Transition Received, Transmission is Two - Way

An interesting topic I feel is worthy of discussion from this reading though there were a few is Bertolt Brecht's manifesto, on pages 32 and 33 of the reading. The statement of interest is of Douglas Davises note on Bertolt's statement "Brecht... pointed out that the decision to manufacture radio sets as receivers only was a political decision, not an economic one" (Shanken 32).

This caught my attention, think about todays on going discussions of internet regulation, the government trying to figure out ways to create censorship of the internet through fear, and preaching that it is only for the good of the people.

The internet is the embodiment of Brecht's manifesto, artists and people now get to learn and teach, survey and participate, consume and produce in infinite ways through the internet contributing and proclaim what is wanted and what is not, through the expression of oneself electronically, digitally.

Had the powers that be seen how much of an impact this tool would have, and the ability for communication on a global instant level, would it have been released to the public as it is today? Would the internet then too have been packaged and distributed as receivers, to contribute to the control of the people?

William Klein

So since I have to blog for this class, I would like the first blog that I do post to be about one of my favorite photographers.  His name is William Klein,  and I have included a good site for his biography.
His work grabs my attention in multiple ways, the dramatic black and white, and of course the most important to me his representation of the subject, the people he represents in his work move me.  So please take a minute to look over the site included and perhaps look into more of his work afterwards.

http://www.designboom.com/portrait/klein_bio.html