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Nohereinoursstemaretherefeerheksonvastpoer。
So,nohereshouldtherebemoreonsientiousresponsibilitexerisedthanbthenesmedia。
Thequestionis,"
Areedemandingenoughofourtelevisionnespresentations?
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Andarethemenofthismediumdemandingenoughofthemselves?
Mondanightaeekago,PresidentNixondeliveredthemostimportantaddressofhisAdministration,oneofthemostimportantofourdeade。
HissubjetasVietnam。
Mhope,ashisatthattime,astoralltheAmerianpeopletoseetheonflitthroughtoalastingandjustpeaeinthePaifi。
For32minutes,hereasonedithanationthathassufferedalmostathirdofamillionasualtiesinthelongestarinitshistor。
WhenthePresidentpletedhisaddress--anaddress,inidentall,thathespenteeksinthepreparationof--hisordsandpoliieseresubjetedtoinstantanalsisandquerulousritiism。
Theaudieneof70millionAmeriansgatheredtohearthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesasinheritedbasmallbandofnetorkmentatorsandself-appointedanalsts,themajoritofhomexpressedinoneaoranothertheirhostilittohathehadtosa。
Itasobviousthattheirmindseremadeupinadvane。
ThosehoreallthefumblingandgropingthatfolloedPresidentJohnson’sdramatidislosureofhisintentionnottoseekanothertermhaveseenthesemeninagenuinestateofnonpreparedness。
Thisasnotit。
OnementatortieontraditedthePresident’sstatementabouttheexhangeoforrespondeneithHoChiMinh。
AnotherhallengedthePresident’sabilitiesasapolitiian。
AthirdassertedthatthePresidentasfolloingaPentagonline。
Others,btheexpressionsontheirfaes,thetoneoftheirquestions,andthesarasmoftheirresponses,madeleartheirsharpdisapproval。
ToguaranteeinadvanethatthePresident’spleafornationalunitouldbehallenged,onenetorktrottedoutAverellHarrimanfortheoasion。
ThroughoutthePresident'
saddress,heaitedintheings。
WhenthePresidentonluded,Mr。
Harrimanreitedperfetl。
HeattakedtheThieuGovernmentasunrepresentative;
heritiizedthePresident’sspeehforvariousdefiienies;
hetieissuedaalltotheSenateForeignRelationsCommitteetodebateVietnamoneagain;
hestatedhisbeliefthattheVietongorNorthVietnamesedidnotreallantmilitartake-overofSouthVietnam;
andhetoldalittleanedoteabouta“ver,verresponsible”fellohehadmetintheNorthVietnamesedelegation。
Allinall,Mr。
HarrisonofferedabroadrangeofgratuitousadviehallengingandontraditingthepoliiesoutlinedbthePresidentoftheUnitedStates。
WherethePresidenthadissuedaallforunit,Mr。
Harrimanasenouragingtheountrnottolistentohim。
AordaboutMr。
Harriman。
For10monthsheasAmeria’shiefnegotiatorattheParispeaetalks--aperiodinhihtheUnitedStatessappedsomeofthegreatestmilitaronessionsinthehistorofarfareforanenemagreementontheshapeofthebargainingtable。
LikeColeridge’sAnientMariner,Mr。
Harrimanseemstobeundersomeheavpulsiontojustifhisfailurestoanonehoilllisten。
Andthenetorkshaveshonthemselvesillingtogivehimalltheairtimehedesires。
NoeverAmerianhasarighttodisagreeiththePresidentoftheUnitedStatesandtoexpresspublilthatdisagreement。
ButthePresidentoftheUnitedStateshasarighttomuniatediretliththepeoplehoeletedhim,andthepeopleofthisountrhavetherighttomakeuptheironmindsandformtheironopinionsaboutaPresidentialaddressithouthavingaPresident’sordsandthoughtsharaterizedthroughtheprejudiesofhostileritisbeforetheanevenbedigested。
WhenWinstonChurhillralliedpubliopiniontostatheourseagainstHitler’sGerman,hedidn’thavetoontendithagaggleofmentatorsraisingdoubtsabouthetherheasreadingpubliopinionright,orhetherBritainhadthestaminatoseethearthrough。
WhenPresidentKennedralliedthenationintheCubanmissilerisis,hisaddresstothepeopleasnotheedoverbaroundtableofritishodisparagedtheourseofationhe’daskedAmeriatofollo。
ThepurposeofmremarkstonightistofousourattentiononthislittlegroupofmenhonotonlenjoarightofinstantrebuttaltoeverPresidentialaddress,but,moreimportantl,ieldafreehandinseleting,presenting,andinterpretingthegreatissuesinournation。
First,let’sdefinethatpoer。
Atleast40millionAmeriansevernight,it’sestimated,aththenetorknes。
SevenmillionofthemvieA。
B。
C。
,theremainderbeingdividedbeteenN。
andC。
S。
AordingtoHarrispollsandotherstudies,formillionsofAmeriansthenetorksarethesolesoureofnationalandorldnes。
InWillRoger’sobservation,hatoukneashatoureadinthenespaper。
TodaforgroingmillionsofAmerians,it’shattheseeandhearontheirtelevisionsets。
Nohoisthisnetorknesdetermined?
