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trof

(54,256 posts) Wed Jul 3, 2019, 07:03 PM Jul 2019

Read "Who Killed CBS?" and you'll never view network news the same way again.

"Who Killed CBS?"
The Undoing of America's Number One News Network"
- Peter J. Boyer

It not only chronicles the changeover from Cronkite to Rather, but also the changeover from presenting 'news' to putting on a ratings driven 'television show'.

Published in 1988. May be hard to find. I found this copy at my library.

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Read "Who Killed CBS?" and you'll never view network news the same way again. (Original Post) trof Jul 2019 OP

The answer was known in '88?!1 UTUSN Jul 2019 #1

Yeah. Actually NBC and ABC beat 'em to it. trof Jul 2019 #4

I just finished this book written in 2000 by Jeanette Walls called Dish kimbutgar Jul 2019 #2

Thamks. I'll get it. trof Jul 2019 #3

UTUSN

(70,711 posts)

1. The answer was known in '88?!1

Reply to trof (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2019, 07:18 PM

Jul 2019

trof

(54,256 posts)

4. Yeah. Actually NBC and ABC beat 'em to it.

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 3, 2019, 07:46 PM

Jul 2019

kimbutgar

(21,163 posts)

2. I just finished this book written in 2000 by Jeanette Walls called Dish

Reply to trof (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2019, 07:32 PM

Jul 2019

Even though she wrote about the history of tabloids she gave a great explanation how we got here with news becoming infotainment instead of news. It has been gradual and we didn’t realize it until it was too late that our news media is crap now.

BYW she had fat donnie number that he was a scoundrel even then!

trof

(54,256 posts)

3. Thamks. I'll get it.

Reply to kimbutgar (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 3, 2019, 07:45 PM

Jul 2019

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