Newswatch

If news has become “popular,” then it ought to stay that way… No one’s journalism “stripes” will diminish by writing a less convoluted script; by combining pictures well with narration; by using new electronic technology to explain complex issues and to reinforce spoken words. When all that happens, television news — broadcast journalism — is at it’s very best. – Av Westin in “Newswatch“

I recently rediscovered Av’s book on a shelf in my den. I know Av was not suggesting dumbing-down the the news; he just wished to make the complicated issues of the day (late 1970’s – early 1980’s) a bit easier to understand (in one minute and twenty seconds.)