The Barbara Walters Specials
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The Barbara Walters Specials is a long-running series of television interview programs featuring in-depth conversations with prominent public figures, hosted by journalist Barbara Walters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Barbara Walters Specials canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13121744 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Barbara Walters Specials Context triple: [Bill Geddie, notableWork, The Barbara Walters Specials]
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A.
The Huntley–Brinkley Report
The Huntley–Brinkley Report was a prominent American television evening news program on NBC, co-anchored by Chet Huntley and David Brinkley from the late 1950s through the early 1970s.
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B.
Barbara Walters
Barbara Walters was a pioneering American broadcast journalist and television personality renowned for her high-profile interviews and for helping reshape women’s roles in television news.
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C.
Amanpour & Company
Amanpour & Company is a public affairs television program featuring in-depth interviews and analysis on global news and current events, hosted by journalist Christiane Amanpour.
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D.
The Phil Donahue Show
The Phil Donahue Show was a pioneering American daytime talk show known for its audience participation format and its candid discussions of controversial social and political issues.
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E.
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is a long-running American television news magazine program known for its in-depth investigative reporting and interviews.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Barbara Walters Specials Target entity description: The Barbara Walters Specials is a long-running series of television interview programs featuring in-depth conversations with prominent public figures, hosted by journalist Barbara Walters.
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A.
The Huntley–Brinkley Report
The Huntley–Brinkley Report was a prominent American television evening news program on NBC, co-anchored by Chet Huntley and David Brinkley from the late 1950s through the early 1970s.
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B.
Barbara Walters
Barbara Walters was a pioneering American broadcast journalist and television personality renowned for her high-profile interviews and for helping reshape women’s roles in television news.
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C.
Amanpour & Company
Amanpour & Company is a public affairs television program featuring in-depth interviews and analysis on global news and current events, hosted by journalist Christiane Amanpour.
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D.
The Phil Donahue Show
The Phil Donahue Show was a pioneering American daytime talk show known for its audience participation format and its candid discussions of controversial social and political issues.
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E.
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is a long-running American television news magazine program known for its in-depth investigative reporting and interviews.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television series
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television interview program series ⓘ |
| associatedWith | ABC News ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | American Broadcasting Company ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| features |
celebrities
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entertainers ⓘ in‑depth interviews ⓘ news‑making personalities ⓘ political leaders ⓘ prominent public figures ⓘ |
| format | periodic prime‑time specials ⓘ |
| genre |
interview
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talk show ⓘ |
| hasAudience | national television audience in the United States ⓘ |
| hasHostRole | Barbara Walters as interviewer ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson | Barbara Walters ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
celebrity culture
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current events ⓘ entertainment industry ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| hostedBy | Barbara Walters ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long‑form conversations
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personal, biographical focus ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Barbara Walters ⓘ |
| productionType | television special ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Barbara Walters Specials Description of subject: The Barbara Walters Specials is a long-running series of television interview programs featuring in-depth conversations with prominent public figures, hosted by journalist Barbara Walters.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.