Re: Time Magazine

[Mark Williams <mark_williams@EEE.ORG>]

At 08:39 AM 11/5/97 -0600, you wrote:

>There's an old line that says that it doesn't matter if you hit the bullseye
>if you're aiming at the wrong target.  I want to suggest that Time Magazine
>is not the target here.  The correct target -- targetS, actually -- are much
>closer to home. Time is not to blame here.

Much as I agree with Gary's perceptive comments and action plan, I must
disagree in part...Time IS to blame, they wrote and published the article.
They are "to blame" in the larger sense that they are a national
publication, one that is read by many, and one that DOES have a role in
shaping public opinion.

Of course, the idea of influencing local people close to home about the
importance of libraries should never be overlooked or given short shrift;
but when a national publication overlooks us, can we doubt that that will
have an impact at the local level? Do we doubt that it reflects a national
point of view?  By targeting Time for our responses, we influence them
(remember, they wrote the article) but we also have the chance of a national
audience.

Gary's points are well taken, but I for one am not willing to let Time off
the hook so easily!

My nickel's worth!
Mark Williams, Librarian
Colton High School
Colton, California
<mark_williams@eee.org>
"Everyone has a photographic memory...not everyone has film."

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