○ 英语演讲稿：Spiro Theodore Agnew: Television News Coverage范文 ○
when winston churchill rallied public opinion to stay the course against hitler’s germany, he didn’t have to contend with a gaggle of commentators raising doubts about whether he was reading public opinion right, or whether britain had the stamina to see the war through. when president kennedy rallied the nation in the cuban missile crisis, his address to the people was not chewed over by a roundtable of critics who disparaged the course of action he’d asked america to follow.
the purpose of my remarks tonight is to focus your attention on this little group of men who not only enjoy a right of instant rebuttal to every presidential address, but, more importantly, wield a free hand in selecting, presenting, and interpreting the great issues in our nation. first, let’s define that power.
at least 40 million americans every night, it’s estimated, watch the network news. seven million of them view a.b.c., the remainder being divided between n.b.c. and c.b.s. according to harris polls and other studies, for millions of americans the networks are the sole source of national and world news. in will roger’s observation, what you knew was what you read in the newspaper. today for growing millions of americans, it’s what they see and hear on their television sets.
now how is this network news determined? a small group of men, numbering perhaps no more than a dozen anchormen, commentators, and executive producers, settle upon the 20 minutes or so of film and commentary that’s to reach the public. this selection is made from the 90 to 180 minutes that
