…one small step to the web…. who knew?
Fifty years ago this week, the Soviet Union gave approval for the launch of Sputnik, the first man made satellite. Although it launched in October 1957, the Politburo gave approval for launch on May 24th. It was a moment that changed the world.. but not in the way you might think.
The Internet and all that we do here is a direct consequence of Sputnik. Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Lessons From History, Rosenblum, Sputnik, Television, Wired
WKRN GM Mike Sechrist at Bloggers Convention
Almost a year ago, Mike Sechrist invited me to come down to Nashville for a Bloggers Convention. I had been to plenty of Current.tv ‘meet ups’, but this was different. These were people who were creating a whole new grammar for journalism. Continue reading
Posted in Arianna Huffington, bloggers, Internet, Journalism, Mike Sechrist, Newspapers, Online Video, Rosenblum, Technology, vloggers, Wired, WKRN, writing
