"Television news was expanding to an hour, and producers did not know how to fill the space and time"
- Joel Siegel
About this Quote
In this quote, Joel Siegel is highlighting the difficulties faced by tv news manufacturers as the format of news programs was expanding to an hour. The increase in time indicated that producers needed to develop more material to fill the area, but they were struggling to do so. This could be due to a lack of resources, minimal newspaper article, or difficulty in discovering interesting and relevant material. The quote suggests that the manufacturers were facing a problem and were not sure of how to effectively use the prolonged time slot. It also highlights the pressure and expectations put on news manufacturers to deliver quality material within a specific amount of time.
This quote is written / told by Joel Siegel between July 7, 1943 and June 29, 2007. He/she was a famous Critic from USA.
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