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News Programs in Flux, Year of Change Causes Rethinking

Published on December 19, 2005 | Email this article
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After a year in which Tom Brokaw, Dan Rather, and Peter Jennings have all left their anchor chairs on the evening news, and as the very delivery of news and information is being challenged, networks will be rethinking the role of the anchors and the concept of the nightly news, the Los Angeles Times writes.

 

One major change may be the demise of the self-assured, authoritative, and distant tone of the anchors. According to the article, that tone began to change dramatically with coverage of Hurricane Katrina, as broadcasters reported the disaster with “increasing dismay and emotion.”

Television executives have also been forced to think about new ways to distribute the news, producing ongoing material about developing stories for posting online.

The three evening news programs draw a combined viewership of more than 25 million people a night.

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