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From the Ancient Past when TV News Still had to Compete with Newspapers

Posted March 24, 2016
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In 1986, the San Francisco Examiner began an advertising campaign that used and abused all of the television news stereotypes. It was brilliant. And, it was ripe for a response. KRON News director, Mike Ferring, told photographer George Griswold and reporter Wayne Freedman, "Don't hold back."

(credit - Wayne Freedman (who did it) and Jim Matheny (who posted it)

 


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