who was Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh anyway?
Few of the unanswered questions on ”West 57th” seemed difficult to answer. Did ”West 57th” know it had raised them, or didn’t it care?Possibly, it didn’t. The new people have different priorities than the traditionalists. ”West 57th” may not be the death knell for television news, but if it is successful, it will go a long way toward making it dumber. The news magazine observes no standards other than its own. It wants only to look good, and while that’s not illegal or immoral, it’s hardly a lofty ambition. ”West 57th” ought to be a lot better than it is.Television seems to be at a watershed, and even if this is not so apparent as the ascent of Milton Berle, say, or the birth of instant replay, it is likely to have a more far-reaching effect. The issue is television journalism; specifically, what is it? On one side of the issue are traditionalists, and on the other side are the new people, who may be identified not so much by their age as by their devotion to video. Loosely spe
