"News events cannot be controlled, nor can newscasts be mapped out like entertainment shows"
- Jessica Savitch
About this Quote
In this quote, journalist Jessica Savitch is highlighting the fundamental difference in between news events and home entertainment shows. She stresses that news events can not be managed or manipulated in the same way that entertainment shows can be. This is since news events are based on real-life events and can not be scripted or planned out ahead of time. On the other hand, entertainment programs are carefully crafted and mapped out to supply a particular type of entertainment to the audience. Savitch's declaration works as a pointer that the purpose of news is to notify and report on genuine occasions, instead of to entertain or deal with a particular audience.
This quote is written / told by Jessica Savitch between February 1, 1947 and October 23, 1983. He/she was a famous Journalist from USA.
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