Almost Midnight : Reforming the Late-Night News

Describes the shaping of an innovative nightly TV news show in Israel that was designed to operate outside the traditional format and expectations of news shows. The authors -- participants and social scientists -- are led to valuable speculations and conclusions about the nature of television news. 'It is memorable for its full-bodiedness, encompassing the three components of the television process...a superb illustration of the emergence of conflict themes in organizations...' Journal of Communication, Winter 1982 'The details of this experiment are more than interesting. The book provides the reader with a sociological portrait of how new ideas and ways of conducting businesses should be introduced intoRoeh, Itzhak is the author of 'Almost Midnight : Reforming the Late-Night News', published 1980 under ISBN 9780803915053 and ISBN 0803915055.