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Ted Baxter, better than today's pundits

The fictional "Mary Tyler Moore" newsman never went as far as Tucker Carlson or Laura Ingraham

Salon

Fictional newsman Ted Baxter was more invested in fame than in good journalism – but unlike today's pundits, he didn't corrupt the news

Pundits are commonplace in today’s cable news environment, with politically tilted news coverage coming from both left and right. Particularly dangerous are characters like Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham, who have stoked anger and polarization by promoting bigotry and spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and the 2020 election.

The Conversation

Barbara Walters dies at 93; news anchor broke the boy’s club of network television

Barbara Walters, the first woman to break up the all-male club of network television anchors and one of the last remaining megastars in broadcast news who deftly coaxed world leaders and celebrities alike into revealing their secrets and deepest fears, has died, according to ABC News, her longtime employer.

Los Angeles Times

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Why free streaming channels could be the future of broadcast TV news

If TV news legends Walter Cronkite or David Brinkley were alive and still reporting today, you probably would be watching them on a streaming channel.

Los Angeles Times

Bernard Shaw: Unflappable journalist and CNN’s first chief news anchor

A stalwart on the 24-hour news network, the former US marine helped elevate CNN to global prominence with his riveting coverage from Baghdad during the 1991 Gulf War

The Independent UK

Rough Draft review: Katy Tur’s fascinating – and flawed – story of news and family

The MSNBC anchor follows her Trump bestseller with a compelling memoir but her press criticism falls flat

The Guardian - US

‘I’m living in the bubble’: the man who helped bring Nixon down, 50 years on

John Dean speaks on the 1972 Watergate break-in and why he has never been more concerned about US democracy than now

The Guardian - US

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Colin Cantwell: Concept artist behind the Death Star

Cantwell lent his talents to Star Wars and other juggernauts of the sci-fi world, including ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’

The Independent UK

The leaked abortion decision blew up overnight. In 1973, Roe had a longer fuse

The reaction to Roe vs. Wade was immense, but not immediately so. It took months and years for the anti-abortion movement to fully form, to organize and gain political power.

WEKU

Meadows texts reveal just how tight the Fox News-Trump embrace is

Messages show a staggering level of coordination between hosts such as Sean Hannity and Maria Bartiromo with the White House after the 2020 election

The Guardian - US

Inside the fall of Alex Jones

Jones is seeking immunity in January 6 probe and trying to evade millions in payments to Sandy Hook parents

Salon

The big idea: can social media change the course of war?

What we see online can have real world effects, for good or ill

The Guardian - UK

Why did CBS News hire Mick Mulvaney?

CBS News was once the home of legends like Edward R Murrow and Walter Cronkite. Why is it now hiring Trump conspirators and enablers?

The Guardian - US

Muere a los 77 años Timmy Thomas, músico de Miami conocido por su himno antibélico 'Why Can't We Live Together'

Mar. 21—Una de las canciones más potentes de la música contemporánea que comenta sobre la sociedad se compuso mientras la guerra de Vietnam hacía estragos y un músico de Miami se quedaba paralizado ante un noticiero que enumeraba la cantidad de muertos.

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