And That's the Way It Is: A Look Back at 70 Years of TV News

Television news has undergone remarkable transformations in the last seven decades.  Beginning with the Camel News Caravan with John Cameron Swayze in 1948, evening newscasts drew tens of millions of viewers nightly, and expanded from 15 minutes to 30 minutes when Walter Cronkite became the anchor of the CBS News in 1963.  With the launch of CNN in 1980, TV news expanded to 24 hours a day, seven days a week--and a new era began.  In 1996 TV news changed once again with new 24/7 cable channels MSNBC and Fox News.  These new outlets introduced a more partisan approach to news coverage that would have enormous implications on American political life.  Join Brian Rose as he looks these sweeping changes and examines the impact it has had on American lifestyles and thinking.

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About the Presenter:

Brian Rose, Ph.D. was a Professor of Communication and Media Studies for 38 years at Fordham University's College at Lincoln Center until his recent retirement. He has written several books on television history and cultural programming. He has conducted more than one hundred Q&A's with leading directors, actors, and writers for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, The Screen Actors Guild, The British Academy of Film & Television Arts, and The Directors Guild of America.