The concept is great, the content even greater, and so is the presentation. I am very excited about your project, and it is definitely an enriching experiment to the Middle East. I look forward to future issues. Operationally, also, the TBS journal is itself taking the bold step into electronic publishing. The medium, we know, is not the message.
Content is the message, media are conveyors.
And TBS is putting itself and its content in the way of the new seekers of the information age. TBS's concept and implementation mark and make use of convergences between broadcasting and the internet that are features of the times. The AIP takes a social science approach to the information revolution in the advance and convergence of satellite broadcasting, mobile phones, and internet technologies in the region, complementing TBS's broader, global approach to a narrower technological slice. TBS is a welcome addition to the field. We all miss his program very much, and we don't think that it is fair to take him off the TV all the time.