[As a result of TV] The hard focus photograph was changed to low definition or soft focus, and along with the change went the shift from picture story to mosaic image building. TV forced this change on Life magazine, just as it has rendered the old hot style of Time magazine obsolete.
“The Care and Feeding Of Communication Innovation”, Conference on 8mm Sound Film and Education Dinner Speech, Teachers College Columbia University, November 8, 1961, p 6
Year: 1961
Chapter:
Media Study
Compiled by William Kuhns
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