https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2009/05/23/and-you-think-tv-news-is-bad-today/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 09:29:33 -0400<![CDATA[This 1970 ad for ABC News seems to have been produced in the same vein as LBJ&#8217;s infamous Daisy Ad. I wonder how this played for TV viewers at the time, with only three networks, PBS, and a handful of local stations to choose from on their dial? I think I would want to run as far away as possible from anything that sounded like this, but unlike today&#8217;s demassified media, there were only two other choices available at the time for network news:]]>Sat, 23 May 2009 00:25:53 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2009/05/23/and-you-think-tv-news-is-bad-today-n241023