Journ 200, SteppRise of TelevisionPhilo Farnsworth - Farmero Came up with idea from furrowso Make up pixels - Worked on invention for 7 years- 1927  Image dissector  cathode ray tubeo Moved image from one room to anothero 21 years old- Sad life aftero Got left behind, alcoholic - Signed patent with RCAMore about TV- Presented at World’s Fair in NY- Roosevelt was 1st president on TVTelevisions slows down for WWII1950  1955 = huge increase in number of TVs- 1980’s  93% of America- 1948  1st year of full-time primetimeo Post war yearso Still dominated by entertainment todayBig Changes - Color  60s - Cable  60s, 70s, 80s- HDTV  Current News vs. Entertainment- Almost seamless transition - Very quicklyTV vs. Radio- Amount of time spent with it- Forced radio to change formato Entertainment  music- FM technology for music, AM for voice- Radio = younger audience than printo Can listen  no need to read- Read= active Radio/Television= passive- Read  not easy to multitask vs Radio/TV  background noise- Right-Brained- Much easier for kids to get access to radios vs Television= stationary, for families1980s- Creation of CNNOther visual ways people got news before TV- Moving pictures- News reels in movie theaterso 15 min summaries played before moviesTelevision News- News Documentaryo 1 hour focus on 1 news topic- Post WWII- For both quick updates & depth1960s- When TV news becomes standard way- News Eventso Cold War, Civil Rights, Kennedy Assassination- Walter Cronkite  1962-1981o Becomes ideal news personao “Most trusted man in America,” “Uncle Walter”- Kennedyo Nov. 22, 1963 Ironically, switched from 15 min to 30 mino Seeing Cronkite tear upo 1st big event that America experienced together- Vietnamo Most controversial war, most covered by newso Protests, social unresto Every day reportsNewspapers still doing fine locally- TV better for national/international1970s  1st Woman Anchor- Barbara Walters2006  1st Solo woman- Katie