Sub-Topics Actors Equipment Muppet Characters Lesson Plans Social Issues - Study Guides (KidsNet) Provides guides to support a number of television documentary programs. Available for free on a limited basis. Lists TV Classics (Classic-TV.com) Provides information on actors who played on some of the most popular television shows in the 1950's through 1990's. 6-02 Multimedia -03-18-09 Eco-Friendly TV Sets (Time.com) "The global recession is weakening demand for LCD and plasma TVs. This means Sharp, Panasonic and Sony are desperate to defend their market shares and are racing to come up with features to distinguish their products from those of their competitors. The marketing catchphrase in Japan is now 'eco-TV': flat-screen sets that, like the new Sharp Aquos, are environmentally friendlier because they use less energy and cost less to run." 04-08 -04-29-08 Full Episodes of TV Shows (FanCast.com) Provides episodes. 04-08 -10-31-08 Full Episodes of TV Shows (Hulu.com) Provides episodes. 04-08 Ed McMahon Dies (CNN News) "Ed McMahon, the longtime pitchman and Johnny Carson sidekick whose 'Heeeeeeerre's Johnny!' became a part of the vernacular, has died." 06-09 Jay Leno's Goodbye to the Tonight Show (Time.com) " 'We're not really leaving,' Jay Leno told the studio audience on his last Tonight Show. And he was right." 05-08 News -01-06-07 Verizon to Offer Cellphone TV (USA Today) "Prime time is coming to the really small screen." 01-07 -02-24-06 Success of "American Idol" Winners and Finalists (MSNBC News) "Since the first 'American Idol' finale, Kelly Clarkson's career has taken off, while finalist Justin Guarini has stumbled." 02-06 -02-25-06 Aaron Spelling Dies (BBC News) "Spelling's hits included Charlie's Angels, Dynasty and Starsky and Hutch, as well as Beverly Hills 90210." " According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Spelling was 'the most prolific TV producer of all time,' producing more than 5,000 hours of television programming, including more than 300 hours of made-for-television movies and at least a dozen films." 06-06 -02-25-06 Aaron Spelling Obituary (BBC News) "At the height of his success as a producer in the mid 1980s he had seven prime time programmes on the ABC network, making up a third of the broadcaster's output in that most lucrative and popular of timeslots." 06-06 -02-25-06 Don Knotts of "The Andy Griffith Show" Dies (CNN News) "Don Knotts, the skinny, lovable nerd who kept generations of television audiences laughing as bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on 'The Andy Griffith Show,' has died. He was 81." 02-06 -03-16-05 GAO: Illegal Presentation of Propaganda as News (ABC News) "President Bush today defended his administration's use of video news releases packaged as news stories, which have been sent to local television stations across the country and sometimes broadcast with no indication they were made by the government." "The U.S. Government Accountability Office — the investigative arm of Congress — ruled last month at least two of the broadcast reports — ones about Medicare and illegal narcotics — were 'covert propaganda' and illegal." 3-05 -07-30-07 Tom Snyder Dies (MSNBC News) "Tom Snyder, who pioneered the late-late network TV talk show with a personal yet abrasive style, robust laugh and trademark cloud of cigarette smoke billowing around his head, has died from complications associated with leukemia. He was 71." 07-07 -11-20-06 "Everyone Loves Raymond" Ends (Fox News) "After nine seasons, 12 Emmy Awards and consistently high ratings, CBS' "Everybody Loves Raymond" (search) said goodbye Monday night. Star and executive producer Ray Romano (search) and creator Phil Rosenthal (search) wanted to end the show while it was still funny." 11-06 Papers -Editorial: Terrorists Require the Partnership of Mass Media (Christian Science Monitor - Felling) "Troubling questions abound: Does terrorism exist without the media? Does coverage of terrorist acts empower or encourage the people behind them? If terrorism is directed more at the audience than at its victims, shouldn't television journalists stop giving terrorists the forum they covet?" "Certainly, television news covers terrorist attacks for the high-minded journalistic objective of informing viewers. But the zeal with which fear has been commoditized - from shark attacks to child kidnappings to the Washington sniper - is a product of TV executives realizing that frightened people put down the remote control and await news updates, ratcheting up ratings points. Unfortunately, this living-room fearmongering plays right into the hands of terrorists who are attempting to rattle every American, turning television news reporters into de facto publicists for terrorists." "Nearly 20 years ago, the eminent Washington reporter David Broder suggested that 'the essential ingredient of any effective antiterrorist policy must be the denial to the terrorist of access to mass media outlets.' He said this in a different era, before 24-hour news channels were in hot competition for Americans' attention. He's still right." "Amateur cooks learn quickly that pouring water on a grease fire only makes it worse. Broadcasters must realize that their coverage might be doing the same. Like cutting off the oxygen that sustains a flame, a few internal shifts in reporting policy would traumatize viewers less and could save lives." 9-04 09-19-05 Emmy Awards (MSNBC News) Provides the results of the 2005 Emmy Awards. 9-05 Astronomy Television Show (Star Gazer) Provides scripts from Jack Horkheimer's television show on astronomy. (Formerly called Star Hustler). 1-01 Brave New World for Television (ABC News) "It's a brave new world of television viewing — so much so that many people are wondering if watching regularly scheduled programs will soon become a thing of the past." 06-06 Cancelled Shows With Good Reviews (MSN TV) Describes 11 TV shows with good reviews that were cancelled through the years. 02-06 Editorial - What to Look for in a Presidential Debate (Case Western Reserve University - Wain) Provides tips on what to look for in a presidential debate on television. 10-04 Editorial: Public Has Lost Confidence in Television News (The Wall Street Journal) "Large media institutions, such as CBS or the New York Times, have been regarded as nothing if not authoritative. In the Information Age, authority is a priceless franchise. But it is this franchise that Big Media, incredibly, has just thrown away. It did so by choosing to go into overt opposition to one party's candidate, a sitting president. It stooped to conquer." 11-04 Movies - TV Listings (TV Guide Online) Provides listings for Television offerings. 3-01 Time's 100 Best TV Shows of All Time (Time.com) Provides Time's list of best TV shows. 09-07 Young Persons Getting News from Late-Night TV (MSNBC News) "Depending on the turnout at the polls this November, it may be one of the more important stories of the 2004 campaign: Increasing numbers of young prospective voters turning to late-night comedy television shows to get their election news." 9-04 Periodicals Events - Media for Kids, Families and Educators (KidsNet) Provides a monthly listing of television programs appropriate for kids, families or educators. Identifies the appropriate audience for each event, including the grade level of children. Notes if the program has supporting materials for education and the types of materials. Also identifies if the program is available in Spanish or closed captions.

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