W. Joseph Campbell

CNN launches ‘Race for White House’ series with hoary myth about 1960 debate

In Debunking, Error, Media myths, Television on March 7, 2016 at 12:01 pm
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  2. […] myth of the first televised presidential debate in 1960 between John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon — notably that television viewers and radio […]

  3. […] CNN launches ‘Race for White House’ series with hoary myth about 1960 debate […]

  4. […] for example, the often-told tale that television viewers and radio listeners had sharply different impressions about who won the […]

  5. […] that fits President Trump’s own narrative,” a high-profile historian writing for CNN completed the unusual feat of working two prominent media myths into a single […]

  6. […] remarkable about this hoary media myth is that it persists despite its thorough dismantling 30 years ago by David Vancil and Sue D. […]

  7. […] is not the first time Keillor has indulged in a hoary media […]

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