04:189:102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Gayle King, Douglas Edwards, Soft Media

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Communication and Informatio
• Course: 04:189:102
• Professor: Fredrika Thelandersson

Document Summary

Brings news directly into the homes of viewers. Started in 1948 with camel newsreel theater. Nbc: 1956 huntley brinkley report renamed nbc nightly. Cbs: 1948 cbs-tv news with douglas edwards (cid:324)hard news(cid:325) (cid:312)politics, war(cid:313) First news show to be taped and rebroadcast. Cbs: this morning (cid:324)hard(cid:325) and (cid:324)soft(cid:325) news. Sunday morning political talk show: abc"s this week. Interviews with politicians, other important figures in the news. Every us president since jfk has appeared on the show. Abc"s 20/20 has featured interviews with everyone from the obamas to caitlyn jenner. Cnn- first 24/7 cable news channel (1980-) Today: msnbc, fox news, cnbc, euronews, bbc. Viewers don"t have to wait for news. Criticized for framing the war as an exciting narrative. Important individuals in the history of tv news. Produced first televised presidential debate in 1960 (nixon-kennedy) Extended the cbs evening news from 15 to 30 minutes in 1963. Created and produced 60 minutes from 1968-2004.