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The Ad and the Ego: Truth and Consequences

Discusses how the market economy has grown to the point that commercialism invades the most intimate aspects of life. Leading media critics show how living in an environment saturated with advertising creates a psychology of need. The history of advertising is traced from the 19th century through today. c1996. 57 min. Video/C 4473

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Adland: Where Commercials Come From.

Documents the process of making commercials for television. Visits the locations of several commercials and interviews George Lois, Jerry Della Femina and Mason Reese. 3/4 in. 1974. 60 min. Video/C 2042

Advertising

This program features a historical survey of the methods of advertising in the United States. Topics include the mass-marketing triumph of Lydia Pinkham's 19th century patent medicines; the role of sponsorship in radio and early broadcast television; the application of marketing principles to the 1964 Johnson/Goldwater campaign, and a look at how a Ford Ranger TV spot was made. This program is a valuable aid in understanding the persuasive, pervasive nature of advertising. Videocassette release of a program originally produced by Jones International in 1997 in its telecourse series: Media waves: an introduction to mass communication. 28 min. Video/C 7388

Advertising & the End of the World.

A film by Sut Jhally, Professor of Communication at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst which presents a compelling and accessible argument about consumerism and its impact on the earth's future. "Focusing directly on the world of commercial images, Advertising and the End of the World asks some basic questions about the cultural messages emanating from this market-based view of the world: Do our present arrangements deliver what they claim - happiness and satisfaction? Can we think about our collective as well as our private interests? Can we think long-term as well as short-term? Drawing the connection between society's high-consumption lifestyle and the coming environmental crisis, Advertising & the End of the World forces us to evaluate the physical and material costs of the consumer society and how long we can maintain our present level of production." 1998. 47 min. Video/C 5228

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America's Least Wanted

Criminologists, media critics and other experts discuss the forces behind crime hysteria in the United States, why American prisons don't work, the economic costs of crime and the large social and economic impact of white collar crime. Paper Tiger TV, c1997. 26 min. Video/C 5821

Becoming Barbie.

This documentary provides a compelling look at body imageissues and the role the media plays in promoting certain ideals for women. It examines eating disorders that have become commonplace in society and looks at the influence of the Barbie doll on young girls. Powerful media images, in particular in the fashion and advertising industry, serve as a backdrop for insights into the virtually impossible and highly dangerous physical goals that so many women strive to achieve. It also explores the new world of modelling in which models in video, film and photographs are sculpted by computer technology presenting images to emulate that are not even totally human. Includes interviews with teenagers and professionals working with eating disorder patients. 1993. 47 min. Video/C 4544

Behind the Screens: Hollywood Goes Hypercommercial

This program examines the invasion of mainstream big-budget movies by advertising and marketing. Five leading scholars and a screenwriter discuss the consequences of an ever-accelerated concentration of media ownership and suggest that this continues to have profound effects on contemporary American cultural life. Northampton, MA: Media Education Foundation, c2000. 37 min. Video/C 7535

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bell hooks: Cultural Criticism & Transformation.

Bell Hooks makes a compelling argument for the transformative powers of cultural criticism. She demonstrates how learning to think critically was central to her own self-transformation and how it can play a role in students' quest for a sense of agency and identity. Includes footage from many films and music videos, and news coverage. c1997.61 min. Video/C 4970

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Ben Bagdikian Reads San Francisco Bay Area Dailies

Paper Tiger TV. Video/C 2576

Berkeley Writers at Work: Orville Schell, Fall 2000

A brief lecture by professor and author Orville Schell followed by an interview in which he discusses his writing process. 80 min. Video/C 7882

The Best of Person to Person

Contents: The Korean War -- Desegregation in the South -- The Eisenhower/Taft election -- The quality of American schools -- Peacetime uses of atomic energy -- A discussion with the scientists who discovered nuclear energy -- Flying into the eye of Hurricane Edna -- Flooding of the Missouri River -- A conversation with Carl Sandburg -- Marian Anderson's goodwill tour of Asia -- Two American originals: Grandma Moses and Louis Armstrong. Uses original footage from the CBS See It Now television series in which Edward R. Murrow documented the news of the previous week, inviting viewers to witness history and to meet the people directly shaping events. c1991. 110 min. Video/C 7182

The Best of See It Now

The television series "Person to Person" which was central to the career of Edward R. Murrow as a developer of modern American journalism, introduced audiences to the private lives of celebrated figures. 1991. 90 min. Video/C 2923

Biography of a Biography: Writing the Life of William Randolph Hearst

David Nasaw, author and professor at City University of New York, lectures on the noted California newspaperman and national political figure, William Randolph Hearst. Concludes with questions from the audience. A lecture presented in Dwinelle Hall, University of California Berkeley for the Friends of The Bancroft Library, April 7, 2001. 61 min. Video/C 7916

The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords.

"Too long have others spoken for us". A History of African-American newspapers and journalism from the mid-19th century through the 20th century. With commentary by historians, newspaper cartoonists, journalists, and photojournalists, tells of the struggles against censorship, discrimination and for freedom of the press. Produced and directed by Stanley Nelson.1998. 86 min. Video/C 5445

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Blast 'Em

In the spirit of People magazine and Entertainment Tonight, an entertaining documentary about the frenzied competition among paparazzi for celebrity photos. The film focuses on Victor Malafronte, a young photographer who aggressively pursues his celebrity prey. 1992. 103 min. Video/C 5393

The Business of Newspapers (1978)

Correspondent Hughes Rudd examines the past, present, and future of the newspaper business. Discusses problems such as newspapers' editorial politics and news coverage being dictated by economic consideration, cities that have only one newspaper, and papers that are bought by special interest groups. 43 min. NRLF B 3 969 208

Civil Rights Movement: Primary Sources.

Clinton and the Law. Clinton High was the first school in Tennessee to desegregate -- an experience that led to chaos and violence. This program reports on the town's efforts in 1957 to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court's mandate in the face of coercive opposition. Footage of the Rev. Paul Turner preaching brotherhood and John Kasper expounding in his rhetoric of intolerance creates a vivid portrait of the times. Other individuals add their views, rounding out the picture of a community's successful struggle to reestablish law and order. Originally aired on the CBS Television Network on January 6, 1957 on See It Now. 55 min. Video/C 7362

Mississippi and the 15th Amendment. A college student, a schoolteacher and a fellow of the National Science Foundation were all three ruled illiterate by the local circuit clerk and ineligible to vote. Filmed in 1962, this program reveals the double standards and the dangers faced by African-Americans registering to vote in Mississippi. Interviews with local officials, segregationists, lawyers, clergy and citizens on both sides of the color line expose what amounted to a tacit conspiracy to deprive certain people of their constitutional right to stand up and be counted. Originally aired on the CBS Television Network on September 26, 1962 on CBS Reports. 57 min. Video/C 7363

The Color Line on Campus. For most U.S. colleges today, racial diversity is a goal -- but almost nine years after the Brown decision, it was quite another story. This 1963 program features interviews with James Meredith and other African-American students who broke ground and tradition at universities in the South. Faced with attitudes ranging from passive tolerance to violent rejection, each had achieved enrollment, but not acceptance. Originally aired on the CBS Television Network on January 25, 1963 on CBS Eyewitness News. 30 min. Video/C 7364

After Ten Years: The Court and the Schools The 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling made it clear that segregation would not be tolerated and that states must comply with federal law. In this program, filmed ten years after Brown, news correspondents report on the mixed progress made toward integrating public schools in Nashville, New Rochelle, New Orleans and Prince Edward County, Virginia. Stumbling blocks such as faculty segregation, busing and segregational zoning are examined. A discussion featuring Attorney Gen. Robert Kennedy, Gov. of Georgia Carl Sanders and Roy Wilkins of the NAACP concludes the program. Reporters: Dan Rather, Mike Wallace, Martin Agronsky, Charles Kuralt, Harry Reasoner.+ Originally aired on the CBS Television Network on May 13, 1964. 58 min. Video/C 7365

Segregation -- Northern Style In many places above the Mason-Dixon Line, a subtle form of bigotry was at work during the early 1960s, resisting the efforts of Afro-Americans to buy homes in historically white neighborhoods. In this 1964 program, Mike Wallace reveals the fallacies, attitudes and weak legislation that contributed to de facto segregation in the North by tracking the unsuccessful compaign of a middle-class black family to buy in upscale New Jersey. The positive contributions of fair housing and civil rights groups are also presented. Reporter: Mike Wallace. Originally aired on the CBS Television Network in 1964. 58 min. Video/C 7366

Black Power -- White Backlash When the radical wing of the civil rights movement began equating redress with rebellion rather than nonviolent protest, "Black power" became the rallying cry. In this program, filmed in 1966, Mike Wallace explores public sentiment during that turbulent period by assessing the attitudes, opinions and reactions on both sides of the color line. Interviews with major figures of the movement discussing black militancy, economic power, fair housing, nonviolence, and the tensions in Cicero, Illinois, the Selma of the North capture the fervor of 1966. Reporter: Mike Wallace. Originally aired on the CBS. 56 min. Video/C 7367

Corporation with a Movie Camera

A compilation of old U.S. corporate promotional and advertising films dating from the 1920s designed to illustrate how perceptions of Third World Countries are shaped by the modern media. It interweaves excerpts from corporate sponsored films such as "Sumatra, Island of yesterday" (Goodyear Tire and and "Assignment Venezuela" (Creole Petroleum Corp.) with literary texts, poetry and dramatic segments to show how public relations media functions in the creation of culture mythology. 1992. 34 min. Video/C 6921

Covering the South. National Symposium on the Media and the Civil Rights Movement, April 3-5, 1987 / University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture.

