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The Father Of ‘Talk Show Democracy’—On The Line With Larry King, Ted Pease
The Father Of ‘Talk Show Democracy’—On The Line With Larry King, Ted Pease
Journalism and Communication Faculty Publications
IN THE AFTERMATH of what surely was the most extraordinary presidential campaign ever for the American news media, the Larry King story-like the man himself-has taken on almost mythic proportions: Horatio Alger Makes Good. Real good. Today, the mantle of media greatness rests easy on the selfdescribed "Jewish kid from Brooklyn" in the wake of events that defined the "top banana of talk show hosts" as the undisputed kingmaker of the 1990S. Consider: During the presidential race, Ross Perot announced his candidacy (twice) on "Larry King Live"; after belittling the idea, an uncomfortable (and, finally, desperate) George Bush came on …
The Presidency In The New Media Age, Everette E. Dates, Ted Pease
The Presidency In The New Media Age, Everette E. Dates, Ted Pease
Journalism and Communication Faculty Publications
Nowhere are the differences between journalism and history more evident than in assessments of the presidency of the United States. If journalism is generously described as "history in a hurry," so is it shortsighted and sloppy as it lurches forward, gathering news in bits and pieces, coming to conclusions based on short-term accomplishments and the court of public opinion.
Warping The World—America’S Mangled Images Ofrace, Jannette L. Dates, Ted Pease
Warping The World—America’S Mangled Images Ofrace, Jannette L. Dates, Ted Pease
Journalism and Communication Faculty Publications
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The Race For Content, Everette E. Dates, Ted Pease
The Race For Content, Everette E. Dates, Ted Pease
Journalism and Communication Faculty Publications
IMAGINE," THE SCENARIO would begin, "a room/place/device/system that will serve all your communication needs for information, entertainment, messaging, home shopping, protective security, banking and much more .... " In countless books, articles, speeches, television documentaries and news programs these and other promises have been made for decades. In his visionary science fiction work, Voices from the Sky, Arthur C. Clarke imagined this and more. So did technologists who thought cable television would be the instrument for multifaceted new media services. Others spoke of a cosy menage a trois of telephone, television and computer, an integrated world of multimedia wonder wherein …
Race—America’S Rawest Nerve, Ted Pease
Race—America’S Rawest Nerve, Ted Pease
Journalism and Communication Faculty Publications
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