Local News (2001)
Sub-Genres - Journalism, Social Issues, Biography |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis
Part 1 of five. WCNC, the third-rated station for news in Charlotte, N.C., has a major---and serious---story to cover involving school desegregation. News director Keith Connors decides to devote an entire edition of the 6 P.M. news to it. The ratings? "Brutal" is Connors' only response.
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news, TV-station, mass-media, behind-the-scenes, journalism, newsperson, ratings, television-crew, conflict-of-interest, debate, ethics, newsroom, racial-tension, reporter, scoop [journalism]
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