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All the news that fits our views.(Words & Images)(bias in news media)(Column)
Publication: USA Today (Magazine) Publication Date: 01-SEP-04 Author: Saltzman, Joe
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COPYRIGHT 2004 Society for the Advancement of Education
IT USED TO BE SO EASY. The division between news and editorial commentary was clear and unbreakable in the TV world of the 1960s. The news was presented by a reliable anchor (reaching its pinnacle with Walter Cronkite and Chet Huntley-David Brinkley). If there was time, a commentator or analyst (such as Eric Severeid) would give his views on a specific news event or personality of the day. This all was serious business with little time for fluff and certainly no time for idle chit chat among on-air reporters. Most people made listening to the TV news and reading newspapers a daily habit, an important part of their need to be informed.
There never was much question about a news organization's integrity or responsibility. People accepted TV news as an honest attempt to bring them the important events of the...
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