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Barbara Walters, Lesley Stahl, and Connie Chung are the groundbreaking women who reported on the Watergate scandal for national television networks. Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams examines how their coverage shaped journalism history and how each woman leveraged new opportunities during a pivotal era of change.
Highlights:
Emerging technologies like field cameras and satellites changed news coverage in the early 1970s, and created a new media landscape. Cynthia also discusses how the Watergate scandal, initially considered "a petty crime," became a defining moment in American journalism.
Resources and references:
Audition: A Memoir by Barbara Walters (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2847470-audition)
Reporting Live by Lesley Stahl (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/306446.Reporting_Live)
Watergate's Legacy and the Press by Jon Marshall (https://nupress.northwestern.edu/9780810127197/watergates-legacy-and-the-press/)
Personal History by Katharine Graham (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/70346/personal-history-by-katharine-graham/)
Related Advanced TV Herstory episodes:
11.4 The Epic Career of Connie Chung: Representation & Resilience https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d3d17301-5179-4c90-96f6-7e76edab7799.mp3
3.6 On-Air Power of Curry & Pauley https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d796fda1-44a1-4705-81de-89c135370b1c.mp3
CONNECT WITH CYNTHIA and ADVANCED TV HERSTORY
Monthly Newsletter - https://cynthiabemisabrams.com/
Website - https://cynthiabemisabrams.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/advancedtvherstory/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@advancedtvherstory
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-bemis-abrams-5046573/
PRODUCTION
Podcast Editing - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariloumarosz/
Video Editing - https://nivialopez.com/
Music by Jahzzar - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/
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Barbara Walters, Lesley Stahl, and Connie Chung are the groundbreaking women who reported on the Watergate scandal for national television networks. Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams examines how their coverage shaped journalism history and how each woman leveraged new opportunities during a pivotal era of change.
Highlights:
Emerging technologies like field cameras and satellites changed news coverage in the early 1970s, and created a new media landscape. Cynthia also discusses how the Watergate scandal, initially considered "a petty crime," became a defining moment in American journalism.
Resources and references:
Audition: A Memoir by Barbara Walters (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2847470-audition)
Reporting Live by Lesley Stahl (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/306446.Reporting_Live)
Watergate's Legacy and the Press by Jon Marshall (https://nupress.northwestern.edu/9780810127197/watergates-legacy-and-the-press/)
Personal History by Katharine Graham (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/70346/personal-history-by-katharine-graham/)
Related Advanced TV Herstory episodes:
11.4 The Epic Career of Connie Chung: Representation & Resilience https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d3d17301-5179-4c90-96f6-7e76edab7799.mp3
3.6 On-Air Power of Curry & Pauley https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d796fda1-44a1-4705-81de-89c135370b1c.mp3
CONNECT WITH CYNTHIA and ADVANCED TV HERSTORY
Monthly Newsletter - https://cynthiabemisabrams.com/
Website - https://cynthiabemisabrams.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/advancedtvherstory/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@advancedtvherstory
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-bemis-abrams-5046573/
PRODUCTION
Podcast Editing - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariloumarosz/
Video Editing - https://nivialopez.com/
Music by Jahzzar - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/

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