American Decades
"It's a Wonderful Life"
Journal article
By: Marc Fisher
Date: 1999
Source: Fisher, Marc. "It's a Wonderful Life." American Journalism Review 21, no. 6, July/August 1999, 40–45.
About the Author: Marc Fisher (1958–) is a columnist for the Washington Post. He has worked for the Washington Post since 1986 and has also served as the Special Reports Editor. Fisher's book, After the Wall: Germany, The Germans and the Burdens of History, was published in 1995 and examines the reunification of Germany from a journalist's point of view.
Introduction
National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Radio International (PRI) provided a different kind of programming than the usual talk shows on many commercial radio stations. Programming such as like All Things Considered, the humor of Garrison Keillor, and the information and interviews from Talk of the Nation...
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1990's Media Primary Sources
- Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
- "The Art World & I Go On Line"
- "Hypocrisy Rules the Airwaves"
- "The Next Big Thing: A Bookstore?"
- Walt Handelsman Editorial Cartoons
- "What Level of Protection for Internet Speech?"
- "Roll Over, Ward Cleaver"
- "Comparing Net Directories"
- "Assignment: The Cable News Battle"
- "Who Won the Mosaic War?"
- "Much Ado About Nothing: Some Final Thoughts on Seinfeld"
- "Ken Burns Makes History Happen Now"
- "Is Fox News Fair?"
- "It's a Wonderful Life"
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
