Spiro Theodore Agnew TelevisiWord格式.docx
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tcometodiscussthebanoncyclamatesorddt.ihaveasubjectwhichithinkifofgreatimportancetotheamericanpeople.tonightiwanttodiscusstheimportanceofthetelevisionnewsmediumtotheamericanpeople.nonationdependsmoreontheintelligentjudgmentofitscitizens.nomediumhasamoreprofoundinfluenceoverpublicopinion.nowhereinoursystemaretherefewerchecksonvastpower.so,nowhereshouldtherebemoreconscientiousresponsibilityexercisedthanbythenewsmedia.thequestionis,"
arewedemandingenoughofourtelevisionnewspresentations?
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andarethemenofthismediumdemandingenoughofthemselves?
mondaynightaweekago,presidentnixondeliveredthemostimportantaddressofhisadministration,oneofthemostimportantofourdecade.hissubjectwasvietnam.myhope,ashisatthattime,wastorallytheamericanpeopletoseetheconflictthroughtoalastingandjustpeaceinthepacific.for32minutes,hereasonedwithanationthathassufferedalmostathirdofamillioncasualtiesinthelongestwarinitshistory.
whenthepresidentcompletedhisaddress--anaddress,incidentally,thathespentweeksinthepreparationof--hiswordsandpoliciesweresubjectedtoinstantanalysisandquerulouscriticism.theaudienceof70millionamericansgatheredtohearthepresidentoftheunitedstateswasinheritedbyasmallbandofnetworkcommentatorsandself-appointedanalysts,themajorityofwhomexpressedinonewayoranothertheirhostilitytowhathehadtosay.
itwasobviousthattheirmindsweremadeupinadvance.thosewhorecallthefumblingandgropingthatfollowedpresidentjohnson¡
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sdramaticdisclosureofhisintentionnottoseekanothertermhaveseenthesemeninagenuinestateofnonpreparedness.thiswasnotit.
onecommentatortwicecontradictedthepresident¡
sstatementabouttheexchangeofcorrespondencewithhochiminh.anotherchallengedthepresident¡
sabilitiesasapolitician.athirdassertedthatthepresidentwasfollowingapentagonline.others,bytheexpressionsontheirfaces,thetoneoftheirquestions,andthesarcasmoftheirresponses,madecleartheirsharpdisapproval.
toguaranteeinadvancethatthepresident¡
spleafornationalunitywouldbechallenged,onenetworktrottedoutaverellharrimanfortheoccasion.throughoutthepresident'
saddress,hewaitedinthewings.whenthepresidentconcluded,mr.harrimanrecitedperfectly.heattackedthethieugovernmentasunrepresentative;
hecriticizedthepresident¡
sspeechforvariousdeficiencies;
hetwiceissuedacalltothesenateforeignrelationscommitteetodebatevietnamonceagain;
hestatedhisbeliefthatthevietcongornorthvietnamesedidnotreallywantmilitarytake-overofsouthvietnam;
andhetoldalittleanecdoteabouta¡
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fellowhehadmetinthenorthvietnamesedelegation.
allinall,mr.harrisonofferedabroadrangeofgratuitousadvicechallengingandcontradictingthepoliciesoutlinedbythepresidentoftheunitedstates.wherethepresidenthadissuedacallforunity,mr.harrimanwasencouragingthecountrynottolistentohim.
awordaboutmr.harriman.for10monthshewasamerica¡
schiefnegotiatorattheparispeacetalks--aperiodinwhichtheunitedstatesswappedsomeofthegreatestmilitaryconcessionsinthehistoryofwarfareforanenemyagreementontheshapeofthebargainingtable.likecoleridge¡
sancientmariner,mr.harrimanseemstobeundersomeheavycompulsiontojustifyhisfailurestoanyonewhowilllisten.andthenetworkshaveshownthemselveswillingtogivehimalltheairtimehedesires.
noweveryamericanhasarighttodisagreewiththepresidentoftheunitedstatesandtoexpresspubliclythatdisagreement.butthepresidentoftheunitedstateshasarighttocommunicatedirectlywiththepeoplewhoelectedhim,andthepeopleofthiscountryhavetherighttomakeuptheirownmindsandformtheirownopinionsaboutapresidentialaddresswithouthavingapresident¡
swordsandthoughtscharacterizedthroughtheprejudicesofhostilecriticsbeforetheycanevenbedigested.
whenwinstonchurchillralliedpublicopiniontostaythecourseagainsthitler¡
sgermany,hedidn¡
thavetocontendwithagaggleofcommentatorsraisingdoubtsaboutwhetherhewasreadingpublicopinionright,orwhetherbritainhadthestaminatoseethewarthrough.whenpresidentkennedyralliedthenationinthecubanmissilecrisis,hisaddresstothepeoplewasnotchewedoverbyaroundtableofcriticswhodisparagedthecourseofactionhe¡
daskedamericatofollow.