Six panel discussions by print and television journalists who do an in-depth examination of how coverage by the news media influenced the Civil Rights Movement and the historical revolution it spawned. Many personal anecdotes are related by Caucasian and Afro-American journalists of their experiences covering the movement including becoming targets of threats and violence. Approximately 86 min. each.

Birth of the Movement, World War II through the 1950's. covers the early years of the movement including such events as the Montgomery bus boycott, the integration of Central High in Little Rock, James Meredith's enrollment at the University of Mississippi and the murder of Emmett Video/C 3760

The Mass Movement, 1960-64. Part I. This panel covers the events of 1960-1964 including lunch counter sit-ins, the Freedom Riders, the Birmingham riots, continuing civil unrest in Little Rock and Selma and James Meredith's continued matriculation at the University of Mississippi. : Video/C 3761

The Mass Movement, 1960-64. Part II. Continues the coverage of events of 1960-1964 including commentary on the murder of Emmett Till, sit-ins, Freedom Riders, riots in Atlanta with particular commentary on the new young educated black leadership which emerged during the struggle typified by Martin Luther King Jr. Video/C 3762

The Political Movement, 1965-67. Covers the events of 1965-1967 including commentary on the Selma-Montgomery Freedom March, the impact of the signing of the National Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the ensuing Watts Riots which expanded the Civil Rights movement from the South to include all of America. Video/C 3763

The Bottom Line, the Decision Makers.97 min. Video/C 3764

Aftermath, 1968 to the Present.This panel examines the current issues of civil rights, what has changed and what has not changed; issues which have become much more complex in the ensuing 25 years. 113 min. Video/C 3765

Covering China

Bruce Dunning, China correspondent for CBS News, discusses the quality of TV news coverage of foreign affairs and the problems reporters face when covering news in China and presents his views on China's political climate and foreign policy. Interviewed by Harry Kreisler and Andrew Stern, director of the Broadcast Journalism Program, U.C. Berkeley. 55 min. NRLF B 3 969 263

Current Events.

Social commentary about the news media (depicting various human rights scenes) and how it permeates the lives of individuals and whether or not the populace at large responds to it in an appropriate way. 1989. Video/C 2011

Current Events, 1950's Style: 1951/1952.

Contains: Nixon's "Checkers" speech (9/23/52) -- See it now (12/23/51) -- See it now (2/24/52) -- See it now (6/29/52). In the "Checker's speech" Richard Nixon responds to accusations of receiving illegal campaign contributions. See It Now produced in the 50s by CBS, though not television's first public affairs program, was surely its most significant. Hosted by Edward R. Murrow, it was the first public affairs show to use its own film footage instead of newsreel; no interviews were rehearsed and it pioneered the use of field producers, who supervised the filming on location. Its first show on Nov. 18, 1951 marked the first commercial coast-to-coast television broadcast. c1985. 112 min. Video/C 7142

Current Events 1950s Style, II.

Contents: Plymouth news caravan (4/18/55) -- Plymouth news caravan (4/20/55) -- You can change the world (1952) -- The White House Story (1961). A compilation of television news programs from the 1950s and 1960s. Includes two episodes of Plymouth news caravan, an early television news program produced by NBC with host John Cameron Swayze. You can change the world is a promotional program for the Christophers, a movement that tried to recruit good people into jobs important to society such as education. Jack Benny and other Hollywood stars show their support for the movement. The final program is a tour of the newly renovated White House hosted by Mrs. John F. Kennedy. She discusses the historical elements of the building and furnishings. c1985. 113 min. Video/C 7143

Dishonors Awards

An "Awards banquet" by leading American conservatives to recognize the most biased coverage by reporters of the 1990's, and to "honor" the decade's worst reporting. Includes awards for the wackiest analysis, for the impugning of the character of Clinton's adversaries, for media hatred of conservatives and other issues. As award winners were not present personally to accept their prizes, certain high-profile conservatives were called to the podium to accept for them. Contents: Award 1. How do I hate the gipper? Let me count the ways award / Ed Meese accepting for winner John Leonard -- Award 2. Politics of meaninglessness award / Lyn Nofziger accepting for winner Elaine Shannon -- Award 3. Presidential kneepad award for the best journalistic Lewinsky / John Fund accepting for winner Nina Burleigh -- Award 4. Corporal cueball Carville cadet award / Bob Tyrrell accepting for winner Evan Thomas -- Award 5. Damn every conservative we can think of to hell award / Ollie North accepting for winner Bryant Gumbel -- Award 6. I'm a compassionate liberal but I wish you were all dead award / Clarence Thomas accepting for winner Julianne Malveaux. Presented at the Monarch Hotel in Washington, D. C. on December 9, 1999. 89 min. Video/C 8164

Edward R. Murrow Collection: The McCarthy Years. Video/C 3167

Short audio clip of Murrow on McCarthy (from Radio Days web site)

Eric Sevareid's "Not So Wild a Dream": A Personal Memoir(The American Experience)

Covers the autobiographical experiences of Eric Sevareid from his days on the North Dakota prairie to the college peace movement days of the 1930s to his days as a journalist in Europe in the 1940s. c1988. 58 min. Video/C 1529

Exposures of a Movement.

Profiles black photojournalists during the Civil Rights Movement in North and South Carolina. On the front lines, these black photographers took a lot of chances and suffered the same fire hoses and German Shepherds as everyone else. Performer: Alex Rivera, Cecil J. Williams, Count Jackson, James Peeler, George Shinhoster, Jack Claiborne, Thomas Battle, Andrew Young, David Goldfield, Charles Jones, Harvey Gantt, Todd Duncan, Diane Curtain, Thomas Johnson. 1996. 27 min. Video/C 4633

The Eye of the Dictator.

Examines the use of film and particularly the weekly newsreel to inform, disinform, and persuade Germany during years of the Nazi regime. The program takes an in-depth look at the way Joseph Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda, controlled the work of German film cameramen and how he manipulated their work to great effect both as propaganda and as art. c1995. 55 min. Video/C 6903

Fear and Favor in the Newsroom.

Examines the need to protect freedom of the press and investigative journalism in the United States when newspapers and television stations are owned and influenced by large corporations hostile to media exposure. Examines case studies of investigative journalists who have been dismissed or forced to resign because of "too aggressive" journalistic practices and cases of censorship mandated by television and print media management.

Featuring: Wendell Rawls, Jr., Bill Dedman, Ben Bagdikian, Jay Smith, Michael Gartner, Richard Cohen, Bill Kovack, Jon Alpert, Jonathan Kwitny, Sydney H. Schanberg, John L. Hess, Frances Cerra, Ralph Nader, Sydney Gruson, Joel Beinin. Studs Terkel.

"Fear & Favor in the Newsroom demonstrates how ownership of the press by a small corporate elite constricts the free flow of ideas and information on which our democracy depends. The testimony of some of the nation's most distinguished journalists - including four Pulitzer Prize winners - shatters the myth perpetrated by the media themselves that editorial decisions are made "without fear or favor." Internalizing the lessons of spiked stories, demotions and firings, journalists quickly learn to censor themselves rather than aggressively pursue stories which might conflict with the interests of their corporate employers. Fear & Favor in the Newsroom provokes important questions and discussions about ownership of the 'free press.'" 1996. 56 min. Video/C 4474

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Free Speech for Sale: A Bill Moyer's Special.

This program examines the effect money has on free speech and political debate. In our society large corporations are increasingly able to drown out opposition by buying large amounts of air time, while their opponents are silenced by their lack of money. From North Carolina's hog industry to the defeat of the McCain Tobacco Bill to the passage of the Telecom Act of 1995, this program investigates the consequences for our democracy as media outlets are increasingly coming under control of only a few corporations. 1999. 57 min. Video/C 6369

Hate.com: Extremists on the Internet

Addresses the use of the Internet to spread messages of hate and violence. Don Black, founder of Stormfront; Matt Hale, founder of the World Church of the Creator; Richard Butler, founder of Aryan Nations and Christian Identity; and Dr. William Pierce, founder of the National Alliance and author of The Turner diaries, expound their doctrines, tactics, and goals. Profiles of 'lone wolves' - individuals incited to commit violence and hate crimes - include Timothy McVeigh, Benjamin Smith, the lynchers of James Byrd, and others. c2000. 42 min. Video/C 7737

He Called Himself Surava (Er nannte sich Surava)

This documentary tells the story of Peter Hirsch alias Surava, editor in chief of the legendary German-language Swiss weekly "The Nation," who became the personification of anti-Nazi resistance in Switzerland. Arrested, sentenced, dragged into court time and again on the most absurd charges, he was a victim of antisemitism and an unprecendented campaign of defamation which reduced him to a life of poverty and suffering. 1995. 80 min. Video/C 8038

Images in Media

The pictures in our heads that define who we are and help us neatly categorize others are increasingly shaped by newspaper, magazine, film, and TV images. To convey a message quickly, these images often rely on stereotypes and primal reflexes that can foster in an audience an inordinate fear of violence, racial and ethnic prejudices, diminished self-worth, and even eating disorders, as young women attempt to mimic the look of high-fashion models. This program is a behind-the-scenes look at the media's image-makers, from the first photographers to today's Madison Avenue wizards, and asks some disturbing questions about the self-selected few who hold a distorted mirror up to society. 1998. 28 min. Video/C 7291

