RTA 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mass Hysteria, Mccarthyism, Analog Science Fiction And Fact
9 Sep 2018
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Wins in new york launches the format. Cko becomes the first in canada to adopt the format (goes bankrupt for their efforts in 1989) Show astounding events, rather than just tell. Provide video, expert commentary and instant news. Remains a respectable source of news to this day. Read out scripts that were written for paper. This newscast is simulcast on radio and tv. Tv news largely curtained, radio is the dominant medium. In 1944, nbc launches show the war as it happens . By 1948, all four major networks had a newscast. Only one able to broach the topic because of his good reputation. Eisenhower was the first to try and exploit tv for politics. He allowed cameras behind the scenes in republican conventions. Nixon also used tv to avoid a potential scandal. A feeling of transparency was created by allowing cameras access in such sensitive areas. Kennedy looked great, was the picture of health.