thepurposeofmyremarkstonightistofocusyourattentiononthislittlegroupofmenwhonotonlyenjoyarightofinstantrebuttaltoeverypresidentialaddress,but,moreimportantly,wieldafreehandinselecting,presenting,andinterpretingthegreatissuesinournation.first,let¡
sdefinethatpower.
atleast40millionamericanseverynight,it¡
sestimated,watchthenetworknews.sevenmillionofthemviewa.b.c.,theremainderbeingdividedbetweenn.b.c.andc.b.s.accordingtoharrispollsandotherstudies,formillionsofamericansthenetworksarethesolesourceofnationalandworldnews.inwillroger¡
sobservation,whatyouknewwaswhatyoureadinthenewspaper.todayforgrowingmillionsofamericans,it¡
swhattheyseeandhearontheirtelevisionsets.
nowhowisthisnetworknewsdetermined?
asmallgroupofmen,numberingperhapsnomorethanadozenanchormen,commentators,andexecutiveproducers,settleuponthe20minutesorsooffilmandcommentarythat¡
storeachthepublic.thisselectionismadefromthe90to180minutesthatmaybeavailable.theirpowersofchoicearebroad.
theydecidewhat40to50millionamericanswilllearnoftheday¡
seventsinthenationandintheworld.wecannotmeasurethispowerandinfluencebythetraditionaldemocraticstandards,forthesemencancreatenationalissuesovernight.theycanmakeorbreakbytheircoverageandcommentaryamoratoriumonthewar.theycanelevatemenfromobscuritytonationalprominencewithinaweek.theycanrewardsomepoliticianswithnationalexposureandignoreothers.
formillionsofamericansthenetworkreporterwhocoversacontinuingissue--liketheabmorcivilrights--becomes,ineffect,thepresidingjudgeinanationaltrialbyjury.
itmustberecognizedthatthenetworkshavemadeimportantcontributionstothenationalknowledge--throughnews,documentaries,andspecials.theyhaveoftenusedtheirpowerconstructivelyandcreativelytoawakenthepublicconsciencetocriticalproblems.thenetworksmadehungerandblacklungdiseasenationalissuesovernight.thetvnetworkshavedonewhatnoothermediumcouldhavedoneintermsofdramatizingthehorrorsofwar.thenetworkshavetackledourmostdifficultsocialproblemswithadirectnessandanimmediacythat¡
sthegiftoftheirmedium.theyfocusthenation¡
sattentiononitsenvironmentalabuses--onpollutioninthegreatlakesandthethreatenedecologyoftheeverglades.butitwasalsothenetworksthatelevatedstokelycarmichaelandgeorgelincolnrockwellfromobscuritytonationalprominence.
noristheirpowerconfinedtothesubstantive.araisedeyebrow,aninflectionofthevoice,acausticremarkdroppedinthemiddleofabroadcastcanraisedoubtsinamillionmindsabouttheveracityofapublicofficialorthewisdomofagovernmentpolicy.onefederalcommunicationscommissionerconsidersthepowersofthenetworksequaltothatoflocal,state,andfederalgovernmentsallcombined.certainlyitrepresentsaconcentrationofpoweroveramericanpublicopinionunknowninhistory.
nowwhatdoamericansknowofthemenwhowieldthispower?
ofthemenwhoproduceanddirectthenetworknews,thenationknowspracticallynothing.ofthecommentators,mostamericansknowlittleotherthanthattheyreflectanurbaneandassuredpresenceseeminglywell-informedoneveryimportantmatter.wedoknowthattoamanthesecommentatorsandproducersliveandworkinthegeographicalandintellectualconfinesofwashington,d.c.,ornewyorkcity,thelatterofwhichjamesrestontermsthemostunrepresentativecommunityintheentireunitedstates.
bothcommunitiesbaskintheirownprovincialism,theirownparochialism.
wecandeducethatthesemenreadthesamenewspapers.theydrawtheirpoliticalandsocialviewsfromthesamesources.worse,theytalkconstantlytooneanother,therebyprovidingartificialreinforcementtotheirsharedviewpoints.dotheyallowtheirbiasestoinfluencetheselectionandpresentationofthenews?
davidbrinkleystatesobjectivityisimpossibletonormalhumanbehavior.rather,hesays,weshouldstriveforfairness.
anotheranchormanonanetworknewsshowcontends,andiquote:
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youcan¡
texpungeallyourprivateconvictionsjustbecauseyousitinaseatlikethisandacamerastartstostareatyou.ithinkyourprogramhastoreflectwhatyourbasicfeelingsare.i¡
llpleadguiltytothat.¡
lessthanaweekbeforethe1968election,thissamecommentatorchargedthatpresidentnixon¡
scampaigncommitmentswerenomoredurablethancampaignballoons.heclaimedthat,wereitnotforthefearofhostilereaction,richardnixonwouldbegivinginto,andiquotehimexactly,¡
hisnaturalinstincttosmashtheenemywithacluborgoafterhimwithameataxe.¡
hadthisslanderbeenmadebyonepoliticalcandidateaboutanother,itwouldhavebeendismissedbymostcommentatorsasapartisanattack.butthisattackemanatedf
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