Assignment Media Circus
Weeknight prime-time current affairs interview show
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1Media Circus US media under the spotlight - just another tool of the marketing men? O.J. Simpson trial; US talkshows; dumbing-down news; radio talkback; tabloid newspapers.
Speakers
- Paul Davis (WLVI-TV)
- Howard Weitzman (attorney)
- Bill Kovach (Harvard University)
- John Tomlin ("Inside Edition")
- Ed Turner (CNN)
- Ken Auletta (media critic)
- David Bartlett (Radio-TV News Assn.)
- Phil Donahue (talk show host)
- Ellen McGrath (psychologist)
- Sue Kawalerski (WCIX)
- John Sinton (radio consultant)
- Robert Taylor ("Globe")
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Assignment
Secondary Title
- Media Circus
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 24 August 1995
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Weeknight prime-time current affairs interview show
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Current affairs
- Documentary
Hosts
- Susan Wood (Presenter)
Speakers
- Bill Kovach (Harvard University)
- David Bartlett (Radio-TV News Assn.)
- Ed Turner (CNN)
- Ellen McGrath (psychologist)
- Howard Weitzman (attorney)
- John Sinton (radio consultant)
- John Tomlin ("Inside Edition")
- Ken Auletta (media critic)
- Paul Davis (WLVI-TV)
- Phil Donahue (talk show host)
- Robert Taylor ("Globe")
- Sue Kawalerski (WCIX)