Landslide New Right TV
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Apr 25, 2024 
Kathryn Cramer Brownell, a historian and Purdue University professor, dives into the fascinating rise and struggles of the New Right's quest for televised news. She reveals how early direct mail served as a conservative communication tool and highlights Nixon's obsession with TV as a means to counter perceived media bias. From the failures of TVN to the eventual success of Fox News, Brownell discusses the landscape of cable news and the impact of deregulation on media today. Tune in to hear how political ambitions reshaped our viewing habits!
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TV As Political Power
- The New Right saw television as the central source of political power and sought alternatives to perceived liberal bias.
- They aimed to build conservative TV to reach mass audiences and push their ideas outside elite newsrooms.
The TVN Experiment
- TVN (TV News) was a New Right project that produced conservative news segments for local stations.
- The plan was to feed conservative stories to local stations for broadcast, bypassing network control.
Elite Newsroom Worldview
- Network news in the 1960s–70s reflected an elite worldview that excluded many perspectives.
- That exclusion fueled grievances across the political spectrum and motivated alternative media efforts.
