Bob Stewart's Front Page Frame

The printing press opened a new era in the availability of information, but the ability to publish widely remained in the hands of a relative few. Radio and then television made information even more approachable for receivers, but the ability for originators to publish widely remained constrained by the cost and availability of the media.

Ubiquity of the Internet threw open a mechanism to publish before a potential audience of millions for an investment attainable by almost anyone, at least in modern countries.

Communication of text, image, and sound has exploded, no longer limited to those who capture the interest of a publisher or own some major means of distribution. Most of us can now publish our ideas, our artwork, our music, and ourselves.

Here then is my small contribution to a cacaphony that ranges from entertaining to boring, good to evil, beautiful to ugly, wise to foolish, and helpful to harmful. May you find my offering on the positive side of the balance.