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The Battle Between NBC and CBS to Be the First to Film a Berlin Wall Tunnel Escape
Declassified government documents show how both sides of the Iron Curtain worked to have the projects canned.
by
Mike Conway
via
The Conversation
on
November 8, 2019
50 Years Ago: America Loved a Little House
The beloved family show left a lasting legacy.
by
Troy Brownfield
via
The Saturday Evening Post
on
September 11, 2024
Before and After the Contest: Wraparound Sportscasting Through the Ages
National Football League pre- and postgame shows have become a testing ground for novel technology in the waning days of linear television.
by
Chloe Lizotte
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Mubi
on
August 1, 2024
How the NFL Popularized Thanksgiving Day Football
The NFL holiday tradition took off in 1934, when the Detroit Lions hosted the unbeaten Chicago Bears in a game broadcast nationally on radio.
by
Chris Mueller
via
HISTORY
on
November 10, 2021
Guiding Lights: On “Her Stories: Daytime Soap Opera and US Television History”
Annie Berke reviews Elana Levine's book on a pivotal genre and its diverse fandom.
by
Annie Berke
via
Los Angeles Review of Books
on
October 19, 2021
How Mark Burnett Resurrected Donald Trump as an Icon of American Success
With “The Apprentice,” the TV producer mythologized Trump as the ultimate titan, paving his way to the Presidency.
by
Patrick Radden Keefe
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The New Yorker
on
December 27, 2018
A Conservative Activist’s Quest to Preserve all Network News Broadcasts
Convinced of rampant bias on the evening news, Paul Simpson founded the Vanderbilt Television News Archive.
by
Thomas Alan Schwartz
via
The Conversation
on
July 26, 2018
When the Revolution Was Televised
MLK was a master television producer, but the networks had a narrow view of what the black struggle for equality could look like.
by
Alexis C. Madrigal
via
The Atlantic
on
April 1, 2018
partner
When It Comes to Harassing the Media, Trump is No Nixon
Trump challenges the press. Nixon changed it.
by
Oscar Winberg
via
Made by History
on
October 16, 2017
The TV That Created Donald Trump
Rewatching “The Apprentice,” the show that made his Presidency possible.
by
Emily Nussbaum
via
The New Yorker
on
July 31, 2017
Together With the Kuklapolitans
In the middle of the past century, a gentle crew of puppets united the TV watchers of America.
by
Jacqui Shine
via
Slate
on
February 16, 2015
partner
The ‘Miracle on Ice’ Shaped the Olympics Coverage We’re Seeing Every Night
How rooting for American athletes became part of Olympic TV coverage.
by
Bruce Berglund
via
Made by History
on
February 9, 2022
How TV Lied About Abortion
For decades, dramatized plot lines about unwanted and unexpected pregnancies helped create our real-world abortion discourse.
by
Tanya Melendez
via
Vox
on
October 14, 2021
partner
Can Radio Really Educate?
In the 1920s, radio was an exciting new mass medium. It was known for providing entertainment, but educators wondered if it could also be used for education.
by
Donna L. Halper
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JSTOR Daily
on
September 15, 2021
partner
The Media Will Be Key to Overcoming a Senate Filibuster on Voting Rights
Roger Mudd proved in 1964 that media attention can help overcome Senate obstruction.
by
Donald A. Ritchie
via
Made by History
on
April 12, 2021
partner
Good TV Demands Results on Election Night, but That’s Bad for Democracy
The history of tuning in to televised election returns.
by
Kathryn Cramer Brownell
via
Made by History
on
November 3, 2020
The First Lady of American Journalism
Dorothy Thompson finds a room of her own.
by
Nancy F. Cott
via
Lapham’s Quarterly
on
March 17, 2020
Here's What People Thought of YouTube When It First Launched in the Mid-2000s
It took a while for pundits and other observers to truly understand the power of the new platform.
by
Matt Novak
via
Paleofuture
on
February 14, 2020
The Unsung Black Musician Who Changed Country Music
From the moment DeFord Bailey stepped onto a stage in Nashville, country music would never be the same. Decades after his death he finally got his due.
by
Diana Bianco
via
Narratively
on
January 23, 2020
He Was Trump Before Trump: VP Spiro Agnew Attacked the News Media 50 Years Ago
When Vice President Spiro Agnew gave a speech in 1969 bashing the press, he fired some of the first shots in a culture war that persists to this day.
by
Thomas Alan Schwartz
via
The Conversation
on
November 8, 2019
The ‘SNL’ Sketch That Predicted Our Nerd Overlords
In 1986, William Shatner told a roomful of spoof Trekkies to "get a life."
by
Alan Siegel
via
The Ringer
on
January 31, 2018
In 1968, When Nixon Said "Sock It To Me" on 'Laugh-In,' TV Was Never Quite the Same Again
The show's rollicking one-liners and bawdy routines paved the way for cutting-edge television satire.
by
Ryan Lintelman
via
Smithsonian
on
January 19, 2018
partner
Why Ajit Pai is Wrong About Net Neutrality
FCC regulations have long promoted innovation that benefits consumers, not stifled it.
by
Michael J. Socolow
via
Made by History
on
December 14, 2017
partner
Before Net Neutrality, There Was Radio Regulation
How today's media landscape was shaped by a 1920s decision to privilege corporate broadcasters over noncommercial ones.
by
Livia Gershon
,
Robert W. McChesney
via
JSTOR Daily
on
December 11, 2017
partner
Why Trump’s Assault on NBC and “Fake News” Threatens Freedom of the Press
Restricting the press backfires politically.
by
Jordan E. Taylor
via
Made by History
on
October 12, 2017
I Was With Fidel Castro When JFK Was Assassinated
A first-person account of Fidel Castro during a monumental moment in history.
by
Jean Daniel
via
The New Republic
on
December 7, 1963
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