You Should Have Been Here Yesterday: A Life Story in Television News
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (871 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1891620940 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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. According to Utley, there has been a sharp decline in network time allotted to coverage of international issues by foreign correspondents, which he attributes to the increasingly bottom-line mentality of the corporations that have taken over the networks, although he also cites American apathy toward foreign issues as a contributing factor. This low-key but engrossing memoir demonstrates not only how much he loves broadcast journalism but also reveals his passionate belief in the high standards television news owes its audience. From Publishers Weekly Currently with CNN's New York bureau, Utley covered international affairs for three decades for NBC, reporting from more than 70 countries, and went on to serve as ABC's chief foreign cor
What is life as a foreign correspondent really like? Is it all glamour and adventure? In this wise and witty memoir, Utley reveals what life is like behind the camera. Utley reflects, in particular, on how the correspondent's role has shifted as centralized control, advanced technology, "infotainment," and profit margin have altered the way television networks operate and television news is reported. Packaged with a DVD of memorable Utley reports and dramatic footage from the heyday of network news, You Should Have Been Here Yesterday is an indispensable tour of the business and excitement of television news.. But Utley's story is far more than a personal memoir--it's a sweeping history of network news. He takes us from the battlefields of Vietnam to the backwaters of Belize, from communist Russia to revolut
"News Reporting in Transition" according to A Customer. In 1961 when Garrick Utley graduated from Carleton College, the world was a very different place. One major change that has taken place almost without our noticing it is the difference in the way we learn about world events. Mr. Utley started in the earliest days of television news and brings us to today's instant news on CNN and even the Internet. Well worth reading.. Loy Wilkinson said Essential Reading for News Junkies. The title calls one attention to the past; the effect of the book is to ponder the future. This is a book well worth reading. It gives weight to the contention that the best way to describe, or teach, history is to describe a series of incidents involving real people. Mr. Utley does that and ties the incidents together not only by personal experience, but also by two more important themes. One is the development of imagery in his