Dawn of the Eye: The History of Film and TV News S01 E05 Embattled Witness

The Gulf War demonstrates the global nature of television news, and how its presence can shape the events it witnesses. As new global news titans vie for network supremacy, the world news is shown to be changing fundamentally. The question of whether network news will remain the watchdog of democracy, or lose its position to other media, is discussed. (48 minutes)