“The Ozone Protects Us From The Worst Effects Of These Burning Rays”

A 1986 CBS News report about a hole in the ozone layer. These “In the News” segments from the ’70s and ’80s were aimed at children and ran during breaks in cartoons on Saturday mornings. There is way more information available to kids (and everyone) today, but the delivery of it is seldom this impressive. Media functionality has grown exponentially more impressive while journalistic content has not followed.