Introduction to the End of an Argument

Combining news soundbytes, movie clips and documentary footage shot in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the filmmakers critique Western-based representations of Arab culture. The artists cleverly mimic the Western media tableau in an exhilarating mix of fragmented stereotypes from mainstream movies to prime-time news. A film by Elia Suleiman and Jayce Salloum. 1994. 41 min. Video/C 3627

Jean Claude Martineau on Images of Immigration: Haiti

Haitian poet and historian Jean Claude Martineau comments upon the problem of Haitian emigration to the United States and its coverage by the American media. 1993.27 min. Video/C 3640

KPFA On The Air

In 1949, America's first listener-supported community radio station, KPFA, began broadcasting from Berkeley, Calif. The station quickly became a living testament to free speech and cultural diversity -- a vital community of the air that often found itself embroiled in conflict. This film reviews KPFA's passionate 50-year history, including its founding by pacifists and poets, through alternative news coverage of the McCarthy hearings, peace issues, race relations, nuclear disarmanent, nuclear power, student protests, the Black Panther Movement, and the Vietnam War, to the present day challenges that confront this ongoing experiment in democratic media. 2000. 56 min. Video/C 7063

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Legacy of a Kidnapping: Lindbergh and the Triumph of the Tabloids

A Documentary tracing how today's tabloid journalism evolved from one of the landmark events of American mass communications -- the Lindbergh kidnapping case. 2000. 56 min. Video/C 7196

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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media.

Explores the political life and times of the controversial author, linguist and radical philosopher, Noam Chomsky. Highlighting his analysis of media, Chomsky focuses on democratic societies where populations not disciplined by force are subject to more subtle forms of ideological control. 1994. 167 min. Video/C 3440

Herman, Edward S. Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media. New York: Pantheon Books, 1988. Main Stack P95.82.U6.H471 1988)

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McLibel: Two Worlds Collide

A documentary of two individuals who took on the McDonald's Corporation. Using interviews with witnesses and reconstructions of key moments in court, the film examines the main issues in the libel trial-- nutrition, animals, advertising, employment, the environment--and the implications for freedom of speech. In the process of this longest trial in English history, the defendants faced infiltration by spies, secret meetings with corporate executives, 40,,000 pages of background reading and a visit from Ronald McDonald.

"Banned in the UK. The film McDonald's does not want you to see! McDonald's spends $1.8 billion a year on advertising. At the same time it tries to suppress any other information about its operations reaching the public. This is the story of how one such attempt at censorship turned into a public relations disaster. McLibel is the dramatic and inspiring story of how two ordinary but principle people took on one of the world's most powerful global corporations. It is also a highly informative examination of the global food business, addressing issues such as the manipulation of children through glossy advertising, the promotion of an unhealthy diet, the exploitation of workers, the environmental damage caused by agribusiness, and the cruelty inflicted on animals in the production of commodities such as "Big Macs." You will never look at a hamburger in the same way again!" 1997. 53 min. Video/C 6607

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Mao: The Real Man

"The century's greatest political mysteries explained! The strange history of Maos' Chicago gangster brother and evil doppelganger revealed! And what about those recent sitings of Elvis and the beatific 103 year old Mao in a Dubuque K-Mart? Film maker Szilveszter Siklosi's hilariously demented brand of historical revisionism interweaves "real" history, carefully edited archival footage, fake "expert witnesses,"and straightfaced academic blather to demonstrate that in an age of electronic reproduction, anything is possible and everything is dangerously close to believable." (G. Handman, American Libraries, March 1997) 1994. 54 min. Video/C 4637

Martha Rosler Reads Vogue

As Rosler leafs through the Vogue Magazine, the ads and the feature articles become indistinguishable. Her axaggerated parody of television commercials for elegant products gradually shifts to direct criticism. 1982. 28 min. Video/C 2193

The Media and Democracy in the Arab World.

Reports on the Arabic television news station, Al Jezeera, "the CNN of Arabia". Dedicated to freedom of speech, AL Jezeera has earned the admiration of the West and the ire of the Arab nations. The program includes clips of Al Jezeera's news programs and reports as well as interviews with the Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, and some of Al Jezeera's reporters, editors, and directors. c2000. 45 min. Video/C 7839

Media & Human Rights. [Part 1]

First segment: Reports on the lack of media independence in post-communist Hungary where broadcast media are under attack by the government for its "liberal bias." Second segment: A story on the growing number of journalists who are killed while on assignment throughout the world. Third segment: A profile of the world's most unusual radio station--Belgrade's B-92-- which mixes music with anti-war activism in Serbia's capital. Segment from the television program Rights & wrongs broadcast May 28, 1994. Video/C 6711

Media & Human Rights. [Part 2]

Contents: [Pt. 1] A right to know? -- [Pt. 2] Noam Chomsky and the media. First segment: This segment examines the question is there a "right to know?" through an indepth look at the media's shrinking coverage of international news and its impact on human rights. Concludes with a discussion with controversial media analyst Noam Chomsky. Second segment: A look at the role of new tools and technologies -- low-cost video cameras, computers and the Internet -- in human rights activism, a phenomenon which some have termed "weapons of mass communication." Segment from the television program Rights & wrongs broadcast May 14, 1996. Video/C 6732

Media Ethics

Is a politician's personal life fodder for the front page? If a CD has strongly antisocial lyrics, should the record label consider its impact on children? News professionals and executives from NBC, CBS, Capitol-EMI Records and Mercury Records speak out about these issues and other ethical dilemmas their industries face ... The need for honesty and fairness, the subtle pressure of commercial interests, and the lure of sensationalism are discussed in this frank investigation of the pressures and circumstances that make up the context of media ethics. 1997. 28 min. Video/C 7293

Media Rights and Responsibilities

The media have established new outposts in the frontiers of taste that were thought impossible 25 years ago: sexually explicit and violent movies, "Gangsta" rap music, tabloid journalism, and all in the name of First Amendment rights and giving the public what it wants. But with these rights come responsibilities that are seldom respected. What leverage can society use to put curbs on the more outrageous forms of media expression while retaining a respect for creativity and freedom of expression? This program looks at all of the issues surrounding the media's pursuit of the advertising dollar vs. its responsibility to exercise concern for the public good. 1998. 28 min. Video/C 7292

Merchandising Murder: the O.J. Simpson Industry.

It's been called the trial of the century -- former football star O.J. Simpson facing charges of murderinghis wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. But is the trial itself the cause of all the fuss or has the event been manufactured by the media and merchandisers seeking to exploit the case? Film examines the huge million dollar industry which has sprung up to cash in on the compatible with the rights of the accused in a nation where murder seems to pay for everyone but the victims. 1994. 48 min. Video/C 4085

Mickey Mouse Monopoly

Takes a close and critical look at the animated films produced by the Disney Company and the cultural values and assumptions propagated in terms of race, gender and class. Includes contributions from cultural critics, media scholars, child psychologists, educators and children. Contents: Disney's media dominance -- Disney's gender representations -- Disney's race representations -- Disney's commercialization of children's culture. c2001. 52 min. Video/C 7751

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The Myth of the Liberal Media: The Propaganda Model of News

Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky discuss their comprehensive framework for understanding how the news is produced and in whose interests it works. They argue that the news media is subordinated to corporate and conservative interests and is not liberal.

Pt. 1. The filters of news: the propaganda model & agenda setting -- the ownership filter -- the advertising filter -- the sourcing filter -- the flak filter. -- Pt. 2. Domestic issues: the healthcare debate -- the attack on social programs -- the coverage of labor and business. -- Pt. 3. International issues: anti-communism & market celebration (Yeltsin and reform in Russia; attacking the Cuban revolution) -- dictators and democracy (Saddam Hussein; Suharto in Indonesia).

"Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky demolish one of the central tenets of our political culture, the idea of the "liberal media." Instead, utilizing a systematic model based on massive empirical research, they reveal the manner in which the news media are so subordinated to corporate and conservative interests that their function can only be described as that of "elite propaganda." Part One outlines the key notion of the "filters" through which the process of news passes, ensuring that what emerges for public consumption reflects the interests that control journalistic practices. Part Two focuses on several examples of how coverage of key domestic issues shapes public understanding. In Part Three, Chomsky and Herman examine the way that international issues are framed by the media to reflect the interests of political and economic elites." 1997. 60 min. Video/C 5743

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The Nation Erupts.

An experimental view of the Los Angeles rebellion, this video explores the media depictions and omissions around the beating of Rodney King. Going beyond the nightly news soundbytes into the rage of urban communities throughout the nation, this tape demystifies the riots and lends a human face to the national rage. Also contains footage on community initiatives to stop the violence, Black and Korean organizing for peace, and the undercovered Latino community's response to the beating. 1994?. 58 min. Video/C 3625

No Hop Sing, No Bruce Lee: What Do You Do When None of Your Heroes Look Like You?

