Author

Bill Wheatley

Bill Wheatley, a 1977 Nieman Fellow, is a former executive vice president of NBC News.

TV News: When the Networks Were In Their Prime

During the 1960’s and 1970’s, the CBS Washington bureau—including Roger Mudd, who now writes about it—led the way for broadcast journalism.
October 10, 2008

Courage: What Network News Needs Now

‘Network news spent decades establishing its solid credentials. Now is no time for it to lose its nerve.’
June 15, 2006

Forty Years of Reporting the Nation’s News

Bob Schieffer reflects on stories he’s covered and the way journalism has changed.
June 15, 2003