News from nowhere
Subtitle: television and the news
By: Edward Jay Epstein ; with a new introduction by the author.
Publisher: I.R. Dee
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
Subjects: Television broadcasting of news -- United States
Description: "In an age when more of the American public relies on television for its news than any other medium, Edward Jay Epstein's detailed, probing analysis of the decision-making process in network news organizations has achieved the status of a classic. Mr. Epstein shows how internal corporate policy and budget requirements shape the direction of television news coverage. What we see on the network evening news, he demonstrates, does not mirror reality because TV's essential aim is not to inform but to excite viewers enough to induce them to "stay tuned.""--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-309) and index.
Originally published: New York : Random House, 1973.