Brneyedgrl80
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I saw a thread posted here awhile back that was discussing how ABC,CBS, and NBC used to be.
Well, I saw this article this morning on USA Today and thought you guys may be interested in reading/talking about it.
Here's a small excerpt from the article:
Some predict that with the increasing popularity of new media, network news and its anchors will soon become extinct.
CNN anchor Lou Dobbs says that although the Big Three evening newscasts showcase "wonderful journalists and terrific talents, they are held captive by a 30-minute broadcast, a constrained budget and a commitment to ratings. It's lamentably true: They are drifting toward irrelevancy."
At the recent National Association of Broadcasters convention, veteran ABC newsman Sam Donaldson seconded Dobbs' appraisal, predicting that network news will soon no longer be the nation's primary source of news. "I think it's dead," he said. "Sorry, the monster anchors are through."
Roger Ailes, who runs cable's red-hot Fox News Channel, says the evening-news genre "itself could disappear suddenly, as the dinosaurs did with one meteorite. You could argue that a large meteorite hit this year when it took out all three anchors and (Nightline's) Ted Koppel at the same time."
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2005-04-26-network-news_x.htm
Well, I saw this article this morning on USA Today and thought you guys may be interested in reading/talking about it.
Here's a small excerpt from the article:
Some predict that with the increasing popularity of new media, network news and its anchors will soon become extinct.
CNN anchor Lou Dobbs says that although the Big Three evening newscasts showcase "wonderful journalists and terrific talents, they are held captive by a 30-minute broadcast, a constrained budget and a commitment to ratings. It's lamentably true: They are drifting toward irrelevancy."
At the recent National Association of Broadcasters convention, veteran ABC newsman Sam Donaldson seconded Dobbs' appraisal, predicting that network news will soon no longer be the nation's primary source of news. "I think it's dead," he said. "Sorry, the monster anchors are through."
Roger Ailes, who runs cable's red-hot Fox News Channel, says the evening-news genre "itself could disappear suddenly, as the dinosaurs did with one meteorite. You could argue that a large meteorite hit this year when it took out all three anchors and (Nightline's) Ted Koppel at the same time."
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2005-04-26-network-news_x.htm
