Newton Minow and the Enduring Legacy of the “Vast Wasteland” Speech
On May 9, 1961, my father, Newton Minow, delivered a speech that continues to inspire the conversation about media. He was President Kennedy's new Chairman of the FCC, just 35 years old, and in his first major address he told the National Association of Broadcasters that while there was much to admire on television, too much of it was a "vast wasteland."
At the time, there were just three national television networks. There was no PBS, just a National Educational Television which was not...
At the time, there were just three national television networks. There was no PBS, just a National Educational Television which was not...
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