Posted on 04/20/2005 10:02:36 AM PDT by news blogger
In the free fall of TV news, ABC's attempt to create a successor for Ted Koppel's Nightline will go down as one of the most hilariously embarassing moments.
One show tested recently, according to reports, was set in a nightclub. It had while tablecloths, candles, a jazz quintet, a live audience at little tables -and this is not a joke-faux fog.
The nightclub segments that were tested had Gen X hosts and guests, red-blue debates on Michael Jackson, the Olen twins 'dumpster chic' and 'mad as hell' rants.
ABC decided not to go with the fog machines.
Still, Ted Koppel-who vowed to leave nightline last year before he was forced to cover 'wet burka' contests-must be spinning in his country home.
Les Moonves said that with the sonorous era of Dan, Tom, Peter and Ted coming to an end, viewers are no longer interested in 'voice of God, single anchor formats.'
But who knew that they would prefer the voice of Frank? A ring-a-ding Sinatraesque 'one for my baby and one for the road' network voice?
In Washington last week, Rupert Murdoch echoed Mr. Moonves in giving the National Association of Newspaper Editors some bad news about young people in the age of the Internet, blogging and cable news.
'They don't want to rely on the paper for their up-to-date information. They don't want a god-like figure telling them what is important...They certainly don't want news presented as gospel.'
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
She's unreadable....my mind started wondering after the second sentence.
What a bunch of rambling, incoherent nonsense, sprinkled with religious hatred, right-wing hatred, and venom for the Catholic Church.
I regard her as a dreary, collectivist hag.
We know now than Dan Rather never knew what was "right."
My word, it must be an awesome task to be THIS smart.
Poor MoDo.
Isn't there a rule on FR that when Maureen Dowd's column is posted, someone needs to post a picture of a certain Welsh brunette married to Michael Douglas? (Sorry, but my HTML skills are weak!)
It doesn't seem to make any sense. What is she trying to say?
Drinking on top of tranquilizers and psychotropic meds tends to fog thinking and blur speech. Whatever happened to proofreaders?
The same thing. It is the NYT, after all.
Until Ted Koppel announced his retirement, I had no idea Nightline was still on the air.
Note to All Maureens: Caveat emptor. Beware of who you sleep with outside of marriage. "Giving it away" may cost you. No amount of money, toys, yachts, jewelry, cruises, travel, parties, or beach houses, can heal a broken heart.
She writes like she's on very heavy qualudes. Disturbing.
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