Editing Ecotopia (section)

==Anticipation of emerging realities==
Worth mentioning is Callenbach's speculation on the roles of TV in his envisioned society.  The author espoused the [[fly on the wall]] genre of direct political-process broadcasts, deeming them valuable to the citizenry.  In some ways anticipating [[C-SPAN]], which would first be broadcast in 1979, ''Ecotopia'' mentions that the daily life of the legislature and some of that of the judicial courts is televised in Ecotopia.  Even highly technical debates are televised, addressing the needs and desires of Ecotopian viewers.

Another interesting detail in the story is "[[print on demand]]" (POD) publishing.  Ecotopian customers could choose selected print media from a [[jukebox]]-like device that would then print and bind the book.  In the 21st century, POD services that print, bind and ship books for customers who order on-line have become commonplace.