News from Nowhere: Television and the News

A probing analysis of the decision-making process in network news organizations. Shows how internal corporate policy and budget requirements shape the direction of television news coverage, and demonstrates that what we see on network evening news does not mirror reality because TV's essential aim is not to inform. The author has taught political science at MIT and the University of California-Los Angeles. First published in 1973 by Random House. This reprint contains a new introduction by the author. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR