Dawn of the Eye
From the invention of the first movie camera by the Lumières to the high-tech coverage of the Gulf War, this series traces the evolution of film and television broadcast journalism and its impact on our perception of world events. Each program provides an in-depth look at a different era in the growth and development of this controversial and fascinating industry. Co-produced by CBC and BBC, the 6-hour series was broadcast over 5 nights by CBC in its initial run, and 6 nights thereafter.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Born Among Clowns
19-01-199751 minTraces the beginnings of the filmed-news industry from the development of the movie camera by the Lumière brothers in 1895. Within ten years, cutthroat news companies were in compe...
- Ep 2
2.Eyes of the World
19-01-199748 minHollywood studios initially presented sanitized news as if the Depression or a growing Nazi threat did not exist. However, the March of Time theater newsreel company soon revolutio...
- Ep 3
3.Inventing Television News
26-01-199748 minNo one knew quite what to do with television news until radio news veterans introduced controversial subjects such as racial segregation. Then the public began watching in droves....
- Ep 4
4.The Power and the Image
02-02-199747 minBy the early 1960s, television was the dominant source of news in North America. It provided publicity for the forces of protest and political opposition to such an extent that som...
- Ep 5
5.The Electronic Battalions
09-02-199747 minIn the golden years of network news and the birth of the satellite age, "going live" became the order of the day, and anchormen and anchorwomen became mega-stars. TV news became a...
- Ep 6
6.Embattled Witness
16-02-199748 minThe Gulf War demonstrated the global nature of television news, and how its presence can shape the events it witnesses. As new global news titans vie for network supremacy, the med...
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