TV news trend shifts to showbiz over substance
The piece argues television news increasingly prizes attractive hosts and personalities over reporting skill. It predicts in a decade Jane Pauley and similar figures may dominate news, as networks chase viewers, though a reversal could occur if public taste changes.
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Reading anchors and the word reader in TV history
Television news faces credibility questions as anchors may simply read prepared copy. Tom Snyder defends readers while noting anchormen should be entertainers and part of the reading process while audiences remain wary of the pejorative term.
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Television listings tease on wildlife special and Belgrade rights conference
A National Geographic coyotes rattlesnakes and mustangs repeat airs as STOP VIEWING TODAY. NBC Reports previews human rights topics for a 35 nation Belgrade conference starting Wednesday in Yugoslavia.
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Extensive UHF TV Schedule Fragment From 1977 Los Angeles Market
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News anchors discuss funding and pay cuts in TV industry
Snyder argues news should be funded outside ratings sweeps and on public television. He notes it would be ideal to remove news from the ratings race, but acknowledges pay cuts for TV anchors might be necessary if that happened.
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