Various Asian Americans relate how they had to assimilate and adapt to a dominant white society in America. Asian American actors discuss ethnic identity, mass media stereotyping and their subservient roles in the mass media. Film excerpts and actor interviews: Danger Island, Peter Lorre -- Year of living dangerously, Linda Hunt -- Auntie Mame, Yuki Shimoda -- Pink Panther strikes again, Herbert Lom -- Seinfeld, Dom Magwili -- Sixteen candles, Gedde Watanabe -- Bonanza, Victor Sen -- Green Hornet, Bruce Lee -- Flash Gordon, Max von Sydow -- Hook, Dante Basco -- Big trouble in Little China, Dennis Dun, James Hong -- Kung Fu, David Carradine -- American ninja, Guich Koock -- Fiendish plot of Fu Manchu, Peter Sellers -- Under the rainbow -- Seven faces of Dr. Lao, Tony Randall -- Marlow, Bruce Lee -- Terror of the Tong, Christopher Lee -- Karate Kid, Pat Morita -- Teahouse of the August Moon, Marlon Brando. c1998. 28 min. Video/C 7022

Not Black or White

Examines the stereotypical ways in which Asian women have been depicted in the media and how three nationally acclaimed Asian American actresses challenge and defy those concepts in their creative work and careers. c1999. 20 min. Video/C 7716

The O. J. Simpson trial. Pt.1, Background and Opening Statements

Coverage of background information and opening statements before Judge Ito in the televised trial of O. J. Simpson for the murders of his former wife Nicole Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman on June 12, 1994. 60 min. Video/C 4084

Television & the African American Experience, Civil Rights & Beyond: On the Front Lines: Television and African-American Issues

A three part satellite seminar series examining how television has covered and reflected black history and culture over the past fifty years. In this first segment panelists explore issues from the 1950s and 1960s and how television news has interpreted various racial issues and such divisive events as the Rodney King verdict and the confirmation of Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas. Presented at the Museum of Television and Radio, Los Angeles, California on November 7, 2001. 93 min. Video/C 8496

Television & the African American Experience, Civil Rights & Beyond: Images of African-Americans on Prime-time Television

A three part satellite seminar series examining how television has covered and reflected black history and culture over the past fifty years. In this second segment panelists examine the stereotypes of Amos 'n' Andy in the postwar era, the success of the Cosby show in the 1980s, and the recent trend of burgeoning networks concentrating on African-American-themed programming. Presented at the Museum of Television and Radio, Los Angeles, California on November 7, 2001. 93 min. Video/C 8497

Television & the African American Experience, Civil Rights & Beyond: Bebopping, Hip-hopping, & Slam-dunking: the Influence of African-American Endeavors in Music and Sports on Mainstream Culture

A three part satellite seminar series examining how television has covered and reflected black history and culture over the past fifty years. In this second segment panelists examine the stereotypes of Amos 'n' Andy in the postwar era, the success of the Cosby show in the 1980s, and the recent trend of burgeoning networks concentrating on African-American-themed programming. Presented at the Museum of Television and Radio, Los Angeles, California on November 7, 2001. 90 min. Video/C 8498

Onward Christian Soldiers.

A Dutch filmaker explores the phenomenal growth and influence of the Christian Right, not only on American politics and diplomacy, but also on American culture. She follows its leaders, Bob Billings, director of the Moral Majority, Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, and Jimmy Swaggart and other TV evangelists to show how the electronic pulpit reaches a mass audience. 1995. 50 min. Video/C 4562

The Politics of Privacy

(Columbia University Seminars on Media & Society; Ethics in America; 11). A panel of prominent journalists and national politicians discuss the ethical responsibilities of journalists in report on the private lives of public figures, particularly politicians. c1988. 58 min. Video/C 1663

Politics, Privacy and the Press

(Columbia University Seminars on Media & Society; Ethics in America; 10). Columbia University Seminars on Media & Society. The hypothetical case of a presidential candidate's extramarital relationships provides the basis for a discussion by a panel of prominent journalists and national politicians of the ethical responsibilities of journalists in reporting on the he private lives of political figures. Video/C.1662

Presidents and Politics with Richard Strout(A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers)

Journalist Richard Strout reminisces about his career as a reporter covering Washington and the White House. Beginning with the administration of Warren G. Harding up to the Reagan administration, Strout has seen Washington grow from an unhurried southern town into a bustling international seat of government. 1984. 58 min. Video/C 870

Propaganda

This program focuses on dictators and spin doctors who shaped the perceptions of the masses in 20th century Europe. Archival news film and footage and historical photos spotlight the propaganda of the Russian Revolution, Nazi propaganda in World War II, the Gulf War, as well as the PR blitzes of Britain's political scene. Clips from propaganda classics Battleship Potemkin, The Triumph of the Will, and the Eternal Jew are also included. c2000. 29 min. Video/C 8397

Public Access: Spigots for Bigots or Channels for Change? (1990)

A series examining the controversy surrounding hate programming and First Amendment issues on public access cable television.

Public Access: Parts 1-4: Parts 1 & 2: Begins with a case study of Kansas City, Missouri where after a request by the KKK for time on the local access channel, the city council voted to give up their access channel rather than accept Klan programming. Includes interviews with activists, constitutional lawyers and compares the situation to other parts of the country. Parts 3 & 4: Focuses on the KKK, Neo-Nazis and white hate organizations, their tactics and ideology. Activists speak about the tradition of resistance to these organizations and to less overt forms of racism and bias. Contents: Pt. 1. The case of Kansas City / Dick Kurtenbach, Joe Van Eaton, Nicholas Johnson, Rev. Nelson Thompson, Alvin Sikes -- Pt. 2. Guess who's coming to public access: Anti-Klan speakout -- Race & Reason: a response -- Guess Who came to access? -- Report from Albuquerque -- Open forum on First Amendment and white supremacy / Don Knight -- Pt. 3. The empire strikes out, sometimes: Echoes of a nightmare -- Nazi Rally in Ann Arbor -- Interview with Tom Bishop -- Do you know how to play Dixie? -- Interview with Cornel West -- The new Klan: heritage of hate / Charles Evers -- Pt. 4. The empire strikes out, sometimes: Racism: the internal madness -- Who killed Vincent Chin? -- New Klan: heritage of hate -- Showdown in Atlanta -- Interview with Dhoruba bin Wahad, Chris Bratton & Annie Goldson. 112 min. Video/C 7696

Public Access: Parts 5-8: Opens with presentations on different perspectives on the notion that this is a multi-cultural and pluralistic society followed by a focus on racism initiated and fostered in the media. Parts 7 & 8: Focuses on organizing efforts across the nation, providing information about resources for activists concerned with combating racism and strengthening public access television. Contents: Pt. 5. Stirring up the myth of the melting pot: Color schemes / Shu Lea Cheang -- Flag / Linda Gibson -- La Conversacion / Coco Fusco, Guillermo Gomez-Pena. -- Pt. 6. Unpopular culture: Hype & stereotype in the media: Interview with Benetton Inc. re their ad campaigns -- Self-destruction / Colin Jessop, Che Che Martinez -- Re-reading the dragon -- Torn between colors / Through Our Eyes Video & History Project -- Media assassin / Art Jones. -- Pt. 7. Snake bite kit for access: Profile on the Southern Poverty Law Center -- ADL story -- Desecration in darkness: a community fights back -- Tips from Randy Ammon -- NFLCP announcement / Andrew Blau -- Police abuse myth or reality? -- Pt. 8. Snake bite kit for access: Profile of Center for Democratic Renewal -- Interview with Ann Ginger -- Walleye warriors -- Interview with Joe Van Eaton -- MLK -- Martin Luther King Forum -- Straight talk -- Issues seeking answers -- Napa Valley forum -- Forum on human rights -- Battle of Brooklyn Bridge. 112 min. Video/C 7697

Public Access: Parts 9-10: These final two segments show some American youth's response to racism and marginalization. Includes members of white supremacy groups and skinheads as well as youth resistance to recrutment by hate organizations, and the use of poetry and music to educate and agitate for change, such as the Civil Rights Rap. Contents: Pt. 9. Chain...chain...change: Interview with Lynora Williams of Center for Democratic Renewal -- La Skins: Interviews with S.H.A.R.P. / Caroline Seckinger -- Coalition for Human Dignity / Deborah M. Luppold -- Anti-Racist Action, Chicago / Bob Hercules. -- Pt. 10: Chain..chain...change: Rap with Dominoes / Derrick Maddox -- Media assassin / Art Jones -- Light as black rock -- We all belong -- Civil rights rap / Richard DeLaura, Peter Ladue, Thom Thacker -- Report from City College of New York -- Mob violence on St. Marks. 56 min. Video/C 7698

The Public Mind: Image and Reality in America

Examines the impact on democracy of our mass culture whose basic information comes from image-making, the media, public opinion polls, public relations and propaganda. Contents: Pt. 1. Consuming images / producer, director, writer, Gail Pellett -- Pt. 2. Leading questions / producer, Leslie Clark ; writers, Leslie Clark, Andie Tucher -- Pt. 3. Illusions of news / producer, director, writer, Richard M. Cohen -- Pt. 4. The truth about lies / producer, writer, Paul Kaufman 4 videocassettes (60 min. each) Video/C 1441 pt. 1-4

A Question of Evidence.

Presents testimony by key witnesses to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to send O.J. Simpson to trial. Shows Court TV broadcast excerpts from the preliminary hearing before Judge Kathleen Kennedy Powell. Includes defense attorneys Gerald Uelman and Robert Shapiro, and prosecutors Willia Hodgman and Marcia Clark. c1994. 51min. Video/C 4083

The Religious Right

Bill Moyers and Kathleen Hall Jamieson discuss developments in the 1992 presidential campaign and analyze news coverage of the campaign. Moyers and a panel then look at the position of the religious right in the current campaign. VHS. c1992. 57 min. Video/C 3064

Remembering Life

Reporters, photographers as well as readers remember Life magazine and its impact on American public since it first appeared in 1936. 1984. 60 min. 3/4 in. U-matic Video/C 879

Representation & the Media.

