Roger, an affluent businessman and investor in Texas in the early 1950s, was interested in investing in emerging media. Explain why television would have been a good investment for him
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
A. Television a good investment
1. Texas huge market for television
a. Texas largest market for television sales
b. Americans had more money to spend
c. television changing the way they saw the world
B. People want to be more informed and look to television to get information
1. television changed the way people looked at politics
2. played important roles in elections
C. Texas size a benefit for investment
1. need increased stations to reach a dispersed population
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