– up. At the Tribeca Film Festival in New York last week, two new documentaries had, although it was wild but had something in common. Barbara Walters: Tell me everything And Name them AlexThe two-part documentary about Podcaster Alex Cooper, who was now on Hulu Stream, showed both what it took to get to the top of the media business dominated by men-two very different eras.
Tell me everything According to the history of Barbara Walters, the first woman who announced an Evening News program in the USA in 1976 with the help of the toughest glass ceiling for women in journalism and television in this role at ABC. The film by director Jackie Jesko follows the barriers who continue to break Walters, from their famous sitdown interviews to their late use in reinvention The viewIn addition to their personal fights. While she married, divorced and had a child, her personal life often suffered, according to the documentary. “Her job was the love of her life,” says a speaking head in front of the camera.
“She was an incredibly ambitious woman who loved the work loved on TV, she loved the thrill of chase, she loved the competition,” says Jesko. “She has a lot of fun – and it doesn’t always have to be a great personal life that brings someone joy.” Jane Rosenthal, co -founder and CEO of the company behind the Tribeca film festival, adds: “We grew up with her – and they did not notice what she really did as a woman that she was the only woman in the room, the kind of fighting she had to have.”
Nevertheless, other ERA-defining women in the media, including Oprah Winfrey and Katie Couric, reflect in the documentary how to see Walters’ Weg influenced their own decisions. Couric says she knew that she didn’t want to sacrifice her family life for her career after seeing Walters.
That brings us to the next Tribeca documentary. Alex Cooper, the host of Call her dad and media mogul behind the undamaged network was often referred to as millennial or Gen with Oprah. In Tell me everything Winfrey remembers how he observed Walter to learn how to be successful as an on-air journalist. Without Barbara there would be no Oprah. And without Oprah there would be no Alex.
Cooper built Call her dad Within Barstool Sports, another media company dominated by men dominated. Your new documentary follows her upbringing, an experience of Sexual harassment in college The fact that she now says motivated her to never be silenced again, and the rise of her podcast.
A few decades after Walters’ career, Cooper does not have to make the same compromises as Walters. Your husband is her business partner. While Walter had to struggle with private uncertainty about her appearance, another topic of Tell me everythingCooper shares their most personal experiences and challenges with their audience. “She not only built an audience, but built a movement,” said Rosenthal while introducing Name them Alex. Instead of being committed to another – like a television station – Cooper was able to build her own.
Despite all these obvious differences, it is clear that Cooper and Walters have a lot in common. “I am a competitive mother *******,” says Cooper. “I’m hard for myself.”
As much as the media industry has changed – the journey it takes to get to the top has not made it.
Emma Hinschliffe
Emma.Hinkniff@Fortune.com
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Farewell words
“You need to use your intuition and magic to see below the surface.“”
– Singer be curious
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