Stuart Hall, a renown public speaker and teacher, lectures on the central ideas of cultural studies--that reality is not experienced directly, but through the lens of culture, through the way that human beings represent and tell stories about the world in which they live. Using visual examples, Hall shows how the media--and especially the visual media--have become the key players in the process of modern story telling. c1997. 55 min. Video/C 4654

Robert McChesney Takes on Media Globalization

Journalism professor Robert McChesney talks about the biases of our current media system in the United States, the global dimensions it has increasingly taken, and the merger of mass media corporations. Traditionally in this country, the only threat to a free press was thought to come from the government. But, what's been overlooked historically is the threat that corporate control of the media can have upon the output of the media. Paper Tiger TV, c1997. 26 min. Video/C 5821

The Rodney King Case: What the Jury Saw in CA v. Powell.

Presents the key portions of both the prosecution and defense cases. Condenses 150 hours of gavel-to-gavel coverage and includes the 81 second amateur videotape which recorded the events that occurred during the evening of March 3, 1991. 116 min. Video/C 2531

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Rodney King Decision-rioting, KPIX News Special Report.

5:00 news, 4/30/92. Filmed off air, reports on the protests and the riots. 60 min. Video/C 2377

Rodney King FBI Tapes.

Scenes from the beating of Rodney King by members of the Los Angeles California Police Dept. on March 3, 1991 at regular speed, slow motion, and in a computerized simulation study. 60 min. Video/C 2494

Selling the American Way. (David Halberstam's The Fifties, vol. 2)

Still haunted by the Great Depression, Americans needed to be coaxed into enjoying their new-found affluence. This episode shows how the invention of television and the perfection of the art of advertising were used in both commerce and politics. Highlights advertising gurus Norman Vincent Peale and Rosser Reeves, shows how Richard Nixon applied slick new media techniques to save his career and how Washington learned to manipulate the media, hiding undercover operations in places like Iran, Guatemala and ultimately, Vietnam. 1997. 50 min. Video/C 5379

Spin.

These excerpts from 500 hours of pirated "satellite TV feeds" taped by Springer during 1992 are a devastating critique of television's profound manipulativeness in the way it packages the news and politics. Includes pre-broadcast and post-broadcast footage from network sources (makeup sessions, off-camera discussions), broadcasts from various Presidential campaigns to local television stations and other sources of television never "broadcast". Illustrates the various uses of television by journalists, politicians, consultants and pressure groups to affect the political process, examining among others Pat Robertson's televangelism, the influence of television talk shows such as Larry King Live, the presidential race of 1992 and the Los Angeles riots after the Rodney King verdict. 1995. 57 min. Video/C 4509

Staking a Claim in Cyberspace.

Describes the converging technologies of computers, telephone and interactive TV and examines the question: who is going to build and control the new Information Highway? Presented are the voices and ideas of media advocates and community organizers working to ensure that communication is accessible and functional for all. 1993. 31 min. Video/C 3643

Stranger with a Camera.

During the 1960s, filmmakers came to Appalachia to document the dire conditions of the region's poorest residents. The use of the striking images of poverty raised questions about whether media-makers with otherwise good intentions exploited and perpetuated long-held stereotypes of Appalachia. In 1967 this tension between media and community led Kentuckian Hobart Ison to kill filmmaker Hugh O'Connor. This film revisits this tragedy to explore the reason for the killing. Producer and director Elizabeth Barret. 2000. 60 min. Video/C 7192

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Tabloid Frenzy

This documentary goes behind the scenes to chronicle the daily activities of the editors, writers, researchers and photographers at The Globe and other leading supermarket tabloid newspapers. Interviews with the journalists and other personnel reveals their working methods and journalistic philosophy. The film also traces the tabloids' historical roots, their legal battles, and the tabloids' influence on Television newsmagazine programs. 1994. 46 Video/C 5173

Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press

A documentary on the life and work of George Seldes, America's most important press critic. The film includes archival footage of many of the 20th century's key events from Seldes's encounters with Pershing and Mussolini, to the tobacco industry and the "lords of the press," as it provides a fresh perspective on 20th century history, while raising profound questions about America's news media.

"Narrated by Susan Sarandon. 1996 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature, Tell the Truth and Run is the dramatic story of muckraking journalist George Seldes and a piercing examination of American journalism. Through an examination of Seldes's encounters with Lenin and Mussolini, the tobacco industry, J. Edgar Hoover and the "lords of the press," Tell the Truth & Run provides a fresh perspective on Twentieth-Century history while raising profound ethical, professional and political questions about journalism in America. Seldes, interviewed at a lucid 98, is engaging, witty and still impassioned about his ideas and ideals. Ralph Nader, Victor Navasky, Ben Bagdikian, Daniel Ellsberg, Nat Hentoff and Jeff Cohen, among others, provide incisive commentary." 1996. 111 Video/C 5984

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Terrorism: Freedom of the Press and National Security (Teleconference: the Museum of Television and Radio. Los Angeles, CA, 1998)

Panel: Mort Zuckerman (N.Y. Daily News), Richard C. Wald (ABC News), James D. Stewart (CBS News), Jeffrey Toobin (New Yorker), Steven Emerson (Filmmaker), Gideon Rose (Council on Foreign Relations). Host: Robert M. Batscha.

The last segment in a series of two satellite seminars which investigate how prime-time television deals with reporting acts of terrorism. A panel of experts explore issues such as: What is the attitude of journalists towards terrorists? Has media coverage magnified the importance of terrorism out of all proportion? Has it served their propaganda? Does it prevent or complicate rescue missions? Is the journalist and the television camera the terrorists' best friend? This second segment focuses on these issues in relation to American journalism and terrorist cases in the United States. 1998. 90 min. Video/C 5410

This is Not Beirut.

Incorporating over 200 hours of film footage from Lebanon, this tape examines the representations of Lebanon and Beirut both in the West and the "Middle East". Between the two, the filmmaker mediates both worlds as an U.S.-based, "Westernized" Lebanese. 1994. 48 min. Video/C 3624

Thulani Davis Asks "Why Howard Beach?"

A discussion of how the Howard Beach incident is indicative of racism in the United States. Comments on the news media's superficial treatment of this and other recent racial incidents. 1987. 30 min. Video/C 2578

Truth Merchants

What does it mean to live in a society where more and more news is being written with a PR agenda? This program examines both the power and the responsibility of public relations, along with the friction that often occurs between PR and the media in societies based on a free press. Experts on both sides discuss their professions, while offering penetrating insights into the dynamic overlap between their industries -- and the animosities between so-called spinners and hacks and their ever-increasing influence. 1999. 46 min. Video/C 7290

The Video McLuhan

Written & narrated by Tom Wolfe. Contents: 1. McLuhan videos 1958-1964 (51 min.) -- 2. McLuhan videos 1965-1970 (40 min.) -- 3. McLuhan videos 1972-1979 (43 min.) -- 4. Ohio State Univ. panel 1958 (30 min.) -- 5. Florida St. Univ. lecture 1970 (55 min.) -- 6. York Univ. lecture 1979 (31 min.).

Performers: Gilbert Seldes, Frank Kermode, Tom Snyder, Malcolm Muggeridge, Norman Mailer, Robert Fulford, Tom Brokaw, David Frost, Woody Allen.

Presents the most complete video record of communications theorist Marshall McLuhan. Using video footage from the 1940's to the late 1970's, this program traces the development of McLuhan's thinking and takes the viewer through McLuhan's rise to prominence on the world stage. McLuhan discusses and argues his themes in the classroom, on the lecture circuit, on TV talk shows and newsmagazine programs. 6 videocassettes (250 min.) Video/C 4503

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ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings

Panel: (ABC News staff) Peter Jennings (anchorman), Paul Friedman (exec. producer), Kathryn Christensen (managing editor, senior producer), Tom Nagorski (senior foreign editor), Paul Slavin (senior program producer).

One in a series of satellite seminars which investigate how prime-time television is conceptualized and created. In this film Peter Jennings, anchor and senior editor of the ABC world news tonight program and other editors and producers present the process of how the news is gathered and prepared for broadcasting. Includes a sample evening ABC newscast and a call-in question-and-answer session. This seminar is presented at the Museum of Television and Radio, Los Angeles, California" (November 18, 1998). 90 min. Video/C 5788

And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (Developing Stories).

Using poetry, interviews, music, and clips from television shows, this film highlights the effects of American television broadcasts on local cultures in the Caribbean. The film looks at Cuba's attempts to produce locally-oriented broadcasting, and the response to this from the United States by introducing the anti-Castro station TV Marti. 1992. 50 min. Video/C 3870

Brian Winston Reads Black Sitcoms: Stereotypes and Lotsa Laffs.

Discusses the ways that black sitcoms reinforce stereotypical racial images, giving examples from The Cosby show. 1985.30 min. Video/C 2577

Call It What It Is: Paper Tiger TV-West Takes a Look at Domestic Violence and the Media.

