Brinkley

Brinkley is a surname of English origin, also used as a given name.

The name gained prominence in American broadcasting through newscaster David Brinkley, whose measured delivery defined mid-century television journalism.

As a place name, Brinkley appears in several U.S. towns: We stopped in Brinkley, Arkansas on our way to Memphis.

journalism

reporter

One who gathers news

editorial · headline · byline · news anchor · press · column · article · investigation · feature · scoop

broadcaster

anchor

Secures ships to seabed

  • televisionBroadcast viewing device
  • CBSMajor television and radio network
  • NBCAmerican television network

ABC · journalist · newscast · correspondent · telecast · evening news · on-air · camera · studio · network

surname

genealogy

Study of family descent

lineage · clan · kinship · descent · bloodline · pedigree · roots · forebears · namesake · family tree

place

Arkansas

Southern state, capital Little Rock

locale · geography · Southern · American · small town · rural · Main Street

Opposites
journalistic style and tone

BrinkleyWalter Cronkite

Dan Rather · Glenn Beck · Bill O'Reilly · Howard Cosell · Oprah Winfrey

media format and approach

BrinkleyAlex Jones

Rush Limbaugh · tabloid journalism · yellow journalism · shock jock · TMZ

journalistic credibility era

BrinkleyTucker Carlson

Sean Hannity · infotainment

Phrases
Family

brink

Familiarity
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Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G