TV Launches 24-Hour News with CNN

Starred review from December 1, 2019
Grades 5-8 *Starred Review* Television has played a significant role in modern history, and these volumes in the Captured Television History 4D series (4 new titles) target key events shaped by television coverage. Each title sets the scene with an attention-grabbing, in-the-moment narrative of a historical event and continues with a chronological overview that gives attention to television's impact on viewers and public perception. TV Launches 24-Hour News with CNN kicks off with CNN reporters' live, first-hand accounts of the Gulf War. The bulk of the text then describes the ups and downs of creating and branding the first 24-hour cable news network. It also conveys CNN's influence on the way news is reported today and touches upon President Trump's fake news lambast. The larger size of the books allows for period photographs, sidebars, a visual time line, and other back matter. This series wraps history, technology, and media literacy into a fine package.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)