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Post by Michael on Oct 20, 2020 14:33:15 GMT -5
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
Premieres Tuesday, October 20 at 9 p.m. on PBS
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Post by wolfman666 on Oct 21, 2020 7:38:35 GMT -5
i missed it hope it was good.i have his autograph check
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Post by lurp173 on Oct 22, 2020 8:40:56 GMT -5
Thanks Michael for your alert on the PBS Walter Winchell documentary. I found it to be very interesting and informative as I had not previously known too much about Winchell's life and career. I couldn't help but notice the comment made by the documentary's commentator during the short segment on Winchell's coverage of the Hauptmann trial. The commentator stated that (when it came to Winchell's reporting style) Winchell had decided that "facts were irrelevant". It made me think about your numerous past warnings not to assume that all of the published newspaper articles during the time period of the Lindbergh kidnapping were actually based on facts. It appears that Winchell discovered very early in his career that gossip was much more financially rewarding than facts. He appeared to be a smart man, but also quite the windbag.
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Post by Michael on Oct 22, 2020 10:19:04 GMT -5
Thanks Michael for your alert on the PBS Walter Winchell documentary. I found it to be very interesting and informative as I had not previously known too much about Winchell's life and career. I couldn't help but notice the comment made by the documentary's commentator during the short segment on Winchell's coverage of the Hauptmann trial. The commentator stated that (when it came to Winchell's reporting style) Winchell had decided that "facts were irrelevant". It made me think about your numerous past warnings not to assume that all of the published newspaper articles during the time period of the Lindbergh kidnapping were actually based on facts. It appears that Winchell discovered very early in his career that gossip was much more financially rewarding than facts. He appeared to be a smart man, but also quite the windbag. Exactly right. The problem is knowing what's legit and what's BS can take just as much research as anything else. I really enjoyed it too. In case some didn't notice, the author of Little Lindy Is Kidnapped was on this show. Unfortunately, I found the book to be a major disappointment, but in his role on the show he was very informative. When it comes to the various reporters I've got quite a bit. Winchell, Carter, Runyon, Blackman, Jamieson, etc. It's easy to get "caught up" in this aspect of the case but I found its a necessary evil. Discovering that Runyon hated Winchell, or that Hoffman and Carter wound up becoming good friends are things that come as an added bonus to the research.
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