By establishing a relationship between personal experiences with domestic violence and the media's coverage of the same issue, this tape challenges the viewer to examine the social forces which contribute to violence against women and children in the home. Film explores the ways the media's representation of domestic violence tends to obscure the seriousness of this social epidemic. 1993. 30 min. Video/C 3639

The Changing Dynamics of Terrorism on Television. ( Teleconference: The Museum of Television and Radio. Los Angeles, CA, 1998)

Performer: Panel: James F. Hoge (Foreign Affairs), David Nicholas (Independent Television News), Chaim Yavin (Israeli Public Television), Dore Gold (Israeli ambassador to the U.N.), Garrick Utley (CNN). Host: Robert M. Batscha. One in a series of two satellite seminars which investigate how prime-time television deals with reporting acts of terrorism. A panel of experts explore issues such as: What is the attitude of journalists towards terrorists? Has media coverage magnified the importance of terrorism out of all proportion? Has it served their propaganda? Does it prevent or complicate rescue missions? Is the journalist and the television camera the terrorists' best friend? This first segment focuses on these issues in relation to terrorist cases in Great Britain and Israel. 90 min. Video/C 5409

Color Adjustment.

Written by Marlon T. Riggs and performed by Ruby Dee. A historical view of stereotypical depictions of African-Americans in television and through that depiction traces the roots of racism and race relations in America. c1991. 58 min. Video/C 2145

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Creating Jewish Characters for TV.

One in a series of satellite seminars which investigate how prime-time television is conceptualized and created. This film explores the creation and characterization of Jewish characters presented in television sit-coms and dramas through comments by the creators of "Thirtysomething," "Chicago hope," "Relativity," "Northern exposure," and "Seinfeld." This seminar is presented at the Museum of Television and Radio, Los Angeles, California. 1998. 61 min. Video/C 5744

Creating Prime-time Drama: Party of Five.

Panel: Christopher Keyser, Amy Lippman, Mark B. Perry, Ken Topolsky, Lisa Melamed, Scott Wolf. Host: Ron Simon.

One in a series of satellite seminars which investigate how prime-time television is conceptualized and created. The creators, producers, and members of the cast of Party of Five discuss the making of this unusual drama about five siblings raising themselves after their parents' deaths. Hugely popular, the series has won awards for substantive story lines and compelling characters. Presented at the Museum of Television and Radio, Los Angeles, California" (October 29, 1996). 96 min. Video/C 4656

Creating Prime-time Comedy: The Simpsons.

Panel: Nancy Cartwright, Matt Groening, Bill Oakley, David Silverman, Josh Weinstein. Host: Robert M. Batscha. One in a series of satellite seminars which investigate how prime-time television is conceptualized and created. The creative team and cast who produced the animated comedy The Simpsons, discuss how each show evolves from original idea, through script and storyboard development and into production. Includes clips from the show and a call-in question-and-answer session. Presented at the Museum of Television and Radio, Los Angeles, California" (November 14, 1996). 95 min. Video/C 4657

Crime Shows.

Critically examines television programs that re-enact crimes and encourage private citizens to become involved in the apprehension of criminals. Examines cases solved through citizen tips and includes interviews with innocent people falsely arrested, television producers and law enforcement officials. A segment from the television program: Nightline, with host Ted Koppel. c1998. 29 min. Video/C 6871

Culture Jammer's Video.

A collection of satirical "anti-commercials" that urge television viewers to "fight TV addiction," give up their polluting cars, and otherwise reject contemporary material excesses. Contents: Autosaurus (30 sec.) -- Obsession fetish (30 sec.) -- TV turnoff week (30 sec.) -- TV turnoff week 2 (15 sec.) -- WTO (60 sec.) -- Buy nothing day (30 sec.) -- Gross domestic product (30 sec.) -- Culture jamming (12 min.). [1997?] 16 min. Video/C 7826

Current Events.

Social commentary about the news media (depicting various human rights scenes) and how it permeates the lives of individuals and whether or not the populace at large responds to it in an appropriate way. c1989. Video/C 2011

A Crack in the Tube

Contents: Made for TV / by Tom Rubnitz and Ann Magnuson -- Betty Furness for Westinghouse -- Kiss the girls, make them cry / by Dara Birnbaum -- Aqui en esta esquina / Sistema Sandinista de Television -- Betty Furness for Westinghouse --Joan does Dynasty / conceived/written, produced and performed by Joan Braderman. A collection of short films and videorecordings that illustrate the images television injects into modern life, especially those of women, and their social effects. Includes three contemporary video productions, a commercial of the 1950s, and a Nicaraguan game show. c1987. 90 min. Video/C 3766

Dawn of the Eye.1997. 48 min. each installment

History Through a Lens, 1894-1919. Traces the history of the filmed-news industry from the development of the movie camera in 1895 which quicklyled to newsreels shown in vaudeville and then in movie theaters twice a week. In reality, much of what was shown was staged by pre-Hollywood film studios. Film shows the competitiveness and tricks used as news reporting got its start and includes rare footage of very early newreel films. Video/C 5942

Eyes of the World, 1919-1945. Hollywood's version of the news was sanitized until a program called March of Time, a theater newsreel program, established the standards still used in the industry today. As World War II progressed it provided a forum for competition between numerous news agencies. Includes newsreel footage of World War II and of D-Day, with commentary by war correspondents. Video/C 5943

Inventing Television News, 1946-1959. At first no one knew quite what to do with television news until radio news veterans like Edward R. Murrow introduced controversial subjects and the public began watching in droves. The Senate anti-communist hearings conducted by Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s drew thousands to their TV sets each day. Political conventions in the U.S. entered prime time while Korean War correspondents covered American servicemen in Korea and Canadian journalism followed American television techniques in convering their political campaigns. Video/C 5944

The Powers That Be, 1960-1975. In the 1960s, television had become the dominant source of news in North America, and proved to be instrumental in revolutionizing the democratic process by showing the forces of protest and political opposition. It is said that the civil rights movement and anti-war movements could not have succeeded if it were not for television. Includes a look at failed government efforts to control television news. Video/C 5945

The Electronic Battalions, 1975-1988. Chronicles the golden years of network news and the birth of the satellite age as "going live" became the order of the day and anchormen and anchorwomen became mega-stars. Television news becomes a force in foreign policy as images affect the tide of public opinion. CNN, an all news format enters the scene as news coverage of the Iran hostage crisis, Canadian politics, the Falkland War, events in China's Tiananmen Square and the fall of the Berlin Wall bring news into the home as it occurs. Video/C 5946

Global Eye, 1989-1997. Presents news coverage of the Gulf War as an example of how the global nature of television news can shape the events and its witnesses. The program also explores the positive and negative aspects of television newscasting including the promotion of sensationalism and violence, using as examples the news coverage of the Tonya Harding attack on Nancy Kerrigan, the caning of Michael Fay in Singapore, the O.J. Simpson pursuit, and the Lorena Bobbit case. Examines the advent of local news programs and whether network news will remain the watchdog of democracy or eventually lose its position to other media. Video/C 5947

Dreamworlds 2.

A controversial video that MTV tried to ban by threat of legal action if it was released. Portrays the impact that sex and violence in media have on society and culture in our everyday life. Shows scenes from over 165 music videos to show how the media portrays masculinity, femininity, sex, and sex roles. Includes a scene of a brutal gang rape from the movie, The accused. c1995. 57 min. Video/C 4057

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The Effect of TV on Culture in India

This program focuses on the cultural effects of television broadcasting in India. It examines the rapid rise of satellite TV and cable channels and discusses their role in altering Indian perceptions of caste, class, and gender. Interviews with Indian academics and representatives from TV and film are combined with specific information on TV viewing habits in urban and rural locations in India. 1998. 30 min. Video/C 6114

Electronic Media Summit

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Washington D.C.: C-SPAN, 1994. 3 videocassettes (310 min.) Video/C 3183 Pt. 1-3

Contents: Panel 1: Society and the future of electronic media -- Keynote address: Vice President Al Gore -- Panel 2: The future of television programming -- Panel 3: Consumers and the future of electronic media -- Panel 4: Media industry executives discussion.

Panel 1: Robert Johnson (Black Entertainment TV), Deborah Kaplan (World Institute of Disability, Technology Div.), Mitchell Kapor (Electronic Frontier Foundation), Robert Kavner (AT&T), Alan Kay (Apple Computer), Ruth Otte.

Panel 2: Bob Iger (ABC), Jeffrey Katzenberg (Walt Disney), Geraldine Laybourne (Nickelodeon), Scott Sassa (Turner Enter.), Lucie Salhany (Fox), Tom Kalinske (SEGA).

Panel 3: Paul Goldberger (NY Times), Jerry Della Femina (Advertising exec.), Bob Crestani (William Morris), Quincy Jones (TV producer), Alan Schwartz (Bear Stearns), Edward McCracken (Silicon Graphics). Panel 4: Philip Quigley (Pacific Bell), Ray Smith (Bell Atlantic), Gerald Levin (Time Warner), Rupert Murdoch (News Corp.), Michael Eisner (Walt Disney), Mickey Schulhof (Sony).

Conference moderator, Richard Frank ; panel moderators, Pat Harvey, Lynn Sherr, Paul Saffo, Bernard Shaw.

A one day conference on the future of electronic media which includes a keynote address by VP Al Gore and four panel discussions by media developers, broadcasters and executives concerning future developments in "this new world of cyberspace...the superinformation highway."

Erik Barnouw Looks at Television and Election: Is U.S. Democracy Going Down the Tube?

