FAMST 101D Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Newton N. Minow, Teleprinter, Cbs Reports
Document Summary
Networks seize the moment, cont. in last lecture notes! Tried to go public with criticisms of television. Calls tv a "vast wasteland" at a huge tv convention in 1961. Puts a lot of pressure on the networks. Wanted to change the nature of what"s on tv by improving its educational value. New frontier perspective: tv as a tool for global cultural leadership. Until late 1950s, print and radio dominated the news. News reader: takes copy that comes from teletype machine and reads it out. Edward r. murrow - moved from radio into tv. Comes to tv in 1951 with show see it now. Sets out to exploit the potential of technology in this period. Begins with raw observational documentary footage: no voiceover or commentary, just demonstration without metanalysis. Showing what the war looks like from the ground up. What the war meant or was for people that were there. Taking audience to the front of the experience.
