Tag Archives: Network News

Sharon Kauffman: ABC News’s 20/20 First Episode- 6/06/1978

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Erik Schneider

“As the lead in to this video said ABC News, was a small player if not joke in the network news business in the 1970s. Th…” Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat As the lead in … Continue reading →

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The Newsroom: The Idealist vs. The Realist: News vs. Opinion

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Derik Schneider

“Key scene in Episode 1 of HBO’s ‘Newsroom’, in which there ensues a heated argument between Will McAvoy, the anchor and star of the newscast, and his new Executive Producer, MacKenzie McHale. This argument essentially poses the question ‘what is … Continue reading →

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Bob Parker: Video: ABC News Nightline October 1980 Presidential Campaign

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Rik Schneider

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger By 1980, but probably much further back than that going back to 1968 or 64 TV and TV news especially was already a huge factor in how Americans got … Continue reading →

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Reason: Video: Nick Gillespie Interviewing Joseph Campbell: Walter Cronkite Wasn’t the Most Trusted Man in America

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Ederik Schneider

. This post was originally posted at FRS FreeStateNow on Blogger Whether Walter Cronkite was the most trusted man in America or not, who knows, Walter Cronkite was the most trusted news anchor in America. Which was more important and … Continue reading →

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