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1) Weather girl
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"A TV meteorologist and a sports reporter scheme to reunite their divorced bosses with unforecasted results in this charming romantic comedy from the author of The Ex Talk. Ari Abrams has always been fascinated by the weather, and she loves almost everything about her job as a TV meteorologist. Her boss, legendary Seattle weatherwoman Torrance Hale, is too distracted by her tempestuous relationship with her ex-husband, the station's news director,...
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English
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"In an industry dominated by white men, Connie Chung stood alone, the first and only Asian woman to break into the television news industry. This is her extraordinary story, told with incisive wit and remarkable candor. Connie Chung is a pioneer. In 1969 at the age of 23, this once-shy daughter of Chinese parents took her first job at a local TV station in her hometown of Washington, D.C. and soon thereafter began working at CBS news as a correspondent....
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"For almost three decades, Fox News has not only made political careers (see: President Donald J. Trump) but also fundamentally altered the political landscape of the United States. It is a truism: as Fox goes, so goes the nation--into further divisiveness and awash in fake news, a gleefully polarizing company. But just as Fox has pushed America apart, now it too is coming apart. As is the family dynasty behind it. In his irresistible trilogy on the...
4) Truth
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then-President George W. Bush's military service, and the ensuing firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers.
On the morning of September 9, 2004, veteran CBS News producer Mary Mapes believed she had every reason to feel proud of a broadcast journalism job well done. By the end of the day, Mapes, CBS News, and the venerable CBS News...
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English
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The CNN correspondent examines Donald Trump's controversial relationship with the Fox News network and discusses the tensions at the network between Trump loyalists and the few remaining journalists. President Donald Trump watches over six hours of Fox News a day, a habit his staff refers to as 'executive time.' In January 2020, when Fox News began to downplay COVID-19, the President was quick to agree. In March, as the deadly virus spiraled out of...
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The popular character from the "Anchorman" movies shares stories of his childhood and the events that led him to choose a career in the news business; personal anecdotes about the women in his life and his legendary news team; and advice on a variety of topics.
8) Savage news
Author
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Finally realizing her dream of covering the White House for her network, cable news journalist Natalie Savage navigates ratings wars, sexual harassment, and impossible standards throughout a precarious diplomatic and political incident.
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Publisher
Harry N Abrams Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The wild inside story of the birth of CNN and dawn of the age of 24-hour news. How did we get from an age of dignified nightly news broadcasts on three national networks to the age of 24-hour channels and constantly breaking news? The answer-thanks to Ted Turner and an oddball cast of cable television visionaries, big league rejects, and nonunion newbies-can be found in the basement of an abandoned country club in Atlanta. Because it was there, in...
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Language
English
Description
"With this provocative question, Truth Worth Telling introduces us to unforgettable people who discovered the meaning of their lives in the historic events of our times. A 60 Minutes correspondent and former anchor of the CBS Evening News, Scott Pelley writes as a witness to events that changed our world. In moving, detailed prose, he stands with firefighters at the collapsing World Trade Center on 9/11, advances with American troops in combat in...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Description
An inside account of Fox News offers insight into its operations and influence, covering the original launch of the cable news network by Roger Ailes and Rupert Murdoch and the ways in which Fox has become a dominant force in American politics.
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Publisher
Anchor Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Reveals how FoxNews has evolved into an aggressive partisan advocate for the Republican party, citing the roles of Roger Ailes and Rupert Murdoch in promoting agendas that contrast with traditional standards of fairness and objectivity.
Author
Publisher
One Signal Publishers/Atria
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Featuring unbelievable behind-the-scenes details, the author, using his signature investigative prowess, exposes Fox News's blatant attempts to manipulate the truth, mislead the public, and influence our elections, showing the insidious ways the media is damaging our democracy.
15) Network
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English
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A satirical look at the politics and power struggles of television executives as a network news anchorman turns the tables on the "ratings".
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Takes place in the 1950's America, during the early days of broadcast journalism. It chronicles the real-life conflict between television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee. With a desire to report the facts and enlighten the public, Murrow, and his dedicated staff - headed by his producer Fred Friendly and Joe Wershba in the CBS newsroom - defy corporate and sponsorship pressures to...
18) Mr. Deeds
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
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"Small-town guy Longfellow Deeds goes to New York City to collect a $40 billion inheritance from a long lost uncle. Living in a palatial mansion with the services of an unusual personal butler isn't too bad. Things get even better when he mets a beautiful school nurse. But money changes everything, and things aren't what they seem -- his sweetie is actually a journalist feeding reports of his outrageous behavior to the press! Now, its up to Deeds...
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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The news anchor of NBC News' Today tells the story of the father figures in his life as well as his reconciliation and understanding of his own father, and how all these experiences and encounters have informed his understanding of his own role as a dad.
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