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Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 online resource (46 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores the origins and growth of CNN and outlines the factors that have helped turn it into a large news network. Includes color photographs and a glossary.
Author
Language
English
Description
"In an industry dominated by white men, Connie Chung stood alone, the first and only Asian woman to break into the television news industry. This is her extraordinary story, told with incisive wit and remarkable candor. Connie Chung is a pioneer. In 1969 at the age of 23, this once-shy daughter of Chinese parents took her first job at a local TV station in her hometown of Washington, D.C. and soon thereafter began working at CBS news as a correspondent....
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For almost three decades, Fox News has not only made political careers (see: President Donald J. Trump) but also fundamentally altered the political landscape of the United States. It is a truism: as Fox goes, so goes the nation--into further divisiveness and awash in fake news, a gleefully polarizing company. But just as Fox has pushed America apart, now it too is coming apart. As is the family dynasty behind it. In his irresistible trilogy on the...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
xi, 271 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the progression of the show from the early years with Dave Garroway and Jack Lescoulie to the present broadcast family with Matt Lauer, Ann Curry, Al Roker, and Natalie Morales.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 323 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The author dissects more of the major monsters, media whores, and vainglorious figures of our time. His scalpel opens their lives, careers, and always equivocal endgames with the same vividness and wit he brought to his disemboweling of former president Donald Trump. These brilliant and biting profiles form a mesmerizing portrait of the hubris, overreach, and nearly inevitable self-destruction of some of the most famous faces from the Clinton era...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 324 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
When producer Ira Rosen walked into the 60 Minutes offices in June 1980, he knew he was about to enter television history. His career catapulted him to the heights of TV journalism, breaking some of the most important stories in TV news. But behind the scenes was a war room of clashing producers, anchors, and the most formidable 60 Minutes figure: legendary correspondent Mike Wallace. Based on decades of access and experience, Ira Rosen takes readers...
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
Updated 2nd ed.
Physical Desc
xiv, 169 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + 2 audio discs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
Recounts the details of forty-one significant events of the twentieth century, each with from-the-scene photographs; and features two compact discs that contain over two hours of audio from the events as they were broadcast live.
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
223 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The popular character from the "Anchorman" movies shares stories of his childhood and the events that led him to choose a career in the news business; personal anecdotes about the women in his life and his legendary news team; and advice on a variety of topics.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
v, 409 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From its almost accidental birth in 1968, 60 Minutes has set the standard for broadcast journalism, joining us in our living rooms each Sunday night to surprise us about the world. The show has profiled every major leader, artist, and movement of the past five decades, perfecting the newsmaking interview and inventing the groundbreaking TV exposé. From legendary sit-downs with Richard Nixon in 1968 (in which he promised "to restore respect to the...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
329 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Reveals how FoxNews has evolved into an aggressive partisan advocate for the Republican party, citing the roles of Roger Ailes and Rupert Murdoch in promoting agendas that contrast with traditional standards of fairness and objectivity.
20) Weather girl
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ari Abrams has always been fascinated by the weather, and she loves almost everything about her job as a TV meteorologist. Her boss, legendary Seattle weatherwoman Torrance Hale, is too distracted by her tempestuous relationship with her ex-husband, the station's news director, to give Ari the mentorship she wants. Ari, who runs on sunshine and optimism, is at her wits' end. The only person who seems to understand how she feels is sweet but reserved...