The Newsreader gets a lot right about 80s TV journalism but the times were not so diverse
- Written by: Helen Vatsikopoulos, Lecturer in Journalism, University of Technology Sydney
ABC PublicityReview: The Newsreader, ABC TV
1986 was a very big news year: history-making moments captured by television. The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded live on air. Who can forget the camera lingering on the horrified faces of Christa McAuliffe’s parents, the teacher-in-space being incinerated before our eyes.
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