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TELEVISION QUARTERLY...... Volume XXXVI - Numbers 3 & 4
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Reuven Frank: An Appreciation
By Richard C. Wald. A former president of NBC News pays tribute to his predecessor. |
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Where Are the Documentaries of Yesteryear?
By Greg Vitiello, who notes that all three networks focused attention on racial and economic inequality in the 1960s. |
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Eyes off the Prize
By Michael Epstein, who shows that copyright problems resulted in the disappearance of one of television’s cultural treasures, Eyes on the Prize. |
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Disguised As News
By John V. Pavlik, who spotlights the growing use of video news releases — particularly those from the federal government — in real TV news. |
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Laughter Helps Interpret the News
By Kristen Heflin, who asserts that The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is an ombudsman that calls attention to the successes and failings of our democracy. |
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Hard Work Always Pays Off
By Mary Ann Watson, who focuses on jobs, families and the evolution of a TV myth. |
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Why Do Advertisers Still Covet the 18-49s?
By Earl Pomerantz, a veteran TV comedy writer who recommends revising the conventional wisdom about demographics. |
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Ted Koppel Speaks Out
By Morton Silverstein. Part II of a TV interview, including the dust-up over his threatened replacement by David Letterman. |
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Jack Paar at the Berlin Wall
By Hal Gurnee, who directed the late-night comedian’s 1961 program filmed at this historic site. |
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The Life and Death of Live Television By Gary Gumpert and Susan J. Drucker, who examine how many “live” programs are actually delayed or pre-recorded. |
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Pet Peeves on Parade By Richard G. Carter, a newspaper columnist who lists 14 ways that television annoys him. |
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REVIEW AND COMMENT
Between You and Me: A Memoir by Mike Wallace with Gary Paul Gates - Reviewed by Norman Felsenthal Citizen Spy: Television, Espionage, and Cold War Culture by Michael Kackman - Reviewed by Paul Noble Two Aspirins and a Comedy by Metta Spencer - Reviewed by Earl Pomerantz Ghandi Meets Primetime: Globalization and Nationalism in Indian Television by By Shanti Kumar - Reviewed by Srinivas R. Melkote |