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Overview"Fred Friendly (1915-1998) was the single most important personality in news and public affairs programming during the first four decades of American television. Portrayed by George Clooney in the film Good Night and Good Luck, Friendly, together with Edward R. Murrow, invented the television documentary format and subsequently oversaw the birth of public television. Juggling the roles of producer, policy maker, and teacher, Friendly had an unprecedented impact on the development of CBS in its heyday, wielded extensive influence at the Ford Foundation under the presidency of McGeorge Bundy, and trained a generation of journalists at Columbia University during a tumultuous period of student revolt. Ralph Engelman's biography is the first comprehensive account of Friendly's life and work. Known as a ""brilliant monster,"" Friendly stood at the center of television's unique response to McCarthyism, Watergate, and the Vietnam War, and the pitched battles he fought continue to resonate in the troubled world of television news. Engelman's fascinating psychological portrait explores the sources of Friendly's legendary rage and his extraordinary achievement. Drawing on private papers and interviews with colleagues, family members, and friends, Friendlyvision is the definitive story of broadcast journalism's infamous ""wild man,"" providing a crucial perspective on the past and future character of American journalism." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ralph Engelman , Morley SaferPublisher: Columbia University Press Imprint: Columbia University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.737kg ISBN: 9780231136907ISBN 10: 0231136900 Pages: 440 Publication Date: 24 April 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Language: English Table of ContentsForeword, by Morley Safer Acknowledgments Prologue: Salesman Introduction 1. Ferd 2. My Rhodes Scholarship 3. Willing to Be Lucky 4. See It Now 5. Friendly and Murrow 6. Encounter with McCarthyism 7. Aftermath 8. CBS Reports 9. Camelot 10. News President 11. At the Top of His Game 12. Vietnam 13. Resignation 14. Policy Maker 15. Professor 16. PBL 17. PBS 18. The Press and the Bar 19. Seminar 20. Last Years 21. Friendlyvision Notes IndexReviews[A] complex, rewarding portrait of one of network television's most memorable figures. -- James Boylan, Columbia Journalism Review A substantial and useful study of the underknown pioneer whose conviction and energy did much to shape the content and character of American broadcast journalism. -- Kirkus Reviews A revelation... Mr. Engelman ably brings [Fred Friendly] to life. -- J. Max Robins, Wall Street Journal Richly detailed... The book opens a singular window on an important vision that Friendly shared with others... Recommended. -- Choice The man behind Murrow and much more.Engelman (Journalism/Long Island Univ.; Public Radio and Television in America: A Political History, 1996) examines the life and career of influential and controversial news producer Fred Friendly (1915 - 98), best known for his long association with crusading journalist Edward R. Murrow. Born Ferdinand F. Wachenheimer, Friendly was one of the most profoundly influential figures in the history of broadcast journalism. After successfully producing a series of innovative news programs for radio, he caught the attention of CBS News, where he teamed with Murrow to create Hear It Now and See It Now, radio and TV documentary series that re-created historic events for audiences. The Friendly/Murrow partnership capitalized on these successes to pursue increasingly provocative subject matter, such as an investigation of Senator Joseph McCarthy's anticommunist campaign, that frequently brought them into conflict with CBS founder William Paley. Named head of CBS News in 1964, Friendly resigned his post two years later when the network refused to preempt a rerun of I Love Lucy for live coverage of the Senate Foreign Relation Committee's hearings on Vietnam. Dramatic, outsized, principled and self-promoting (he sent his letter of resignation to the New York Times), this action encapsulated the many contradictions at the heart of Friendly's persona. Quotes from colleagues and friends describe him by turns as dynamic and domineering, warm and bullying and passionately idealistic and wearyingly petulant. Friendly continued to wield vast influence over his field after leaving CBS. He taught at Columbia's Journalism School, established a highly regarded series of public seminars on media and virtually invented the concept of public television. Engelman's comprehensive research - he cites the dyslexic Ferd Wachenheimer's school report cards - brings his driven subject into vivid relief. The prose may be dryly academic, but the man, his times and his achievements come through.A substantial and useful study of the underknown pioneer whose conviction and energy did much to shape the content and character of American broadcast journalism. (Kirkus Reviews) Author InformationRalph Engelman chairs the Journalism Department at the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University. A member of the jury of the George Polk Awards and the coordinator of the annual George Polk Awards Seminar, he is the author of Public Radio and Television in America: A Political History. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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