Inventing Television News

No one knew quite what to do with television news until radio news veterans introduced controversial subjects such as racial segregation. Then the public began watching in droves. The Senate anti-communist hearings conducted by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s drew thousands to their television sets each day. These innovations sparked public and private controversies, including the BBC battle with the British government over whether media information should be controlled by the state.

Directing

Alan Mendelsohn · Director

Writing

Alan Mendelsohn · Writer

Production

Alan Mendelsohn · Producer

Editing

Avi Lev · Editor