What is the Medium? We found out the medium is much larger
than one could have imagined. I watched the video Marshall McLuhan speaks.
After watching the video and learning about his roots and then his work, I was
intrigued to learn more about him and his work. I was drawn into a couple of
the videos on you tube. Then one Marshall McLuhan video in particular that was posted
in three parts which was the full lecture of the medium is the message. How much
the man knew drew you into the lecture and kept your attention the whole time.
When I was done watching all the parts of the lecture, I wanted more. I watched
a few more videos until I came across one that really showed how well educated
he was and how far ahead of the world he was in knowing where we were going to
be 50 years later.
The video that I watched which drew me in and had me repeating
parts of the video was the interview he had on the Today Show in 1976. Marshall
McLuhan was interview by Tom Brokaw and Edwin Newman. The interview was based
on Marshall McLuhan’s opinion of the presidential debate for Ford and Carter broadcasted
on TV the night before. It was
interesting to see how he felt the Presidential debates are a waste of time and
should only be 15 minutes at the most. He watched the Debate the both color and
black and white and was able to tell which medium and which candidate looked
better that the viewers and why. Mr. McLuhan impressively was able to go into detail
on the strong points by who they represented
in the debate.
Not many people or things impress me however, Marshall McLuhan did impress me and made me want
to hear more and more After watching all
of the videos, to me Marshall McLuhan is
in the genius pool with Milton Hershey
and Walt Disney.
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