There is a strange character in electric media, which 
we encounter even in the daily newspaper. The daily 
paper says in effect: “This is your world for today.” 
It has been pointed out that by some miracle, just 
enough happens every day to exactly fill all the 
newspapers. It is the simultaneity of news coverage 
that makes possible this mosaic experience of the 
world for today. No connections are sought or 
found amidst the innumerable items. Everything is 
unified under dateline rather than storyline. If the 
paper carried yesterday’s date or tomorrow’s date, 
the items could be the same, but the effect would 
be totally different. If it were yesterday’s date, we 
would drop the paper in disgust. If it were