Asmallgroupofmen,numberingperhapsnomorethanadozenanhormen,mentators,andexeutiveproduers,settleuponthe20minutesorsooffilmandmentarthat’storeahthepubli。
Thisseletionismadefromthe90to0minutesthatmabeavailable。
Theirpoersofhoiearebroad。
Thedeidehat40to50millionAmeriansilllearnoftheda’seventsinthenationandintheorld。
Weannotmeasurethispoerandinfluenebthetraditionaldemoratistandards,forthesemenanreatenationalissuesovernight。
Theanmakeorbreakbtheiroverageandmentaramoratoriumonthear。
Theanelevatemenfromobsurittonationalpromineneithinaeek。
Theanreardsomepolitiiansithnationalexposureandignoreothers。
FormillionsofAmeriansthenetorkreporterhooversaontinuingissue--liketheABMorivilrights--bees,ineffet,thepresidingjudgeinanationaltrialbjur。
Itmustbereognizedthatthenetorkshavemadeimportantontributionstothenationalknoledge--throughnes,doumentaries,andspeials。
Thehaveoftenusedtheirpoeronstrutivelandreativelto**kenthepublionsienetoritialproblems。
Thenetorksmadehungerandblaklungdiseasenationalissuesovernight。
TheTVnetorkshavedonehatnoothermediumouldhavedoneintermsofdramatizingthehorrorsofar。
Thenetorkshavetakledourmostdiffiultsoialproblemsithadiretnessandanimmediathat’sthegiftoftheirmedium。
Thefousthenation’sattentiononitsenvironmentalabuses--onpollutionintheGreatLakesandthethreatenedeologoftheEverglades。
ButitasalsothenetorksthatelevatedStokelCarmihaelandGeorgeLinolnRokellfromobsurittonationalprominene。
Noristheirpoeronfinedtothesubstantive。
Araisedeebro,aninfletionofthevoie,aaustiremarkdroppedinthemiddleofabroadastanraisedoubtsinamillionmindsabouttheveraitofapublioffiialortheisdomofaGovernmentpoli。
OneFederalCommuniationsCommissioneronsidersthepoersofthenetorksequaltothatofloal,state,andFederalGovernmentsallbined。
CertainlitrepresentsaonentrationofpoeroverAmerianpubliopinionunknoninhistor。
NohatdoAmeriansknoofthemenhoieldthispoer?
Ofthemenhoprodueanddiretthenetorknes,thenationknospratiallnothing。
Ofthementators,mostAmeriansknolittleotherthanthattherefletanurbaneandassuredpreseneseeminglell-informedoneverimportantmatter。
WedoknothattoamanthesementatorsandproduersliveandorkinthegeographialandintelletualonfinesofWashington,D。
,orNeYorkCit,thelatterofhihJamesRestontermsthemostunrepresentativemunitintheentireUnitedStates。
Bothmunitiesbaskintheironprovinialism,theironparohialism。
Weandeduethatthesemenreadthesamenespapers。
Thedratheirpolitialandsoialviesfromthesamesoures。
Worse,thetalkonstantltooneanother,therebprovidingartifiialreinforementtotheirsharedviepoints。
Dotheallotheirbiasestoinfluenetheseletionandpresentationofthenes?
DavidBrinklestatesobjetivitisimpossibletonormalhumanbehavior。
Rather,hesas,eshouldstriveforfairness。
Anotheranhormanonanetorknesshoontends,andIe:
“Youan’texpungeallourprivateonvitionsjustbeauseousitinaseatlikethisandaamerastartstostareatou。
Ithinkourprogramhastoreflethatourbasifeelingsare。
I’llpleadguilttothat。
”Lessthanaeekbeforethe68eletion,thissamementatorhargedthatPresidentNixon’sampaignmitmentserenomoredurablethanampaignballoons。
Helaimedthat,ereitnotforthefearofhostilereation,RihardNixonouldbegivinginto,andIehimexatl,“hisnaturalinstinttosmashtheenemithaluborgoafterhimithameataxe。
”Hadthisslanderbeenmadebonepolitialandidateaboutanother,itouldhavebeendismissedbmostmentatorsasapartisanattak。
Butthisattakemanatedfromtheprivilegedsantuarofanetorkstudioandthereforehadtheapparentdignitofanobjetivestatement。
TheAmerianpeopleouldrightlnottoleratethisonentrationofpoerinGovernment。
Isitnotfairandrelevanttoquestionitsonentrationinthehandsofatin,enlosedfraternitofprivilegedmeneletedbnooneandenjoingamonopolsantionedandliensedbGovernment?
Theviesofthemajoritofthisfraternitdonot--andIrepeat,not--representtheviesofAmeria。
ThatishsuhagreatgulfexistedbeteenhothenationreeivedthePresident’saddressandhothenetorksrevieedit。
NotonldidtheountrreeivethePresident’sspeehmorearmlthanthenetorks,butsoalsod