Visual Images, Straight News, News with Entertainment (Happy News), and Entertainment/Comedy News.

 

Pictures and visuals count.

Bush, with "Made in America" labels pasted over "Made in China" labels at JB Logistics (St. Louis) speech about small businesses building America's economy.

 

Video of Bush interview on illegal immigration.

Two stories on "staging" of speeches to look "presidential." One about Obama and one about Bush.

Old newscasts.

Kennedy shooting coverage.      1960

John Glenn launch coverage.      1962

Charles Whitman, Texas tower shootings.     1966        

Walter Cronkite covering Three Mile Island, 1979  (Noteworthy for its length! Compare with spots on today's national news broadcasts.)

 

 

Happy news broadcasts..

Story on healthy cooking.    2006

CBS Evening News, Sept 2006.  Compare with 1960's.

WCIA (Urbana-Champaign).  Promo for the news.

 

Comedy News/Non-news news broadcasts.

Warring biases:  Fox edits Daily Show clip.

Adam Savage discussing editorial biases in the Mythbusters show.

Classic Weekend Update clip, including a mock Point/Counterpoint (from 60 Minutes show).

 

 

Murray Hill, Inc. is running for Congress.

It's running to make a point. This time.

(Fun) Political Ad.  Might have happened if they had TV.