Paper Tiger TV. Erik Barnouw presents his views of the American election process which requires political candidates to become indebted to special interest groups in order to amass the huge sums of money required to "sell" themselves through mass media to the American voters. Barnouw makes proposals for changing this current "anti-democratic" process. Video/C 2582

Ethnic Notions.

Written and directed by Marlon Riggs. Discusses the racist depiction of blacks in American popular and material culture. c1987. 57 min. Video/C 1024

Fact is Stranger Than Fiction.

A collection of seven short videorecordings and films which comprise worlds made up of fantasy, illusion, fact, and speculation. Focusing primarily on women, each work addresses the ambiguous questions of what and how we believe. Contents: Illusions / produced, written and directed by Julie Dash -- Kleenex Napkin's Cling like cloth -- Semiotics of the kitchen / Martha Rosler -- Design for dreaming / M.P.O. Productions -- Possibly in Michigan / written & directed by Cecelia Condit -- Art world wizard / by Carole Ann Klonarides, Michael Owen -- Leaving the 20th century / a videotape by Max Almy. c1987. 90 min. Video/C 3181

Four Hours a Year: The Making of "The March of Time"

The "March of Time" newsreel series covered the news for motion picture audiences before television from 1935 to 1951. This documentary features interviews with its creative team who cover topics including reporting styles, logistical difficulties with big 35mm cameras and huge lights, the use of re-enactments, technical details for a "natural look", lack of zooms or panning, flat lighting, wide angle lens and distortion, the difference between "the truth of yesterday and the truth of today" and the influence of this newsreel series on today's television journalism.

Contents: Newsreel excerpts: Tour of the White House in Roosevelt-Landon election race -- Father Coughlin, formation of a National Union for Political Justice -- First nationwide radio broadcasts by a religious preacher -- New York City's Mayor LaGuardia -- Huey Long in Louisiana -- French Maginot Line before WWII -- Dominican Republic -- New England in 1940. 1974. 56 min. Video/C 5965

Gay and Lesbian Images on Television: An Overview

One in a series of satellite seminars which investigate how prime-time television is conceptualized and created. This film explores gay and lesbian images and issues presented in television sit-coms and dramas through comments by the creators of "Thirtysomething," "Ellen," and "In the Life." Includes clips from the shows and a call-in question-and-answer session. Panel: Howard Rosenberg, Donna Red Wing, Richard Kramer ("Thirtysomething"), Tim Doyle ("Ellen"), Rhona J. Bernstein, John Catania ("In the Life"). Presented at the Museum of Television and Radio, Los Angeles, California." Preceded by an introduction by Mike Wallace and Bill Clinton to the newly opened Museum of Television and Radio in Los Angeles (5 min.). 1998. 89 min. Video/C 5684

The Gulf Crises TV Project.

Contents: v. 1. War, oil and power; Operation dissidence-- v. 2. Getting out of the sand trap; Bring our troops home ; Bring our troops home . News coverage of opposition to American involvement in the war in Iraq, of the philosophies of the dissenters and actions taken to inform the American public of their opinions. 1991. 120. min. Video/C 2165

Hispanics in the Media

From news anchors to editors, from actors to filmmakers-- Hispanics are making their presence known in television and the motion picture industry. Discrimination still exists, however. In this program Hispanics who have made it describe how they did it, the problems they encountered along the way, the hurdles that remain, and the growth potential in the ever-expanding Hispanic media marketplace. 1998. 44 min. Video/C 6557

Hot Spots: Multimedia Analyses of Political Ads.

Political advertising studies illustrating how music, text, metaphor, genre, image, color, delivery, tempo, and location all combine to "orchestrate" political meaning in campaign advertisements and electioneering. Contents: 1. Paradigms of politics -- 2. How music and image deliver argument -- 3. Orchestrating politics -- 4. Communicating feeling -- 5. The politics of feeling. 1997. 63 min. Video/C 7235

If It Bleeds, It Leads.

A discussion of the use of sensational news stories by local television news programs, focusing on Channel 22 in Dayton, Ohio. c1985. 15 min. Video/C 4079

Introduction to the End of an Argument

Combining news soundbytes, movie clips and documentary footage shot in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the filmmakers critique Western-based representations of Arab culture. The artists cleverly mimic the Western media tableau in an exhilarating mix of fragmented stereotypes from mainstream movies to prime-time news. 1994. 41 min. Video/C 3627

It's Only TV (The 90's Home Video Collection).

Contents: New York tv demonstration / by Skip Blumberg, Esti Galili Marpet -- Todd Alcott / by Skip Blumberg -- Daisy, Howard Rosenberg, Peter Stranger / by Nancy Cain -- National Religious Broadcasters Convention / by Eddie Becker -- Big screen delivery / by Nancy Cain -- Joe Isuzu / by Della Famina McNamee, Inc. The television series looks at "people, places and ideas from around the world...fast-paced, entertaining, irreverent, funny and thought-provoking reports from the creative edge of the video age"--container. This segment examines television - not what's on it, but how watching it affects us. 1991. 60 min. Video/C 2201

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Jimmy Swaggart: Friday, February 19, 1988 & Monday, February 22, 1988 / ABC News.

On Feb. 19, 1988, new allegations surfaced that TV evangelist Jimmy Swaggart was involved in sexual philandering and may have to step down. On Feb. 22, he tearfully confessed to sexual misconduct on religious television. Nightline examines, through interviews with Evangelical pastors and others: How will TV evangelism cope with yet another scandal? 45 min. Video/C 5762

Ken Burns, the Historical Narrative on Television.

One in a series of satellite seminars which investigate how prime-time television is conceptualized and created. Ken Burns, the maker of such television documentaries as Brooklyn Bridge; The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God; Huey Long; Statue of Liberty; The Civil War; Empire of the Air; and Baseball; discusses his filmmaking which uses archival photographs, newsreel footage and memoirs to explore the past. Includes clips from his films and a call-in question-and-answer session. Presented at the Museum of Television and Radio, Los Angeles, California (November 19, 1996. 85 min. Video/C 4658

The Killing Screens: Media and the Culture of Violence.

Contents: 1. Stories of power -- 2. Happy violence -- 3. Accelerating violence -- 4. Violence is a social relationship -- 5. Lessons of violence -- 6. Citizenship in the cultural environment -- 7. What parents, teachers, and schools can do. Host, Jean Kilbourne, with George Gerbner. Explores why there is so much violence on television and its effects on viewers. Addresses psychological, political, social, and developmental impacts of growing and living within a cultural environment of pervasive, ritualized violent representation. Suggests new ways of thinking about the negative effects of mass media on society, and discusses what can be done. Questions and ideas are based on the results of a 20-year ongoing study, the Cultural Indicators Project, by Dr. George Gerbner.

"Addressing the question of violence and the media, Gerbner urges us to think about the effects of the media in new and complex ways. In contrast to the relatively simplistic behaviorist theory that media violence causes real-world violence, he encourages us to think about the psychological, political, social, and development impacts of growing up and living within a cultural environment of pervasive, ritualized violent images. Media violence is not a simple act, but the representation of a complex social relationship that teaches who can get away with what against whom. It is an important socializing factor in cultivating ideas about the nature of the social world." c1994. 41 min. Video/C 3581

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Killing Us Softly.

A study of the psychological and sexual themes that pervade today's advertising for products. 30 min. Video/C 443

Still Killing Us Softly.

Continues discussion about the manner in which women are portrayed by advertising. 32 min. Video/C 1116

Killing Us Softly 3.

Jean Kilbourne reviews if and how the image of women in advertising has changed over the last 20 years. With wit and warmth, she uses over 160 ads and commercials to critique advertising's image of women, inviting viewers to look at familiar images in a new way, that moves and empowers them to take action. c2000. 34 min. Video/C 6979

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Beyond Killing Us Softly: The Impact of Media Images on Women and Girls

A documentary about the fight against the toxic and degrading messages to women and girls that dominate the media. The film presents the leading authorities in the fields of psychology of women and girls, eating disorders, gender studies, violence against women, and media literacy -- and focuses their ideas on practical solutions and the best tactics for reclaiming our culture. 2000. 34 min. Video/C 7156

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The Made for TV Election.

90 min. Video/C 1821

Magic in the Sky.

Tells how the issue of who would control the content of television programming became a topic of immense concern when, in 1972, Canada launched a telecommunications satellite. Shows how a coalition of Inuits got access to a satellite channel for six months and created their own programming. Looks at the potential impact of network television. 57 min. NRLF B 3 969 289

March of Time

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McLuhan On McLuhanism

Marshall McLuhan discusses his theories of mass communication and fields questions from a panel of university professors and film critics. Participants: Host: Eric Larrabee. Lecturer: Marshall McLuhan. Panel: Erik Barnouw, Robert K. Merton, Richard Schickel. A videocassette release of a 1966 segment of the television program Sunday Showcase. 1966. 89 min. Video/C 4693

Merchandising Murder: the O.J. Simpson Industry.

It's been called the trial of the century -- former football star O.J. Simpson facing charges of murderinghis wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. But is the trial itself the cause of all the fuss or has the event been manufactured by the media and merchandisers seeking to exploit the case? Film examines the huge million dollar industry which has sprung up to cash in on the compatible with the rights of the accused in a nation where murder seems to pay for everyone but the victims. 1994. 48 min. Video/C 4085

Mighty Morphin' Censorship: Who's Watching Children's Televison?

