Summary

02:02 Covering the Coverage: The 1990 Nicaraguan Elections by Bob Hercules A Chicago TV crew travels to Managua and reports on US television journalists' coverage of the historic elections NBC's Jane Whitney: I'm scared by reporters misconception, preconceived ideas, frames of reference if you're only getting your news from TV you're not getting your news Photojournalist: There's problems communicating herereporter's contacts aren't good, there's political baggage and it's tough to see the other side of the coin 08:48 TV Addicts by The Media Foundation A PSA for the Media Foundation urging parents to monitor children's TV habits ACCESS ONLY 09:02 Todd Alcott by Skip Blumberg Another rant from 90's regular, Todd Alcott Todd speaks as a TV Look at Me Look at me!! People try to tell you that I'm bad for you you tell them I've been here through thick and thin, 110% of the time! You'll get crime, thrills, sex, right here, all in the next 8 minutes it's miracle look at me look AT ME!!! 16:00 Kids TV A group of grade six students from Chicago take part in Panasonic Corp's video contest and make their own television newscast 17:41 Revolution: What a Crock by John Walden and Paper Tiger TV A critique of Ted Koppel's recent report on the increased use and influence of home video on television news It's the same old thing Ted and Co trivialize images, render them empty of meaning an maintain control of the message which doesn't encourage us to be active, which doesn't empower us to take part in the world around us It's the same old stuff in a brand new box under the pretense of telling us something new 24:23 Free Speech by Skip Blumberg On the streets of New York City, a spokesman attracts a crowd with his advice to blacks and Latinos to avoid assimilation and support only black and Latino businesses A white policeman tries to disperse the crowd but is denounced: The man has a right to voice his opinions, and we have a right to listen! 30:07 Popeye the Sailor Man by Eddie Becker At the Earth Day celebrations in Washington, DC, Popeye joins the ecology movement I'm Popeye the sailor man, I recycle my spinach can Anyone who pollutes the air, earth, or ocean is nothing more than a criminal! 34:40 Dee Davis by Appalshop Davis comments on TV: The problem with television is that programming is developed to sell things TV should change people's lives, should offer new enthusiasm, should make the lame walk and the blind see 35:16 Don Cherry by Starr Sutherland A musician at the Victoria Theater in San Francisco plays a 3 in 1 instrument: a kazoo, a Jew's harp and a clicker 36:49 The Today Show by Nancy Cain Cain observes a live outdoor taping of The Today Show in Venice Beach, California We see Bryant Gumbel and Frank Zappa, Jay Leno visits a falafel stand and attracts a crowd yes--don't know whether there are issues with using Jay Leno's image/set, but he was outdoors 40:29 Selling Gold by Skip Blumberg On Chambers and Broadway in New York City, a street vendor sells gold jewelry 41:05 Cutaways by RD Rosen A comedic piece in which Rosen demonstrates how to shoot cutaways, a TV production trick to cover jump cuts in an interview The camera records the interviewer pretending to listen intently, looking doubtful, mildly astonished, etc He also shows us the wrong way to appear in the cutaways: nodding off to sleep, flossing your teeth, etc 43:13 Export TV: Anatomy of an Electronic Invasion by Monica Melamid A short documentary about TV Marti, a US broadcast from Key West, FL aimed at the people of Cuba Its mission is broadcast anti-Castro propaganda in order to influence Cuban public opinion 48:13 The Surf Report by Nancy Cain It focuses on a Misha, a street vendor on Venice Beach Originally from the Soviet Union, Misha sells Gorby T-shirts on Venice Beach and sings a song 49:40 Nestle Quick Commercial A ventriloquist and his dog, Farfel, sell Nestle's instant chocolate 54:13 Contrasts by Lillian Liberman We see the contrast between the wealthy and the poor in Mexico City