现代的人有一种感觉，读书这件事好像已经不再像以往那样必要了。收音机，特别是电视，取代了以往由书本所提供的部分功能，就像照片取代了图画或艺术设计的部分功能一样。我们不得不承认，电视有部分的功能确实很惊人，譬如对新闻事件的影像处理，就有极大的影响力。收音机最大的特点在于当我们手边正在做某件事（譬如开车）的时候，仍然能提供我们资讯，为我们节省不少的时间。但在这中间还是有一个严肃的议题：到底这些新时代的传播媒体是否真能增进我们对自己世界的了解？
There is some feeling nowadays that reading is not as necessary as it once was. Radio and especially television have taken over many of the functions once served by print, just as photography has taken over functions once served by painting and other graphic arts. Admittedly, television serves some of these functions extremely well; the visual communication of news events, for example, has enormous impact. The ability of radio to give us information while we are engaged in doing other things-for instance, driving a car-is remarkable, and a great saving of time. But it may be seriously questioned whether the advent of modern communications media has much enhanced our understanding of the world in which we live.
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