J110 1ST Edition Lecture 9Outline of Last LectureI. History of Television Broadcasta. Philo T. Farnsworthb. TV growthc. The Big Threed. What’s on TVe. Public Broadcasting Act of 1967f. Public Broadcasting SystemII. Changes in Technology and Contenta. 1970s-1980sb. Cable TVc. Videocassette Recorderd. TV Does DigitalIII. Business of TVIV. Regulation of TVa. Indecent ProgrammingV. TV TodayVI. TV as a Social ForceOutline of Current LectureI. History of TV NewsII. TV News and PoliticsIII. Wake Up to NewsIV. Cable NewsV. TV TodayVI. Why TV News MattersHistory of TV News- Walter Cronkiteo “And that’s the way it is”- Sunday, December 17, 1941o Pearl Harboro WCBW- less than 90 minutes- NBC Newsreel (1948)o 15 minutes of newso Later 30 minutes- See It Nowo Edward R. Murrowo Fred Friendly CBS 1951o 60s print media- The Cold War- March 9, 1954o “A report on Senator Joseph McCarthy Edward R. MurrowTV News and Politics- Sound and Image Biteso Visuals- 1963o Roper Poll: TV becomes America’s go-to source of news- 1976o 1st female news anchor Barbra Walter- ABC NewsWake Up to News- 1952o NBC’s Today’s Show- CBSo Various morning programs starting in the 50s- 1975o ABC’s Good Morning America-Era of Brokaw (NBC), Jennings (ABC), and Rather (CBS)Cable News Enter the Fray- Fox- CNN- MSNBC- 9/11/2001 & AFTERo America in fearo All over TV for days and dayso Takes over TV news each anniversaryTV Today- 55% of American’s get news from TV- 21% from Internet- 9% from Newspapers- 40% of local newscasts studied consist of sports, weather, and traffic reports- TV is incorporating InternetWhy TV News Matters- Uninformed- Somewhat uninformed- News junkies- Trying to appeal to
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