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Local News: To Work a Miracle

When a wave of bomb threats hits Charlotte’s schools, newly hired WCNC-TV news director Keith Connors reins in his reporters while the competition rushes to air with misinformation. Connors loses the big story but hopes he is building viewer trust. The station confronts a different ratings dilemma when several white families sue to overturn the city’s landmark 1971 school busing plan. As reporters and producers argue over the amount of trial coverage, racial tensions in the newsroom are revealed and Connors must try to reconcile the demands of business, journalism, and community. (58 minutes)

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Item#: BVL29250
Copyright date: ©2001
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-4145-9
DVD ISBN 978-0-7365-6574-5

Part of the Series : Local News


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