HBO’s popular drama that shows the day-to-day grind of a cable news network used — fictionally, of course — innovative social media tool Topsy to help break news about Genoa, the show’s season-long backstory that was likely based around CNN’s explosive report on the military’s alleged use of poison gas.
COMMENTARY BY MIKE CAVENDER
HBO’s ‘The Newsroom’ As Pop Culture
The Newsroom is engaging television, set against a backdrop that many people find interesting — the TV news business. I find the show a diversion worthy of an hour of my time each week — especially since now, I can pick which hour that will be!
