Excerpt from Newton Minow's Speech to National Association of Broadcasters speech by Newton Minow 5 But when television is bad,
nothing is worse. I invite you to sit down in front of your television set when your station goes on the air and stay there without a book, magazine, newspaper, profit-and-loss sheet, or rating book to distract you—and keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs off. I can assure you that you will observe a vast wasteland. In paragraph five, which uses a metaphor for what television is like to the author? A) when television is bad, nothing is worse. B) eyes glued to that set until the station signs off C) I can assure you that you will observe a vast wasteland. D) Let me make clear that what I am talking about is balance.
Answer: C) I can assure you that you will observe a vast wasteland.
Explanation:
Hi, the metaphor that the author uses to describe what television is like is: C) I can assure you that you will observe a vast wasteland.
Using this methapor, Minow compares the content of television to a vast wasteland, empty of any quality content. He thinks that American television needs more quality programming to benefit the audience.
He is aware of the TV’s high level of influence in society.
