《图书馆杂志》(Library Journal )书评
It seems impossible that the history of broadcast journalism covers only 70 years--from scratchy reception on crystal radio sets to high-tech satellite news gathering. Bliss, a retired CBS News veteran, details that brief but colorful span with an insider's knowledge. The pioneers of radio news like Lowell Thomas and Elmer Davis are chronicled. Then there are the journalists who made the transition from radio to television, most notably Edward R. Murrow, and today's young news ``stars.'' Bliss also recalls the news stories that were landmarks in the development of broadcast reporting: the Lindbergh kidnapping, the Hindenberg explosion , radio's coverage of World War II, the Kennedy assassination, man walking on the moon, and television's coverage of the Vietnam War. Recommended for most libraries.-- Chet Hagan, Berks Cty. P.L. System, Pa. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.