THE UNELECTED
The Media
DVD
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Journalism, according to this program, is in the throes of a bitter war between entertainment values and news values, between substance and visual impact, and between healthy skepticism and corrosive cynicism.
Focusing on the relationship between elected officials and the media, this shrewd program features thoughtful interviews with Dan Rather, Peter Jennings, a former White House Press Secretary, George Stephanopolous, Newt Gingrich, White House correspondents, and other members of the media. Host Hedrick Smith fields such topics as how tabloids and local stations influence the standards of network news, the combative relationship between the White House press corps and the president, how the print media’s niche has evolved into news analysis, and the role of reporter as government watchdog.
| Copyright | 1996 |
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| Publisher | Hedrick Smith Productions |
| Grade | 9 and up |
| Color | Color |
| Run Time | 41 minutes |