Big 3 networks forced to revise news-gathering methods
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Twenty-four hour news channels are forcing ABC, CBS, and NBC to significantly change the way they conduct their news gathering businesses. The evening newscasts have been reshaped, foreign and domestic bureaus have been closed or downsized, correspondents are being asked to move faster and do more and the broadcasters are relying more on the nonnetwork personnel to gather the news. The economics of the broadcast business have given the Big 3 new divisions no choice but to slice budgets. The swiftly evolving satellite and computer technology has enabled networks to produce networks reports much faster and more efficiently, while also enabling them to rely more on footage from partner networks in other countries and from the 2 giant video news agencies, Reuters Television, and Associated Press Television News.
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24-hour news channels are forcing the Big 3 to significantly change the way they conduct their news gathering businesses
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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A new chief of ABC News, with Arledge in the shadows
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David Westin, the new CEO of ABC News, is faced with major challenges as the company attempts to turn itself around. Mr. Westin, who is replacing Roone Arledge as CEO, must find a way to improve the fortunes of what used to be the dominant force in television news. Under Mr. Arledge, ABC News improved from last place to first place. However, the company has struggled in recent years partly due to the confusion of Mr. Arledge's future.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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At CBS News, win a few and lose a few
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The CBS News program has seen its ratings improve since Andrew Heyward became the head of CBS' news division in 1996. Mr. Heyward, the president of CBS News, has become a determined business strategist and a shrewd diplomat. He has been able to improve CBS News' ratings and profits without having to sacrifice any of the program's prestige. CBS News has become a major focus of the company's attempts to attract younger viewers.
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Since Andrew Heyward became the head of CBS' news division in 1996, the CBS News program has seen its ratings improve
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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