The Origins of Television News in America: The Visualizers of CBS in the 1940s

by Mike Conway

Book Overview

This is the first in-depth look at the development of the television newscast, the most popular source of news for over forty-five years. During the 1940s, most journalists ignored or dismissed television, leaving the challenge to a small group of people working above New York City's Grand Central Terminal. Without the pressures of ratings, sponsors, company oversight, or many viewers, the group refused to recreate newspapers, radio, or newsreels...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433106027
• ISBN13: 9781433106026
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 397 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"