On June 18,1939, The New York Times ran an editorial about the evolving technology of communications. On the subject of the newly invented television and the threat it posed to the entrenched medium of radio, The Times said: "The problem with television is that people must sit and keep their eyes glued to the screen; the average American family hasn't time for it... for this reason, if no other, television will never be a serious competitor."
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