News program
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A news program (British spelling: news programme), news show, or newscast is a regularly scheduled radio or television program that reports on current events. News is typically reported in a series of individual stories that are presented by one or more anchors. A news program can include live or recorded interviews by field reporters, expert opinions, opinion poll results, and occasional editorial content.
History
Silent news films were shown in cinemas from the late 19th century.[1] In 1909 Pathé started producing weekly newsreels in Europe.[1] Pathé began producing newsreels for the UK in 1910 and the US in 1911.[1]
News broadcasts in the United States were initially transmitted over the radio. NBC began broadcasts in November 1926, with CBS entering production on the 25th of September, 1927.[2] Both initially discussed similar topics, such as election results, presidential inaugurations, and other matters of concern to the general public. However, NBC soon emerged as the dominant force for entertainment talent. In response, CBS President William S Paley focused on giving the news.[citation needed] Both broadcasters faced stiff competition from the newspapers, who didn't want radio news to render their medium obsolete. This standoff would continue until after World War II, with radio broadcasters successfully keeping their medium active. Chief among these reporters was Edward Roscoe Murrow, whose reports from London kept the American public focused on a war far from home.[3]
Evolution
From their beginnings until around 1995, evening television news broadcasts continued featuring serious news stories right up to the end of the program, as opposed to later broadcasts with such anchors as Katie Couric, Brian Williams and Diane Sawyer. In the early-21st-century news programs – especially those of commercial networks – tended to become less oriented on "hard" news, and often regularly included "feel-good stories" or humorous reports as the last items on their newscasts, as opposed to news programs transmitted thirty years earlier, such as the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Fielding, Raymond (2015). The American Newsreel A Complete History, 1911–1967 2d Edition. McFarland Incorporated. pp. 44–46. ISBN 9780786466108.
- ^ "The Museum of Broadcast Communications - Encyclopedia of Television - News Network". www.museum.tv. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- ^ "A Brief Look at the History of Broadcast Journalism". Student Resources. 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- Kierstead, Phillip. “News, Network.” The Museum of Broadcast Communications - Encyclopedia of Television - News Network, The Museum of Broadcast Communications, www.museum.tv/eotv/newsnetwork.htm.
- “A Brief Look at the History of Broadcast Journalism.” Student Resources, New York Film Academy, 1 Apr. 2015, www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/history-of-broadcast-journalism/.
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