history of radio news
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This is a powerpoint about the history of Radio Broadcasting/Journalism from 1920-1950.TRANSCRIPT
The History of Radio News
1920-1950
SectionsThe first broadcast
Origins
Golden Age
Adjustment
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The First Broadcast
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Origins (1920-1935)
Early 1920’s 1925 1926 1930
No daily newscasts. Only teasers for newspaper buying.--Shipwrecks/emergency news
Infamous Scopes “monkey” trial covered by WGN in Chicago.
NBC introduced ‘network’. (25 stations)1928- CBS did the same.
Hard News by NBC’s Lowell Thomas!15-minute.
Newspaper drama begins!
Scopes Monkey information
Lowell's last broadcast
1932 1933 1934 1936
Newspapers imposed blackouts on radio.
Lindbergh baby kidnapping.
Biltmore Agreement. Halting of newsgathering. 5-minute restriction. Only after papers came out
Mutual Broadcasting System. 4 stations saw a need to unite.
MBS earned a great reputation through its beat coverage of DC
NBC formed own newsgathering 1933
Didn’t work! As well as Howard Hughes’ flight
Golden Age (1935-50)“Radio’s Best Time”
News embargo broke 1935.
Associated Press agreed to sell its news services to radio again.
News now firmly placed in broadcast schedule.
News averaging 10% of programming by 1930’s.
1938- stations subscribing to more than one news wire. News written just for radio!
WAR OF THE WORLDS
Orson Welles October 30, 1938
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World War II
Spurred radio in to golden age.
NBC developed European news operation in 1937.
InterviewsIn the field!
NBC & CBS: overseas news and bureaus.
Broadcast Journalism!Foreign News Roundup
Edward R. Murrow in London
Became a distinctive syntax or writing and reporting news.
Was and continues to be conversational and have ‘actualities’.
The ‘news analyst’!!
1939-1945
“Oh, the Humanity!”
German airship, Hindenburg
1937, broadcast over WLS in Chicago. Crashed in
Lakehurst, NJ
Reporter Herb Morrison.
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End of WWII1940’s: Still providing new ways to broadcast news.
1944: CBS broadcasted portions of D-Day.
FDR’s 3rd term candidacy His death in 1945
12.3% 1946: of evening commercial network time.
However, television’s inception plus the war’s end caused this to begin to taper.
…and lead to a new age…
Adjustment (1950-1970)Next Class: 1950- Present
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Let’s test what you’ve learned!
When was the first ever Radio Broadcast?
• November 2, 1930• November 2, 1920• September 2, 1921• October 2, 1938
Correct!
The first broadcast was on November 2, 1920! Go back to slide 3 to refresh your memory!
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Who introduced Hard News?
• Howard Hughes• Lowell Thomas x• Orson Welles• Edward R. Murrow
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Hard News by NBC’s Lowell Thomas! 15-minute broadcasts! Go to slide 4 to refresh your memory
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