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title: "3 Wasteland Quotes By Newton N. Minow"
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> [Television is a vast wasteland.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newton-n-minow/television-is-a-vast-wasteland/)

[Newton N. Minow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newton-n-minow/)

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> [I invite you to sit down in front of your television set when your station goes on the air . . .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newton-n-minow/i-invite-you-to-sit-down-in-front-of-your-television-set-when-your/)

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> [When television is good, nothing - not the theater, not the magazines or newspapers - nothing is better. But when television is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newton-n-minow/when-television-is-good-nothing-not-the-theater-not-the-magazines-or/)

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## More by Newton N. Minow

> [In Germany, under the law everything is prohibited except that which is permitted. In France, under the law everything is permitted except that which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newton-n-minow/in-germany-under-the-law-everything-is-prohibited-except-that-which/)

[Newton N. Minow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newton-n-minow/)

> [Television is a vast wasteland.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newton-n-minow/television-is-a-vast-wasteland/)

[Newton N. Minow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newton-n-minow/)

> [What do we mean by the public interest? Some say the public interest is merely what interests the public. I disagree.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newton-n-minow/what-do-we-mean-by-the-public-interest-some-say-the-public-interest/)

[Newton N. Minow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newton-n-minow/)

> [Children will watch anything, and when a broadcaster uses crime and violence and other shoddy devices to monopolize a child's attention, it's worse than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newton-n-minow/children-will-watch-anything-and-when-a-broadcaster-uses-crime-and/)

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> [We need imagination in programming, not sterility; creativity, not imitation; experimentation, not conformity; excellence, not mediocrity. Television is filled with creative, imaginative people. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newton-n-minow/we-need-imagination-in-programming-not-sterility-creativity-not/)

[Newton N. Minow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newton-n-minow/)

> [I invite you to sit down in front of your television set when your station goes on the air . . . and keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newton-n-minow/i-invite-you-to-sit-down-in-front-of-your-television-set-when-your/)

[Newton N. Minow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newton-n-minow/)

> [We've gotten to the point where everybody's got a right and nobody's got a responsibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newton-n-minow/we-ve-gotten-to-the-point-where-everybody-s-got-a-right-and-nobody-s/)

[Newton N. Minow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newton-n-minow/)

> [When television is good, nothing - not the theater, not the magazines or newspapers - nothing is better. But when television is bad, nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newton-n-minow/when-television-is-good-nothing-not-the-theater-not-the-magazines-or/)

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