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• catalog abstract "Twenty years ago, ABC News was the laughingstock of broadcast journalism, trailing in the network ratings at a distant third. ABC lacked the reputation, the resources, and most important, the star power of its competitors on Broadcast Row. Roone Arledge, president of ABC News since 1977, changed all that. With acuity and determination, Arledge turned ABC News into a world-class news organization. Now a powerful empire, ABC News is number one in the ratings. Their slogan just happens to be true: more Americans get their news from ABC than from any other source. That makes Arledge the most powerful media executive in the country. The House That Roone Built tells for the first time the dramatic story of this meteoric rise, and reveals, in all his complexity, the brilliant media pioneer who not only had his finger on the pulse of public demand but created the pulse itself. It provides the view behind the camera of how Roone remade a news organization, creating bold new ways of presenting the news - with programs like "Nightline," "20/20," "This Week with David Brinkley," and "PrimeTime Live" - and assembling a galaxy of stars that is now unrivaled in the industry. Peter Jennings, Ted Koppel, Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer, Sam Donaldson, Geraldo Rivera, Hugh Downs - learn how Arledge played them like pieces in a chess game, shrewdly mollifying insecurities, indulging vanities, and surmounting rivalries and clashes of power. Packed with fascinating anecdotes and revealing psychological profiles of those whose appearances we know so well, The House That Roone Built also explores controversial issues in television news - the dangers of the star system, the unending ratings pressures, and the impact of cost-conscious corporate owners. It is a probing account of the creation of a media powerhouse, and a compelling look at how television journalism has evolved in recent times, how its role has changed from "serving the public" to "playing the crowd," and how television, no longer just the documenter of history, has become its very maker.".
• catalog contributor b5300571.
• catalog created "c1994.".
• catalog date "1994".
• catalog date "c1994.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
• catalog description "Arledge ascendant -- Last with the least -- That uncertain summer -- Wide world of news -- 20/20 hindsight -- From morning till Nightline -- Three's a crowd -- Star search -- A Sunday morning wake-up call -- A death in the family -- Blind spots -- The party's over -- Power plays -- Star power -- Not ready for prime time -- Roone at the top -- ABC goes to war -- On the brink.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [364]-368) and index.".
• catalog description "It is a probing account of the creation of a media powerhouse, and a compelling look at how television journalism has evolved in recent times, how its role has changed from "serving the public" to "playing the crowd," and how television, no longer just the documenter of history, has become its very maker.".
• catalog description "It provides the view behind the camera of how Roone remade a news organization, creating bold new ways of presenting the news - with programs like "Nightline," "20/20," "This Week with David Brinkley," and "PrimeTime Live" - and assembling a galaxy of stars that is now unrivaled in the industry.".
• catalog description "Packed with fascinating anecdotes and revealing psychological profiles of those whose appearances we know so well, The House That Roone Built also explores controversial issues in television news - the dangers of the star system, the unending ratings pressures, and the impact of cost-conscious corporate owners.".
• catalog description "Peter Jennings, Ted Koppel, Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer, Sam Donaldson, Geraldo Rivera, Hugh Downs - learn how Arledge played them like pieces in a chess game, shrewdly mollifying insecurities, indulging vanities, and surmounting rivalries and clashes of power.".
• catalog description "Roone Arledge, president of ABC News since 1977, changed all that. With acuity and determination, Arledge turned ABC News into a world-class news organization. Now a powerful empire, ABC News is number one in the ratings. Their slogan just happens to be true: more Americans get their news from ABC than from any other source. That makes Arledge the most powerful media executive in the country.".
• catalog description "The House That Roone Built tells for the first time the dramatic story of this meteoric rise, and reveals, in all his complexity, the brilliant media pioneer who not only had his finger on the pulse of public demand but created the pulse itself.".
• catalog description "Twenty years ago, ABC News was the laughingstock of broadcast journalism, trailing in the network ratings at a distant third. ABC lacked the reputation, the resources, and most important, the star power of its competitors on Broadcast Row.".
• catalog extent "381 p., [8] p. of plates :".
• catalog identifier "0316331511".
• catalog issued "1994".
• catalog issued "c1994.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Boston : Little, Brown,".
• catalog spatial "United States.".
• catalog subject "384.55/4/092 20".
• catalog subject "ABC News.".
• catalog subject "Arledge, Roone.".
• catalog subject "PN4888.T4 G86 1994".
• catalog subject "Television broadcasting of news United States.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Arledge ascendant -- Last with the least -- That uncertain summer -- Wide world of news -- 20/20 hindsight -- From morning till Nightline -- Three's a crowd -- Star search -- A Sunday morning wake-up call -- A death in the family -- Blind spots -- The party's over -- Power plays -- Star power -- Not ready for prime time -- Roone at the top -- ABC goes to war -- On the brink.".
• catalog title "The house that Roone built : the inside story of ABC News / by Marc Gunther.".
• catalog type "text".