"The One Paper Town"

In 1950 was the the result of the The New York Sun being completely finished. When the New York Sun went under it resulted in twelve hundred newspaper workers without a job. Something this large was not only just a local concern but, it became an acutal social concern as well. The people that rely on the daily newspaper for work would need to know that it is becoming a shrinking profession. Gerald stated that "News is rapidly assuming the status of water, communication, and electricity". However, if you need to supply it this causes an increasing capital investment. It may come through so many daily activities such as newspapers, radio, television, and also through the movies. The cause of this will involve a large employment rate for thousands of men, however only for the capitalists, usually that form with well known corporations.
As the daily newspapers rapidly decreased, there were fewer positions to be filled. The good editorial writers, with the opinions will become restricted of their independence and will be replaced with a smart, intelligent, alert and a well informed men.
As you can see, the money is being pulled in for that certain group of people, and leaving the little people behind. Gerald tries to send a message out to the reader telling them that even though the opinions have been removed, they still need to make a way out to hear the true intelligence.

Motion Pictures to make Good Citizens.....

The motion picture is now established and is being used by all types of groups such as the board of health, and other civic bodies to show citizens how to act and keep themselves well. Some motion pictures are there to help promote civil reforms, to abolish child labor, to contract prison labor and also to elect candidates to office. The Motion picture was starting to put in great use. 

For example, one major use the motion picture was used for was  the beginning works of "Votes for Women". This was a film produced by the Reliance Studio. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw and Jane Addams came to New York to be in this film to support their sisters and the suffragists.

On the other hand, Civic Bodies are approaching Motion picture from another angle. The civic bodies are having motion pictures made on their own initiative and they are giving their audience free shows and are advertising them a great deal. The motion picture has helped with evidence for crimes in many cases. For example, in Los Angeles a man who is a motion picture camera man managed to film a riot in front a federal building on June 25, and he caught evidence on film which caused fines for the rioters. 

One other major help from motion pictures was enlightening us to new information on health. Health films were introduced to help us understand what exactly was going on either in prisons, in factories or other jobs concerning child labor, and also food and how it was being handled in a clean manner. 

As you can see, we can thank motion pictures because they have helped us gather more information, enlightened us on facts that were not known to the citizens, health, and has helped us solve crimes. 

Chapter 5, "The First Wire"

“The differences between Europe and America involved more than ownership.” [Page, 154]

Europe chose the state to control the telegraph and telephone network. The United States went a difference way they choose private enterprise; because the United States chose the private ownership route it caused competition and made the telegraphed and telephone better plus more of an advance. Europe’s improvement was minimal. That was not the only differences; American law and policy progressed for telecommunication development. It made the system of communication faster and more advance. Europe’s system was controlled and not growing television technology. It was only working in “pre-telegraphic era”. The United States in contrast telephone was working in household and business everywhere.