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Television broadcasts have, in the main, been more suggestive, less specific, more distant in their images than the prin
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"Television broadcasts have, in the main, been more suggestive, less specific, more distant in their images than the print press: often you knew that lump was a dead body only because a chattering reporter told you it was"

- Bruce Jackson

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This quote by Bruce Jackson speaks with the distinctions between tv broadcasts and the print press. Jackson recommends that television broadcasts are typically more suggestive and less particular than the print press. He discusses that television broadcasts frequently depend on a reporter to inform the audience what they are seeing, rather than offering a clear image of the topic. This is in contrast to the print press, which can supply a more detailed and particular image of the subject. Jackson's quote highlights the differences in between the two mediums and how they can be used to convey info. It likewise suggests that television broadcasts can be more far-off and less direct in their images than the print press.

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This quote is written / told by Bruce Jackson. He/she was a famous Public Servant. The author also have 33 other quotes.

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