Slow News Day

episode of The West Wing (S5 E12)
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Summary

Slow News Day is a television series episode[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of television_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Slow News Day's instance of is recorded as television series episode[3].
  • Slow News Day was directed by Julie Hébert[4].
  • Eli Attie wrote the screenplay for Slow News Day[5].
  • Josh Singer wrote the screenplay for Slow News Day[6].
  • Slow News Day's composer is recorded as W. G. Snuffy Walden[7].
  • Slow News Day followed The Benign Prerogative[8].
  • Slow News Day was followed by The Warfare of Genghis Khan[9].
  • A cast member of Slow News Day was Dulé Hill[10].
  • A cast member of Slow News Day was Allison Janney[11].
  • A cast member of Slow News Day was Joshua Malina[12].
  • A cast member of Slow News Day was Janel Moloney[13].
  • A cast member of Slow News Day was Richard Schiff[14].
  • A cast member of Slow News Day was John Spencer[15].
  • A cast member of Slow News Day was Bradley Whitford[16].
  • A cast member of Slow News Day was Martin Sheen[17].
  • A cast member of Slow News Day was Melissa Marsala[18].
  • A cast member of Slow News Day was Josef Sommer[19].
  • A cast member of Slow News Day was Kate Burton[20].
  • A cast member of Slow News Day was Michael Nouri[21].
  • A cast member of Slow News Day was Scott Allan Campbell[22].
  • A cast member of Slow News Day was Joaquim de Almeida[23].
  • A cast member of Slow News Day was Melissa Fitzgerald[24].
  • A cast member of Slow News Day was Mindy Seeger[25].
  • A cast member of Slow News Day was Ron Ostrow[26].
  • A cast member of Slow News Day was Joyce Guy[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Slow News Day was directed by Julie Hébert[4]. Screenwriters include Eli Attie[5] and Josh Singer[6]. Cast members include Dulé Hill[10], Allison Janney[11], Joshua Malina[12], Janel Moloney[13], Richard Schiff[14], and John Spencer[15].

Publication

Slow News Day was published on February 4, 2004[28]. The original language of it was English[29]. Its part of the series is recorded as The West Wing[30].

Subject and Themes

Slow News Day's main subject is Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance[31]. Its part of the series is recorded as The West Wing[30].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Slow News Day followed The Benign Prerogative[8]. It was followed by The Warfare of Genghis Khan[9].

Why It Matters

Slow News Day ranks in the top 6% of television_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imdb id → tt0745678
    Tmdb episode id → 38222
    Eidr content id → 10.5240/FC38-2221-87F4-9DE2-2E9E-6
    Rotten tomatoes id → tv/the-west-wing/s05/e12
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