Contested ground : The Tunnel and the struggle over television news in Cold War America / Mike Conway.

By:

Conway, Mike, 1961- [Author]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781613766958
9781613766941

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Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

DD900 .C668 2019

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Contents:

Parallel Paths: Television, the Cold War, and Reuven Frank -- The Transmission of Experience -- Journalist vs. Filmmaker: The Tunnel and the Elusive Definition of Documentary Films -- Adventurous Laymen: Print vs. Broadcast in Journalism Boundary Work -- "The Necessary Restraints of National Security" -- Epilogue.

Subject: "In 1962, an innovative documentary on a Berlin Wall tunnel escape brought condemnation from both sides of the Iron Curtain during one of the most volatile periods of the Cold War. The Tunnel, produced by NBC's Reuven Frank, clocked in at ninety minutes and prompted a range of strong reactions. While the television industry ultimately awarded the program three Emmys, the U.S. Department of State pressured NBC to cancel the program, and print journalists criticized the network for what they considered to be a blatant disregard of journalistic ethics. It was not just The Tunnel's subject matter that sparked controversy, but the medium itself. The surprisingly fast ascendance of television news as the country's top choice for information threatened the self-defined supremacy of print journalism and the de facto cooperation of government officials and reporters on Cold War issues. In Contested Ground, Mike Conway argues that the production and reception of television news and documentaries during this period reveals a major upheaval in American news communications"--

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"In 1962, an innovative documentary on a Berlin Wall tunnel escape brought condemnation from both sides of the Iron Curtain during one of the most volatile periods of the Cold War. The Tunnel, produced by NBC's Reuven Frank, clocked in at ninety minutes and prompted a range of strong reactions. While the television industry ultimately awarded the program three Emmys, the U.S. Department of State pressured NBC to cancel the program, and print journalists criticized the network for what they considered to be a blatant disregard of journalistic ethics. It was not just The Tunnel's subject matter that sparked controversy, but the medium itself. The surprisingly fast ascendance of television news as the country's top choice for information threatened the self-defined supremacy of print journalism and the de facto cooperation of government officials and reporters on Cold War issues. In Contested Ground, Mike Conway argues that the production and reception of television news and documentaries during this period reveals a major upheaval in American news communications"--

Includes bibliographies and index.

Captured on Film: A Daring Escape from a Divided Berlin -- Parallel Paths: Television, the Cold War, and Reuven Frank -- The Transmission of Experience -- Journalist vs. Filmmaker: The Tunnel and the Elusive Definition of Documentary Films -- Adventurous Laymen: Print vs. Broadcast in Journalism Boundary Work -- "The Necessary Restraints of National Security" -- Epilogue.

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