News is People

The evolution of television news, as told by industry insiders

News is People: The Rise of Local TV News and the Fall of News from New York explores 50 years of television broadcasting to discover the cultural transformations that built the news media we know today. Interviews with 200 station managers, news directors, producers, anchors, and other insiders cover everything from the post-war transition to local news, to the rise of women in broadcasting, to media criticisms and more. Anyone pursuing a career in journalism will find valuable insight in this engaging chronology of TV news evolution.

Introduction xi

Famous for Fifteen Minutes (1947--1959) 3

Big News, New Rules (1960--1962) 21

Class Conflict 41

The Network Way (1963--1964) 57

News for the Middle Majority (1963--1967) 69

Eyewitness News (1967--1971) 89

Action Plan (1969--1972) 113

The Long March, Women, and News War (1971--1976) 131

ENG and ENP (1971--1979) 151

Armageddon (1973--1977) 169

Anchors 187

News Content 207

ABC to Z (1977--1990) 227

Global Village (1986--2000) 245

Conclusion 273

Notes 277

Bibliography 299

Index 309

Craig M. Allen is the author of News is People: The Rise of Local TV News and the Fall of News from New York, published by Wiley.