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Reported by Douglas Brew and Neil MacNeil/ Washington
Reported by Douglas Brew and Neil MacNeil/ Washington...
Without the lure of big names, the nightly The MacNeil/Lehrer Report over 270 public television stations consistently provides TV's best discussion of public affairs. Robert MacNeil, once of NBC, is a refugee from network news ("aware of its frequent triviality, its distorting brevity, its obsession with action and movement, its infantile attention span"). His was the radical idea to devote an entire program to one timely subject. He found a partner in Jim Lehrer, "the single most intelligent person I have ever worked with." On fast-breaking news, MacNeil and Lehrer do an impressive job of rounding...
...news business makes for a rather tame climax. But a book about this unique career in TV news would not be complete without some explanation of why a man would refuse the salary and glamor of the network anchor chair. And in spite of the plodding conclusion. MacNeil's book remains on balance a lively and informative work...
...years, he has resisted tempting network offers to return, including the chance to anchor ABC News in the late 1970s. During this time, MacNeil concedes that the networks have improved their product somewhat, providing more thorough, analytic coverage. He compares network news to the American auto industry: lacking competition it produced poor merchandise. Threatened today by cable news and improving local operations, the networks have been forced into doing a better...