Diana Christensen in "Network"

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Diana Christensen in "Network" is the ruthless, ratings-obsessed television executive Faye Dunaway portrays in the 1976 satirical film about the cutthroat world of broadcast news.

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instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Network NERFINISHED
appearsInYear 1976
associatedWithTheme commercialization of news
corporate greed in media
dehumanization in mass media
causes further erosion of journalistic standards in the film’s narrative
countryOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Paddy Chayefsky NERFINISHED
employer UBS NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Network (1976 film) NERFINISHED
focusesOn sensationalism in news
television ratings
gender female
genreContext black comedy
satire
hasAffairWith Max Schumacher NERFINISHED
influences Howard Beale’s on-air persona
inRelationshipWith Max Schumacher NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
medium feature film
narrativeRole antagonist
villain
notableFor critique of television industry ethics
embodying ruthless television executive archetype
occupation programming executive
television executive
partOf Network (1976 film) NERFINISHED
portrayalAward Academy Award for Best Actress (won by Faye Dunaway) NERFINISHED
portrayalRecognition AFI 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains (villain list, via Faye Dunaway’s role) NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Faye Dunaway NERFINISHED
responsibleFor developing The Mao Tse-Tung Hour
turning news into entertainment
setting New York City television industry
trait ambitious
amoral
career-driven
emotionally detached
manipulative
ratings-obsessed
ruthless
workLocation UBS network NERFINISHED
Union Broadcasting System NERFINISHED
worksOn UBS Evening News NERFINISHED

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screenplay "Network" characterPortrayedByInFilm Diana Christensen in "Network"
subject surface form: Network (screenplay)
this entity surface form: Diana Christensen – Faye Dunaway
Faye Dunaway hasSignatureRole Diana Christensen in "Network"