And the renowned actor, director and writer Tim Robbins is making news this week, not for his latest on-screen performance, but his keynote address at the National Association of Broadcasters. Robbins called on the nation’s broadcasters to do a better job of upholding their responsibilities to the public, and he warned about the dangerous lack of diversity of opinion that characterizes the state of broadcasting today.
Tim Robbins: “This is a nation divided and reeling from betrayal and economic hardship. And you, the broadcasters of this great nation, have tremendous power and a tremendous potential to effect change. You have the power to turn this country away from cynicism. You have the power to turn this nation away from the hatred and the divisive dialog that has rendered such a corrosive effect on our body politic. You can lift us up into a more enlightened age. Or you can hide behind that old adage, 'I’m just a businessman, I provide what the audience wants.' Well, I’m here to tell you that we don’t need to look at the car crash. We don’t need to live off of the pain and humiliation of the unfortunate. We don’t need to celebrate our pornographic obsession with celebrity culture. We are better than that.”
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