Reality Show: Inside the Last Great Television News War
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"Reality Show: Inside the Last Great Television News War" is a nonfiction book by media critic Howard Kurtz that chronicles the fierce competition and transformation within U.S. cable television news.
All labels observed (1)
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| Reality Show: Inside the Last Great Television News War canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7273465 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Reality Show: Inside the Last Great Television News War Context triple: [Howard Kurtz, notableWork, Reality Show: Inside the Last Great Television News War]
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A.
The Huntley–Brinkley Report
The Huntley–Brinkley Report was a prominent American television evening news program on NBC, co-anchored by Chet Huntley and David Brinkley from the late 1950s through the early 1970s.
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B.
Airhead: The Imperfect Art of Making News
"Airhead: The Imperfect Art of Making News" is a memoir-style book by British journalist Emily Maitlis that offers behind-the-scenes insights into broadcast news and high-profile political interviews.
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The Brass Check
The Brass Check is a 1919 exposé by Upton Sinclair that harshly criticizes the American newspaper industry for corruption, bias, and manipulation of public opinion.
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The Myth of the Liberal Media
The Myth of the Liberal Media is a critical work that challenges the notion of media objectivity in the United States, arguing that mainstream news outlets systematically reflect and reinforce corporate and elite interests.
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E.
Douglas Edwards with the News
Douglas Edwards with the News was an early American television network evening newscast on CBS, anchored by journalist Douglas Edwards.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Reality Show: Inside the Last Great Television News War Target entity description: "Reality Show: Inside the Last Great Television News War" is a nonfiction book by media critic Howard Kurtz that chronicles the fierce competition and transformation within U.S. cable television news.
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A.
The Huntley–Brinkley Report
The Huntley–Brinkley Report was a prominent American television evening news program on NBC, co-anchored by Chet Huntley and David Brinkley from the late 1950s through the early 1970s.
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B.
Airhead: The Imperfect Art of Making News
"Airhead: The Imperfect Art of Making News" is a memoir-style book by British journalist Emily Maitlis that offers behind-the-scenes insights into broadcast news and high-profile political interviews.
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C.
The Brass Check
The Brass Check is a 1919 exposé by Upton Sinclair that harshly criticizes the American newspaper industry for corruption, bias, and manipulation of public opinion.
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D.
The Myth of the Liberal Media
The Myth of the Liberal Media is a critical work that challenges the notion of media objectivity in the United States, arguing that mainstream news outlets systematically reflect and reinforce corporate and elite interests.
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E.
Douglas Edwards with the News
Douglas Edwards with the News was an early American television network evening newscast on CBS, anchored by journalist Douglas Edwards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book about journalism
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Howard Kurtz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
behind-the-scenes dynamics in cable newsrooms
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competition among U.S. cable news networks ⓘ ratings battles in cable news ⓘ rise of opinion-driven news programming ⓘ transformation of television news ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
CNN
NERFINISHED
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Fox News Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ MSNBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
media studies
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political journalism ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation | media critic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
U.S. cable news channels
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cable television news ⓘ news media competition ⓘ television journalism ⓘ |
| nonfictionSubject |
media competition
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news industry ⓘ television industry ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
U.S. politics and media
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mass media ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | early 21st century U.S. cable news ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reality Show: Inside the Last Great Television News War Description of subject: "Reality Show: Inside the Last Great Television News War" is a nonfiction book by media critic Howard Kurtz that chronicles the fierce competition and transformation within U.S. cable television news.
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