USA: Reality TV producer plans news format for young people

The creator of reality formats such as "The Apprentice" and "Survivor" Mark Burnett is working on his own news show designed to appeal to a cheeky and young audience.

The creator of reality formats such as
"The Apprentice" and "Survivor" Mark Burnett is working on his own
News show designed to appeal to a cheeky and young audience.
According to Burnett, the American network news on
advertising funding, but their audience is over-aged,
writes the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ). Young people are
interested in news, if it is presented correctly, so
Burnett. After the departure of news presenters such as Peter Jennings,
Tom Brokaw and Dan Rather last year are experimenting with the
ABC, NBC and CBS with "fresher" formats. So far, according to
FAZ, only CBS gained in viewer favor, where 69-year-old Bob
Schieffer acts as interim spokesperson. The positions held by younger moderators
NBC and ABC programs complained, however, about the
Loss of spectators.

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