Glaser To CNN Airport Network: Fly Away

Marc Glaser asks: Do we need TV in public places?

When he was stuck at an airport last week, he “couldn’t tune out the ubiquitous TV monitors blaring the CNN Airport Network.”

Glaser writes: “As a longtime news junkie, I used to consider this TV broadcast in airports to be a service, a way to get updated on top news while on the go. But now it feels like overkill, with so many other ways to get news. I could open my laptop and go online to get news. I could go to a nearby airport bar or restaurant to watch TV. I could get news updates on my smart phone or PDA, if I had one and wanted them bad enough.”

He concludes: “In a world of so many personal media options, it’s time to take down those monitors.” Here’s the full blog post, along with several interesting comments…