even encyclopaedia britannica. anytime new technology is introduced in the postwar period, there is a bit of handwringing that goes on. there is a series of books. this one particularly, television and education in the u.s., who has credentials both in the school of education and communication. had a piece in variety, a trade magazine for hollywood. in which she articulated her vision for television and education. television, she said, is one of the greatest forces america has ever known. are we going to let hollywood take it over? or can we somehow harness the genie perform wonders of public enlightenment unequaled since the days of the renaissance? this is what they are seeing, another enlightenment. in television, which is something today pretty mundane. part of that enthusiasm is the let me talk about newsreels. they were shorts shown before movies. people like them so much they eventually developed dedicated newsreel theater's. and in 1948, newsreels became a television program. nbc launched a 10 minute tv pro