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Fred W. Friendlywas a president of CBS News and the creator, along with Edward R. Murrow, of the documentary television program See It Now. He originated the concept of public-access television cable TV channels.
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Fred W. Friendlywas a president of CBS News and the creator, along with Edward R. Murrow, of the documentary television program See It Now. He originated the concept of public-access television cable TV channels.
5 Quotes by Fred W. Friendly
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The news is the one thing the networks can point to with pride. Everything else they do is crap, and they know it.
Fred W. FriendlyPresident of CBS News (1964-1966)
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TV is bigger than any story it reports. It’s the greatest teaching tool since the printing press.
Fred W. FriendlyPresident of CBS News (1964-1966)
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Television was supposed to be a national park. Instead it has become a money machine. It’s a commodity now, just like pork bellies.
Fred W. FriendlyPresident of CBS News (1964-1966)
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A composite is a euphemism for a lie. It’s disorderly. It’s dishonest and it’s not journalism.
Fred W. FriendlyPresident of CBS News (1964-1966)
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Television makes so much at its worst that it can’t afford to do its best.
Fred W. FriendlyPresident of CBS News (1964-1966)