Contested Ground : The Tunnel and the Struggle over Television News in Cold War America /

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"In 1962, an innovative documentary on a Berlin Wall tunnel escape brought condemnation from both sides of the Iron Curtain during one of the most volatile periods of the Cold War. The Tunnel, produced by NBC's Reuven Frank, clocked in at ninety minutes and prompted a range of strong react...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Conway, Mike, 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2019.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
National Broadcasting Company.
National Broadcasting Company > History > 20th century.
Tunnel (Television program)
Television broadcasting of news > Political aspects.
Escapes.
Documentary television programs.
Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989
Telejournaux > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Documentaires televises > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Évasions > Allemagne (Est) > Histoire.
Évasions > Allemagne > Berlin > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Mur de Berlin.
Television broadcasting of news > Political aspects > United States.
Documentary television programs > United States > History > 20th century.
Escapes > Germany (East) > History.
Escapes > Germany > Berlin > History > 20th century.
Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989.
United States.
Germany (East)
Germany > Berlin.
Germany.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Captured on Film: A Daring Escape from a Divided Berlin
  • Parallel Paths: Television, the Cold War, and Reuven Frank
  • The Transmission of Experience
  • Journalist vs. Filmmaker: The Tunnel and the Elusive Definition of Documentary Films
  • Adventurous Laymen: Print vs. Broadcast in Journalism Boundary Work
  • "The Necessary Restraints of National Security"
  • Epilogue.

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