ity. Radio stations across the nation changed their focus to weather and music rather than news. Neighborhood movie theaters began to close their doors for good. Motion pictures, newspapers, and magazines scrambled to survive as viewers and advertising dollars moved to embrace the new form of entertainment known as television.
             Television had an enormous impact on the entire nation. Television images became paramount in politics with presidential inaugurations and campaigns. For the first time, the television was used for some purpose other than pure entertainment. Suddenly, people were taking sides regarding the medium's impact on education. The pro-television argument was that the world was brought into each individual classroom with up-to-date news. Conversely, the argument against integrating television in the classroom was that students would begin to read less, become more docile, and concentrate solely on television. Also, the innovation of the television affected families across the nation. The image of the idealistic family generate
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