nothing of importance was happening anywhere in 
     Europe. All the networks were ordered to say something, 
     anything, on this miracle instrument. “It was a new toy 
     and they just had to use it,” the men here say. CBS 
     combed Europe for hot news and came up with a 
     sausage-eating contest, which was duly sent back via the 
     miracle ball, although that particular news event could 
     have gone by camelback without losing any of its 
     essence.

     Any innovation threatens the equilibrium of existing 
organization. In big industry new ideas are invited to rear their 
heads so that they can be clobbered at once. The idea 
department of a big firm is a sort of lab for isolating dangerous 
viruses. When one is found, it is assigned to a group for 
neutralizing and immunizing treatment. It is comical, therefore,