Turn off the tube and turn on to reading

But reading is there to satisfy the need of people to imagine, to dream

Television is there to satisfy a visual need

ABC's portrayal of illiterate adults as victims of failed programs is inaccurate. What is more, ABC's campaign is disingenuous. Broadcast media have steadily diminished the importance of reading and writing. Fewer and fewer writers are welcomed into media to talk intelligently on serious matters. The venerable educator Jacques Barzun deplores the discontinuation, years ago, of media programs that stressed literacy and learning.

television is hostile to print

Television communicates with pictures, as did the caveman.

Libraries improve literacy of the public

new forms of communication expand the opportunities - if you can call them that - for illiteracy.

public library - continues to play a vital role in improving the literacy of the public

He relied on TV, radio and friends to keep him apprised of world events, and somehow managed to get through his daily activities with a low literacy level