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29 min
Produced in 1979, this classic short documentary explores the mass media and its impact upon society, uncovering shocking details showing how in many cases it is the media itself that drives the news cycle.
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Isaac Asimov | Self | Unowned |
| Art Buchwald | Self - Print humorist | Unowned | |
| Alan Canfora | Self - Kent State shooting victim | Unowned | |
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Linda Ellerbee | Self - Print and Network Journalist | Unowned |
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Harlan Ellison | Self - In new expanded version | Unowned |
| James J. Kilpatrick | Self - Network Commentator | Unowned | |
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Robert Klein | Self - Performer | Unowned |
| James Kunen | Self | Unowned | |
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Frank Nastasi | Self - 'Soupy Sales' Performer | Unowned |
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Laraine Newman | Self - 'Saturday Night' Performer | Unowned |
| Robert Northshield | Self - Network news producer | Unowned | |
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Michael O'Donoghue | Self - TV comedy writer | Unowned |
| Tom O'Horgan | Self | Unowned | |
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Gilda Radner | Self - Performer | Unowned |
| Charles B. Rangel | Self - U.S. Congressman | Unowned | |
| Richard H. Rovere | Self - Journalist | Unowned | |
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Tom Schiller | Self - TV comedy writer | Unowned |
| Helen Thomas | Self - Journalist | Unowned | |
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Douglas Trumbull | Self - In new expanded version | Unowned |
| Michael David Korolenko | Self - FutureMike (uncredited) | Unowned |