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Gore said democracy in America flourished at the height of the newspaper era, which "empowered the one to influence the many." That changed with the advent and subsequent popularity of television, he said, noting that the average American watches four hours of television a day... Gore said a remedy to television's dominance may the Internet, a "print-based medium that is extremely accessible to the average person." "We have to choose to rehabilitate our democracy in part by making creative use of these new media and by insisting within the current institutions of our democracy that we open up access to the dominant medium," he said.
Gore said a remedy to television's dominance may the Internet, a "print-based medium that is extremely accessible to the average person."
"We have to choose to rehabilitate our democracy in part by making creative use of these new media and by insisting within the current institutions of our democracy that we open up access to the dominant medium," he said.
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