Guillotine of Greed: CNN and the Changing Economics of Broadcast Journalism

In this interview, CNN anchor Bernard Shaw recounts some of his most exciting experiences as a newsman covering such stories as the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan & the first summit between Reagan & Mikhail Gorbachev. He also discusses the "CNN effect," the impa...

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Published in:Harvard international journal of press/politics 2000, Vol.5 (1), p.13-21
Main Authors: Shaw, Bernard, Kalb, Marvin L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Journalism
Mass Media Effects
News Coverage
News Media
Television
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Summary:In this interview, CNN anchor Bernard Shaw recounts some of his most exciting experiences as a newsman covering such stories as the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan & the first summit between Reagan & Mikhail Gorbachev. He also discusses the "CNN effect," the impact that round-the-clock news coverage has on politicians & policymakers. He attributes the decline in public confidence in the media to the popularity of tabloid news & the sensationalized coverage of such stories as the O. J. Simpson murder trial. A. Funderburg
ISSN:1081-180X
1531-328X
DOI:10.1162/108118000568930