A News-Related Tangent, Triggered...
Every time I stumble across a sidelong mention, somewhere on these here internet connection-type thingies, of Linda Ellerbee or Lloyd Dobyns, (two people who, it's safe to say, rarely get mentioned on Indie/Alternative music blogs) I think of NBC News Overnight...which inevitably brings me to this appreciation of said show. There's a decent Wikipedia article on the subject as well - which, inevitably, links to the aforementioned appreciation, as well as a YouTube video of parts of its final broadcast.
It wasn't representative of how good news broadcasting was then, or how bad it is now. It was representative of how good news reporting could always have been and can still be, but generally wasn't (and isn't.)
(Though I suspect Countdown and Maddow may owe it a little something. Then again, for irreverent news, one can go way back to 1975, and the 17 Update Early In The Morning with Bill Tush. Tina Seldin and Rex the Wonder Dog.)
It wasn't representative of how good news broadcasting was then, or how bad it is now. It was representative of how good news reporting could always have been and can still be, but generally wasn't (and isn't.)
(Though I suspect Countdown and Maddow may owe it a little something. Then again, for irreverent news, one can go way back to 1975, and the 17 Update Early In The Morning with Bill Tush. Tina Seldin and Rex the Wonder Dog.)
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