[opendtv] The End of 'Network News'
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 08:19:52 -0400
The End of 'Network News'
By Tom Rosenstiel
Sunday, September 12, 2004; Page B07
Regardless of who wins the election, the campaign of 2004 has already
made history. For the first time, a cable news channel -- Fox --
attracted more viewers than a broadcast network when they were
competing head to head, covering the Republican National Convention.
Was this a watershed for a new partisan journalism in America? I
think the real meaning is something else.
What happened this summer, and particularly last week, is likely to
be recalled as the end of the era of network news. At the very least,
mark this as the moment when the networks abdicated their authority
with the American public.
...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A13017-2004Sep10
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