The recent passing of 60 Minutes veteran Ed Bradley was not only a loss for the TV journalism community, but the coverage of his death and career highlights also provided a stark reminder that the genre of journalism for which he was most noted is slowly fading away.
Once a showcase for investigative journalism, TV newsmagazine programs have, for the most part, become an extension of the tabloid journalism that pervades every other facet of Americans' news consumption. Arguably, programs like ...