Must watch: Frontline to air ‘News War’
Cory Bergman February 10th, 2007
Wow, I just watched the trailer and I’m making sure my DVR is set to record Frontline’s upcoming four-part special called “News War.” Lowell Bergman examines the massive changes and challenges facing journalism, from protecting sources to the White House to the internet. Frontline promises “unequaled, behind-the-scenes access” to national newsrooms, as well as some heavy-hitting interviews. The first installment airs Feb. 13th.
6 Comments Add your own
1. Waimea | February 10th, 2007 at 3:33 pm
“…promises “unequaled, behind-the-scenes access” ”
Now if they would only promise a “balanced, politically neutral perspective”. Frontline’s left-leaning agenda is so tired.
2. Dan | February 10th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
In my experience when someone says a news organization has a “left-leaning agenda”, they usually
are pissed because fraud, stupidity and corruption in government and big business are exposed to the light.
I have to presume they would prefer crooks and criminals to be allowed to continue to take our money and take away our rights as citizens without any mention of it from journalists.
It would be interesting to ask the Waimea types why it is they equate exposing stupidity and wrong doing with “left-leaning”. Is “right-leaning” the same as not caring about human injustice and criminal activity on the part of government, religious institutions and businesses?
Dan
3. off topicAGAIN | February 11th, 2007 at 8:54 am
that orlando sentinel job posting is one of the more creative i’ve read in awhile.
4. Anonymous | February 11th, 2007 at 10:50 am
…and all the Google ads for flea medicine are also kind of neat.
5. off topicAGAIN | February 11th, 2007 at 11:03 am
don’t ya’ just wish there was a porn movie named “frontline”?
6. adam | February 11th, 2007 at 7:46 pm
I was a bit put off by Jeff Jarvis’s comments. I’ve not been in a TV newsroom in almost a decade where they weren’t thinking about the internet and what comes next. The notion that conventional or “old” media is still fighting change is a bit absurd. Are they struggling to change because of bureaucracy? Probably, but they’re struggling to change none the less. The concern isn’t newsrooms fighting for traditional jobs, it’s the division of new work and who among the existing staff is best equiped to tackle these new tasks.
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