Robert J. Donovan
Booknotes, Sunday, August 9, 1992
Robert J. Donovan discusses Unsilent Revolution: Television News and American Public Life, 1948-1991.
Mr. Donovan and Mr. Scherer discussed their book, Unsilent Revolution: Television News and American Public Life, published by Cambridge University Press, and its main themes. They each commented on their personal experiences with the media. They also described the impact television has had on the American public. They said that events such as the civil rights movement, the famine in Africa, the McCarthy era, the Vietnam War, and the space program were influenced greatly by television coverage. (timspalding)… (more)
Mr. Donovan and Mr. Scherer discussed their book, Unsilent Revolution: Television News and American Public Life, published by Cambridge University Press, and its main themes. They each commented on their personal experiences with the media. They also described the impact television has had on the American public. They said that events such as the civil rights movement, the famine in Africa, the McCarthy era, the Vietnam War, and the space program were influenced greatly by television coverage. (timspalding)… (more)
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