Anyone who relies exclusively on television for his or her knowledge of the world is making a serious mistake.

He subsequently worked as a newscaster and news director for several radio stations in Connecticut. He taught himself Latin percussion and became played with Willie Rodriguez Charlie Palmieri and Randy Carlos as well as playing drums with Tony Bennett Joe Jones[disambiguation needed] and David Amram. The book is an explication of the difference between what TV news says it is presenting and what it actually delivers - "real news" versus entertainment fodder - illuminating the biases strengths and weaknesses of TV news as well as the influence of commercials.