This is a great old 1981 news report from what appears to be a local San Francisco television station, talking about the then-futuristic Internet. I love the opening line:
Imagine, if you will, sitting down to your morning coffee and turning on your home computer to read the day’s newspaper. It’s not as far-fetched as it may seem …”
I received this video link from two friends at the National Press Club, Rick Dunham and Larry Lipman, both via Facebook. Rick and Larry are former NPC presidents and this is making the rounds today among my friends in journalism. Keep that in mind as you observe the focus in this news piece on the impact of the Internet on newspapers in particular. Very interesting to see this with the hindsight of history.
