It's simply incredible to me how ted didn't take the effort to -- or is so blinded by prejudice he can't -- connect the logic dots from his starting point, through kerry's book, to the consequences of his approach.
It's like the old media, without cause, jettisoned their heat shields (truth as the measure of good reporting) and are on a mission to burn up in re-entry from a very high and deteriorating orbit.
The world has changed and haven't. They're dinosaurs and Koppel is one of them. For decades, they were able to shape public perception of the news without challenge and they not only got soft, they got deluded as well. Now they can't find their way out. The sun has found them and all they can do is flail around blindly. Koppel was actually easy pickings for O'Neill who has had to face hard realities every day of his life.