Media historian, Heather Hendershot, looks at how adults try to prevent television's negative affects on children through a history of television censorship from regulation to the "v-chip." Shows how complex television censorship is as the concept of censorship is always in flux. Examines television programming for children and the sometimes racist content of children's programs and cartoons and the subliminal messages of television advertising. Paper Tiger TV, [1997]. 24 min. Video/C 5821

Mythmaking: The Balkans: A Look at the News Coverage of the War in the Former Yugoslavia

Paper Tiger TV. Various historians, media critics and activists critically examine the mainstream media and the misleading news coverage of the conflict in the former Yugoslavia. They discuss the consequences of oversimplified and dramatic reporting of this complex issue. 1994. 29 min. Video/C 3641

The O. J. Simpson trial. Pt.1, Background and Opening Statements

Coverage of background information and opening statements before Judge Ito in the televised trial of O. J. Simpson for the murders of his former wife Nicole Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman on June 12, 1994. 60 min. Video/C 4084

Off the Straight & Narrow: Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals & Television.

This is the first in-depth documentary film to cast a critical eye over the growth of gay images on television. Leading media scholars provide the historical and cultural context for exploring the implications of these new representations for political and cultural meanings. 1998. 63 min. Video/C 5709

On Television: The Violence Factor.

Host Edwin Newman explores the impact of television violence on viewers, especially on young children, through interviews with actors, network executives, media analysts, mental health researchers, children, and interested adults. c1984. 60 min. Video/C 2649

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Onward Christian Soldiers.

A Dutch filmaker explores the phenomenal growth and influence of the Christian Right, not only on American politics and diplomacy, but also on American culture. She follows its leaders, Bob Billings, director of the Moral Majority, Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, and Jimmy Swaggart and other TV evangelists to show how the electronic pulpit reaches a mass audience. 1995. 50 min. Video/C 4562

Persistence of Vision: Monitoring the Media.

The first of a series of videodiscs that present examples of some of the best recent video art including parodies, political analysis, computer animation, unusual narrative forms and other elements that exploit the power of video. This first volume presents nine video works that portray broadcast television as a tool of commerce and state power. Contents: Why I got into TV / Irene Segalove -- Television delivers people / Richard Serra, Carlota Fay Schoolman -- Three transitions / Peter Campus --The President's world / Gorilla Tapes -- Excerpts and euphoria / Edward Mowbray -- The pastrami sandwich / Irene Segalove -- Dragnet kiss / Irene Segalove -- Composite news composite / Nancy Burson -- The eternal frame / Ant Farm, T. R. Uthco.c1988. 58 min. Video/D 113

Picture Power, 1963. (People's Century.)

This film examines the development of the power of television to sway public opinion and unite the world. Includes televised coverage of the 1939 World's Fair, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth, the Kennedy-Nixon debates, the assassination of John F. Kennedy, man's first steps on the moon, the Munich Olympics, direct satellite broadcasting and the revolution in Eastern Europe in 1989. All became, through television, the shared experiences of humankind thanks to the immediacy of the small screen. 1997. 56 min. Video/C 6437

Prime-time Animation: A Conversation with the Creators of The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and South Park

One in a series of satellite seminars which investigate how prime-time television is conceptualized and created. This film explores the creation of prime time animation in conversation with the four writers of "The Simpsons," "King of the Hill," and "South Park, " who have set the look, style and content of prime time television animation for the past decade. Includes clips from the shows and a call-in question-and-answer session. This seminar is presented at the Museum of Television and Radio, Los Angeles, California, (October 8, 1998). Preceded by an introduction by Mike Wallace and Bill Clinton to the newly opened Museum of Television and Radio in Los Angeles (5 min.). 88 min. 1998. Video/C 5614

Prime-time Politics: New Directions in Political TV Advertising.

Political media consultants discuss political television advertising. Includes numerous political commercials for presidential, congressional and gubernatorial elections which highlight many themes such as crime, taxes, and Bork's nomination for the Supreme Court. 1989. Video/C 5614

A Question of Evidence.

Presents testimony by key witnesses to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to send O.J. Simpson to trial. Shows Court TV broadcast excerpts from the preliminary hearing before Judge Kathleen Kennedy Powell. Includes defense attorneys Gerald Uelman and Robert Shapiro, and prosecutors Willia Hodgman and Marcia Clark. c1994. 51min. Video/C 4083

Race Against Prime Time.

Documentary which explores how television news coverage of violent racial conflicts acts in complicated ways to exacerbate community and individual conflicts. 1985. 60 min. Video/C 1443

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The Real Ellen Story.

Examines the controversial television Sitcom "Ellen" in which a major character reveals that she is a lesbian. Includes interviews with actors and ABC/Disney executives. 1998. 52 min. Video/C 5885

Reflections on a Global Screen

Globalization of the media: does it lead to homogenized culture or encourage the spread of diverse cultures? Examines the social impact of television programming which is broadcast simultaneously and instantaneously around the world and examines the future of communication technology. 1996. 27 min. Video/C 4242

Representation & the Media.

Stuart Hall, a renown public speaker and teacher, lectures on the central ideas of cultural studies--that reality is not experienced directly, but through the lens of culture, through the way that human beings represent and tell stories about the world in which they live. Using visual examples, Hall shows how the media--and especially the visual media--have become the key players in the process of modern story telling. c1997. 55 min. Video/C 4654

Sexual Stereotypes in Media: Superman and the Bride.

Film shows how pervasive stereotypical images of man as "superman" and woman as his slavish bride are in film and television, in the fiction on which programming is based, and even in so-called documentaries. 1993. 37 min. Video/C 2824

Six O'clock and All's Well

The film is a dispassionate examination of the processes and values of broadcast journalism. Raises questions about the social, political, and human impacts of the news while focusing on the local news program of a major New York City station, WABC. Among the issues raised through interviews with the station staff, studio/newsroom activity, and dissection of story are: manipulation of story content, news as theater, the economic factors influencing decision-making, and personal interest and its effects on stories. 59 min. NRLF B 3 969 223

Slaying the Dragon.

This film analyzes the roles and images of Asian women promulgated by the Hollywood film industry and network television over the past fifty years. 198?.60 min. Video/C 1496

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Slim Hopes: Advertising and the Obsession with Thinness.

Illustrated lecture which explores the manner in which women are portrayed by advertising with the focus on thinness. Discusses the impact this portrayal has on the self images of women and girls and offers a new way to think about eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. Contents: Impossible beauty -- The waif look -- Constructed bodies -- Food & sex -- Food & control -- The weight loss industry -- Freeing imaginations. c1995. 30 min. Video/C 4494

Soap Operas.

Takes the viewer behind the scenes to witness the production of a daily television serial. Also examines the relationship that exists between soap opera fans and their favorite serials. 3/4" UMATIC 1982. 30 min. Video/C 411

Starting Fire with Gunpowder.

Control of the media as a means of native self-determination is the motivating idea of this video. The directors chronicle the origins and achievements of the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), a model for aboriginal broadcasters the world over. 1991. 59 min. Video/C 5001

Teach the Children

Edwin Newman explores the impact of extensive television viewing on young children through interviews with educators, psychologists, media analysts, mental health researchers, children, and interested adults. c1992. 57 min. Video/C 2547

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Television and Terrorism, Who Calls the Shots?

Reviews the events of Sept. 27, 1990 in Berkeley, Calif. when 33 people were held hostage and one killed by Merhdad Dashti in the Durant Hotel. A panel of newscasters discusses the challenges and techniques of broadcasting news without editing directly from the sight of crisis situations. Moderated by Fred Friendly. 1990. 60 min. Video/C 1803

Television and the Presidency.

Performer: Chalmers Roberts, Bob Merry, Gwen Ifill, Tom Wicker, Helen Thomas, Lou Cannon, Ellen Hume, Russell Baker, Gerald Seib, Charles Bailey, Bob Clark, Ann Compton, Randall Pinkston, Ray Scherer, Reuven Frank, Ed Fouhy, Wallace Westfeldt, Pierre Salinger, Joe Laitin, Ron Ziegler, Ron Nessen, Jody Powell, Jim Brady, Marlin Fitzwater, Dee Dee Myers, Mike Deaver, Clark Clifford, Norman Ornstein, Stephen Hess. A 3 part series examining the impact that television has had on U.S. presidents. Program 1 examines the use of mass communications by F.D. Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower. The focus then turns to Kennedy and Reagan who used television to their advantage. Program 2 examines how presidents Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter and Bush tried to use television but instead were used by the medium. Program 3 examines the mixed success of Clinton and asks how television has affected the balance of power between the president and congress. Based on a series of 3 hour-long discussions held in Washington with virtually all of the living former and current White House press secretaries and with print and television journalists. c1994. 90 min. Video/C 3595

The Television Explosion.

Explains that, of all the technical innovations in the past fifty years, none has pervaded people's daily lives so much as television. Looks at the new technologies that are creating a second television revolution which could well transform people's lives again. 1982. 3/4" UMATIC 60 min. Video/C 936

TV Violence & You. (Beyond the News.)

Well-known expert on violence, George Gerbner, analyzes one week of television shows to determine their level of violence. He analyzes the effects on viewers of both blatant violence and subtle violent imagery; violent relationships portrayed between men and women, within the context of the growing incidence of rape; and violence at sports events. 1995. 30 min. Video/C 6896

:30 Second Democracy.

Provides a comparative history of political television advertising in the Unite