If you have five minutes with TV veteran and author Tom Brokaw, what would you ask him?
That's what we asked our readers, and the responses poured in. Here below, Tom answers a collection of questions direct from the wowOwow audience about literature, changes in the news business and more.
From Diana T: Tom, you are fast becoming the dean of anchormen, newsmen and broadcasters. From the time you began your career, what are the major changes that have taken place in the way you report the news? I am asking this with respect to the negatives as well as the positives.
Tom Brokaw: The screen has been widened in ways I could not have imagined when I began in journalism in 1962 -- the presence of so many additional over-the-air and cable channels and the vast universe of the Internet. Personally, I like what I call this Tom Paine environment -- so many voices and so many opportunities for citizens in even the most remote locations to have access to the world's greatest newspapers and periodicals.
The downside is that the culture thrives on the shouted voice rather than the thoughtful and more muted expression.
Viewers and readers have a role in all of this in their more energetic and vigilant use of these various media.