“The Revolutionary Impact of Television”
In this TV Guide article published during his run for the presidency, Senator John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) discussed the effects of television on the political process. While warning about the potential for manipulation and the rising cost of campaigns due to the medium, Kennedy charged the “viewing public” with the responsibility to use their “power” to determine television’s ultimate impact on American politics. This 1966 Jules Feiffer (b. 1929) cartoon satirizes that hope for an engaged viewing public.
In this <em>TV Guide</em> article published during his run for the presidency, Senator John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) discussed the effects of television on the political process. While warning about the potential for manipulation and the rising cost of campaigns due to the medium, Kennedy charged the “viewing public” with the responsibility to use their “power” to determine television’s ultimate impact on American politics. This 1966 Jules Feiffer (b. 1929) cartoon satirizes that hope for an engaged viewing public.