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1. Ironically 60 Minutes lead to the death of TV news and journalism

Fri Dec 7, 2018, 10:33 AM

Dec 2018

It was the first news show that made a profit. That opened up the gates to the talking head Barbies and car chase tv news.

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At '60 Minutes,' Independence Led to Trouble, Investigators Say [View all] PoliticAverse Dec 2018 OP

Ironically 60 Minutes lead to the death of TV news and journalism underpants Dec 2018 #1

It may seem strange to most, but BootinUp Dec 2018 #2

Used to be hard-hitting... Galileo126 Dec 2018 #3

I felt that it went downhill without Don Hewitt Rhiannon12866 Dec 2018 #4