Friday, August 24, 2012

Friday Follies: Broadcast Journalism Edition


This is what your election looks like on actual journalism:

             



and:

                               
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How Good Broadcast Journalism Contributes to Our Country:


1. Great Interviews, with well-prepared journalists who ask follow-up questions and demand specific answers.




  • Jon Stewart interviews Gov. Mike Huckabee on Gay Marriage:



  • Barbara Walters interviews Fidel Castro:

                       




  • Barbara Walters interviews Muammar Gaddafi (there are a bunch of spellings of his name, I chose the one the most news organizations seemed to use):

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2. Coverage of Public Events, like wars, protests, labor strikes, and natural disasters.


  • John Chancellor and Ed Newman covers the riots at the 1968 Democratic Convention:

                       




  • Broadcast coverage of the Vietnam War (Warning: includes some very disturbing video):

                  



  • Anderson Cooper covers Hurricane Katrina:

                   




3. Coverage of Important Public Hearings, like Watergate, Iran/Contra, the Clarence Thomas Confirmation Hearings, and the Clinton Impeachment Hearings.


  • PBS coverage of the Iran/Contra hearings, including Lt. Col. North's Opening Statement:

                      



  • And a rebuttal to Lt. Col. North by the Awesome Senator George Mitchell.  This speech should be required viewing, and is part of the reason why Mitchell was an awesome Majority Leader:
                     
                      




4.  Journalist as Public Moral Compass.


  • Edward R. Murrow condemning McCarthyism:

                         





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