Newsweek Views the News

Newsweek Views the News
Also known asNewsweek Analysis
GenrePublic affairs program
Talk show
Written byHoward Merrill
Directed byBarry Shear
Presented byErnest K. Lindley
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time25 mins
Original release
NetworkDuMont
ReleaseNovember 7, 1948 (1948-11-07) –
May 22, 1950 (1950-05-22)

Newsweek Views the News (originally known as Newsweek Analysis) is an American public affairs television program[1] broadcast Mondays at 8pm ET on the DuMont Television Network. The series ran from November 7, 1948, to May 22, 1950.[1]

Overview

The series is a public affairs program hosted by Ernest K. Lindley. Editors of Newsweek magazine interviewed guests and discussed current news events.[1]

The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, aired live on Monday nights from 8–8:30 p.m. on most DuMont affiliates. The last episode was aired on May 22, 1950, and DuMont replaced the series with Visit with the Armed Forces.

Episode status

Kinescopes of two episodes, "Casebook of Treason" (February 27, 1950) and "The Far East" (April 17, 1950), are in the collection of the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

"Casebook on Treason" featured ex-Soviet spies Whittaker Chambers and Hede Massing and Soviet defector Peter Pirogov as speakers.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 601. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  2. ↑ "Variety Marathon". New York Times. March 5, 1950. p. 107.

Bibliography

  • David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
  • Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1
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