as is generally concluded, television is essentially an entertainment medium designed to give the viewer a respite and a measure of relaxation after a day's travails, at what point do the 'public interest' scales tip in creating an imbalance and deglamorizing of what is basically glamorous...
...work clothes and business suit who has just returned home from a day with other men in work clothes and business suits finds himself watching and listening to still other men in work clothes and business suits. Which is O.K., up to a point, since TV or any other medium bereft of enlightenment will justifiably fade into oblivion . . . But how long is it since TV has unearthed a new and glamorous femme star to slake the thirst of the aforementioned viewer in quest of relaxation? . . . Occasionally the sought-after glamor in the form of white tie, tails, ballroom scenes...
...Perquisites. Contrary to the general impression, Granick found that European executives work at least as long hours as their U.S. counterparts-and are no better paid. On average, the vice president of a medium-sized European company draws only six to nine times as much salary as a factory hand. But there are other perquisites. The Continental executive very likely enjoys a two-hour lunch and the use of a company car. He is actively discouraged from spending his leisure time on charity drives or community projects. And in France and Belgium a junior executive is seldom expected to live...
Mitarai is capable of odd business gestures. Last year, after dominating Japan's high-priced camera market (85% of sales), Canon moved into the medium-priced field with the sleek 35-mm. Canonet (U.S. retail price: $112). So good was the Canonet that competitors petitioned the Japanese government to bar it from the market on the ground that it would drive them out of business. The government refused, but Mitarai generously volunteered to hold up the introduction of the Canonet for five months until other firms could improve their own models. Even so, the Canonet has become Japan...