Synopsis
Newsday was begun in 1940 in Long Island and this film shows the paper's role in the growth of the community and many shots of historical Long Island. It also conveys Newsday's approach to journalism.
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Details
- Running time
- 14 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- DatelineLong
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · 1964 · pbengels · 2010-02-20
The film is from 1964. There are references to the JFK assassination in November, 1963, and Alicia Patterson's death in July, 1963, and to Newsday's circulation approaching 400,000, which it reached in 1964.
★★★★ · Bad title, great movie. · Spuzz · 2003-09-05
With a title like Dateline: Long Island you would half expect it to be a historical documentary about the New York City, right? Not exactly. Dateline Long Island ever so briefly DOES cover SOME history, (yes, Levitttown is included) but is more concerned about the sponsor of this movie, Newsday. As a matter of fact, over 3/4 of the movie focuses on the newspaper. That's not saying it's a bad thing, as a matter of fact, this is an EXCELLENT overview of how newspapers get published. Also, they go over it's humanitarian and social activities, and have plenty of Newsday bigwigs talking nervously…