(Oct. 11)
• Read Folkerts Ch. 7 “Television”
• In 1994, Ted Pease got a chance to interview the world’s greatest interviewer—CNN’s Larry King. It was scary. And fun. In this Q&A with “The Father of Talk-Show Democracy,” Larry King talked about his—and the mass media’s—changing and expanding role in political communication, particularly during presidential election years. During the 1992 presidential election, independent spoiler Ross Perot (who ultimately won nearly 20 percent of the vote and cost George W. Bush his reelection) made headlines when he announced his candidacy on “Larry King Live.” Two years later, when King talked to Pease, even more changes were in the works as politicians worked the media in ways that today we find normal. This interview with Larry King is a little dated, but his grasp of the mass media’s possibilities in the future political realm was prescient.
• More to come
• Blogtalk: Weekly comment on the readings, the WORD, or events about the mass media or the press.
• Quiz
First of all, I'm really impressed Dr. Pease was given the chance to interview Larry King! Second, the man is smarter than I gave him credit for. It's insane how much he was right about media today! As far as TV goes, I think it's great. Like everything else, TV should be used in moderation, but what a great tool to get information quickly! I know that it was TV where I first saw and got the severity of the 911 attacks. I can't imagine what life would be like without such a great information tool.
ReplyDelete--Chelsea Ebeling
Chelsea-
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree with you about how correct Larry King was with his perception to modern technology. He even hit reality TV right on the head.
Chasity Woolley