Ted Koppel Pens First Piece - Comes Out Swinging

Ted Koppel Pens First Piece as 'NY Times' Columnist--Comes Out Swinging

By E&P Staff

Published: January 29, 2006 12:45 AM ET

NEW YORK In his first contribution after being named a New York Times columnist, former ABC newsman Ted Koppel declares, "I cannot help but see that the industry in which I have spent my entire adult life is in decline and in distress."

Koppel raps the new "calculated subjectivity" and forced empathy of cable news, and adds: "The accusation that television news has a political agenda misses the point. Right now, the main agenda is to give people what they want. It is not partisanship but profitability that shapes what you see."

But his view is that journalists "should be telling their viewers what is important, not the other way around."

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These guys are masters at exuding false integrity and throwing the occassional biscuit to the Democrats in order to appear to be a real journalist. But while they throw us an occassional biscuit, they give the whole feast to the Republicans because that's who owns them. I don't trust Ted Koppel and this is after years of watching him in action. It would take something amazing for me to trust Koppel, but if he did something amazing he would be tossed out of the Corporate Media for good.

I you made 4-7 million a year, I dont think I would trust you either----what party affilitation do you think he is----geeezzzzz---I cant imagine---