A short film featured on Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe on the way journalism evolved from the dawn of TV to today from guest director Adam Curtis (The Power Of Nightmares).
Brooker also looks into 24 hour news channels and how they can be hilariously bad at times.
The Rise And Fall Of The TV Journalist
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It didn't mention the likes of Paxmen though, which does tend to tell you the facts..generally.
Sadly, Charlie does hit the nail on the head with most of it though. Panic? No, we happen to like queuing in an orderly manner. See? We even brought a flask of tea.
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True enough.Admiral Valdemar wrote:Paxo is more a TV investigator or something, not a field journalist or anchor.
I still await the day the Beeb send him to the US to interview Bush....

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Bush speaking to Paxman would be the TV event of the year.
They wouldn't let Paxman within 10 miles of DC if Bush was in town.
They wouldn't let Paxman within 10 miles of DC if Bush was in town.
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