At 40, 'Sesame Street' Is in a Constant State of Renewal
USA Today, November 6, 2009
By Elysa Gardner
As Sesame Street kicks off its 40th anniversary season, it is indisputably the most beloved children's show in history. But if preschoolers' fundamental needs and sensibilities haven't changed much, the world around them has -- not least of all on the media landscape, where Sesame Street now competes with many other kids' shows and an ever-expanding array of new media.
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