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| Tuesday, April 25, 2006 |
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On the ground 
| | The recent flap over six retired American generals publicly calling for the Secretary of Defense to resign, also brought out opinions, via the Internet, from lower ranking troops (active duty, reservists and retired.) The mass media ran with the six generals, but got shot down by the troops and their blogs, message board postings and emails. It wasn't just a matter of the "troop media" being more powerful. No, what the troops had going for them was a more convincing reality. Unlike the six generals, many of the Internet troops were in Iraq, or had recently been there. Their opinions were not as eloquent as those of the generals, but they were also more convincing... |
| | Naturally, the details of this media battle didn't get a lot of coverage in the mass media. Makes sense. Who wants to discuss a defeat, by a bunch of amateurs no less. But the mass media has been missing an even larger story about the military and the Internet |
| | It would be nice to see links to examples of what both the media and the soldiers wrote about the topic. But there isn't a single link in the entire piece. Still, it all rings true. Especially the last paragraph: |
| | This is all uncharted territory. There's never been an army before where all the troops were so well connected with each other. So far, the benefits have outweighed any liabilities. But no one is sure where it will go next, and the public is largely unaware of the impact, because the mass media has not grasped nature and extent of the changes. |
QuoteAge
| | Got quoted (final word, even) in this story about VW's new crash & learn TV ads. I told the reporter that I thought safety was a good thing for VW to sell, especially given the company's lousy reputation (look 'em up in Consumer Reports, April issue) for reliability. And, as ads go, these are good ones. |
Our hearts go out
| | Terry Heaton: No man ever expects to bury his bride, especially one so young and healthy. |
| | Terry is a brilliant writer and thinker, and the leading authority on Where Broadcasting is Going. But he didn't write alone. He reveals, |
| | She was my life, folks. She was my inspiration, the one who reached in and brought out all my essays. With her unrelenting encouragement, I've written 65 or so essays about broadcasting, postmodernism and new media. None of that would've been possible without my Alicia Faith. |
| | One of the comments says more than I (who have never met either Terry or Alicia in person) can even guess: |
| | As a close friend of the family, I want the blogosphere to know something. Alicia and Terry had a love like I've never seen before. Alicia and I never had one single conversation, not even over something trivial like what I should bring to Christmas dinner, that didn't turn into a long discussion of how much she adored him. The light in her eyes everytime he walked into a room was one of the most astonishing examples of love I've ever had the honor to witness. |
| | This was the real thing, the kind of love most people can only imagine experiencing. Their wedding was small and intimate, but the love in that ceremony was so palpable and tangible that it remains a benchmark for what real love looks like. It is the standard. |
| | Alicia was the single most joyful human being I've ever met. She was filled with the joy of the Lord. The loss of her is devastating beyond what words can express. And yet, in the midst of heartbreak, there is an overwhelming sense of privilege for those who knew her personally. She taught me more about love in the last two years, just by example, than any person or experience before or since. I am certain that everyone who observed their love up close would say the same. |
| | In a marriage, there is so much that "the couple" is, and does. "We" are more than the addition of "you" and "me". So that's another huge loss here. |
| | I hope friends and loved ones in Nashville are gathering around Terry, as well as out here in the 'sphere, and giving him the support he needs. |
| | Our prayers are with you, Terry. |
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