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Television Sets the National Agenda
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Collection StructureCommonwealth Club of California records > Sound recordings of club programs > Television Sets the National Agenda
Item Title Television Sets the National Agenda
Collection TitleCommonwealth Club of California records
Speaker Mankiewicz, Frank (1924-2014)
Date CreatedApril 14, 1978
Description

Mankiewicz discusses how Americans make up their minds, and what‘s on the national agenda, in the television age. He explores how the trivial, disasters, video footage, and revenue from local programming drive TV news. The 1976 presidential campaign was probably the first pure TV political campaign in United States history; the candidates could not talk about complex issues in their short TV news time. Because of this, the candidates did not debate the issues. The economy underlying TV is based on people modeling themselves on TV‘s fantasy world.

Theme(s)
Radio & Television
Language(s)
English
Country of Origin
United States
Place RecordedSan Francisco, California, United States
FormatSound Recording
Medium speeches (documents)
Hoover IDProgram 19780414; 2003c87_a_0011022
Record Number2003C87.855
Collection Guidehttps://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3g5032c1
RightsUsed with permission of the Commonwealth Club of California.This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the copyright owner.

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