1. Journalism Principles and Practices
Television
Journalism Principles and Practices

2. Early Origins Mechanical scanning Electronic scanning
First TV developed around 1939
But WWII put everything on hold

3. The Post-War Boom Perfect medium for the time
Economy plus housing plus desire to stay home
Television advertising at first doubted -- but then became a powerhouse
Cable TV grew: Big antennas and satellites

4. The Golden Age Milton Berle
I Love Lucy - pioneering in more than one way
The money spigot opens

5. Television News Early efforts Began to see impact - Checkers Speech
“See It Now” -- Murrow and McCarthy
Huntley-Brinkley, Walter Cronkite
The Kennedy assassination cements the medium’s importance

6. Television Becomes Profit Center
News formats
Cable news cuts up pie but also makes pie bigger
News plus show business makes for an uneasy mix

7. Profit vs. News Value
While the question is relevant to all journalism, television grappled with it early and often
See It Now and Person to Person were prime examples
The McCarthy program drove a wedge between Paley and Murrow

8. Good Night and Good Luck Study Guide

This is a movie, not a documentary, but while it may not be word-for-word accurate it does convey the essential fact with complete honesty and clarity.
I say that because I have asked several people involved with the original Murrow telecast and they vouch for the essential accuracy of the film. 
 

Enjoy the film, but please pay attention to these areas...


9. Study Guide Continued The economics of the television industry
The relationship among networks and affiliates, and the delicate positions faced by sponsors – Alcoa, for example
The divided loyalties of many CBS administrators – to whom did they owe obligations?
The difficult ethical judgments facing Murrow.
What relevance Murrow’s speech before the RTDNA might have today
The way McCarthy orchestrated pseudo-events