Decade That Shaped Television News CBS in The 1950s

Name: Decade That Shaped Television News CBS in The 1950s
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ISBN: 9780275955670

ISBN-10: 0275955672

ISBN-13: 9780275955670

Edition: N/A

Authors: Sig Mickelson

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Television news made meteoric progress in the 1950s. It rose from being a plaything for the rich to a major factor in informing the American public, and an aggressive rival to newspapers, radio, and news magazines. This volume is an insider's account of the arduous and frequently critical steps undertaken by inexperienced staffs in the development of television news, documentaries, and sports broadcasts. The author, the first president of CBS News, provides a treasure trove of facts and anecdotes about plotting in the corridors, the ascendancy of stars, and the retirement into oblivion of the less favored. This volume is an important contribution to the history of television journalism and…

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Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 8/27/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Introduction: The Decade


That Shaped Television News


The Search for a Road Map


The First Awkward Steps A New Star on the Horizon Driving Television's Golden Spike A New Species of Documentary


The Birth of ""See It Now"" Breaking New Ground Blacklisting and the Exploitation of Fear Not So Strange Bedfellows


Politics and Television Television News Comes of Age


The Great Airplane Race


The Corporation Declares a Cease-Fire Aftermath of the Cease-Fire Spare the Rod but Don't Spoil the Picture Combat in the Corpo