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| ’Nightline’ ratings up for war dead show |
| 2004-05-04 |
| The folks at ABC’s "Nightline" thought Friday’s telecast with the names of Americans killed in Iraq would be a ratings loser -- and the opposite turned out to be true.[...] |
| Posted by:Rafael |
| #9 Personally, I turned on Nightline midway through the telecast, and found myself spellbound. Hopefully, someone publishes a book of these pictures. I will be first in line to buy it. |
| Posted by: Man Bites Dog TROLL 2004-05-04 5:48:21 PM |
| #8 Koppel's preface CPJ's Report on Attacks on Journailsts 2003 Discuss ratings. I am not empathizing with Michael Jackson, although this is clearly anything but a good day for him. Instead, I'm feeling helpless; hoist, as I am, on my own petard. I once observed, before many witnesses, that simply because the entire country is obsessed with a given event is insufficient reason for "Nightline" to avoid that story. Several of my colleagues have reminded me of what I said, and so, tonight, we will do the Michael Jackson story, even though there is plenty of other news to cover from around the country and the world. "Nightline's" ratings will go up tonight, and we are conscious of our ratings, because ratings mean advertisers, advertisers mean money, and money means survival. But not the kind of survival that preoccupies our colleagues at the Committee to Protect Journalists. If you have a taste for pompous, read the whole thing. |
| Posted by: Super Hose TROLL 2004-05-04 5:23:37 PM |
| #7 Koppel's preface CPJ's Report on Attacks on Journailsts 2003 Discuss ratings. I am not empathizing with Michael Jackson, although this is clearly anything but a good day for him. Instead, I'm feeling helpless; hoist, as I am, on my own petard. I once observed, before many witnesses, that simply because the entire country is obsessed with a given event is insufficient reason for "Nightline" to avoid that story. Several of my colleagues have reminded me of what I said, and so, tonight, we will do the Michael Jackson story, even though there is plenty of other news to cover from around the country and the world. "Nightline's" ratings will go up tonight, and we are conscious of our ratings, because ratings mean advertisers, advertisers mean money, and money means survival. But not the kind of survival that preoccupies our colleagues at the Committee to Protect Journalists. If you have a taste for pompous, read the whole thing. |
| Posted by: Super Hose TROLL 2004-05-04 5:23:37 PM |
| #6 [Troll droppings deleted] |
| Posted by: Man Bites Dog TROLL 2004-05-04 5:23:37 PM |
| #5 Steyn gave Koppel a spanking, in case you didn't see it: http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=13243 |
| Posted by: sludj 2004-05-04 9:27:28 PM |
| #4 I like tasteful B&W glossies of chain-saw accidents. To each his own I guess. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-05-04 6:11:29 PM |
| #3 [Troll droppings deleted] |
| Posted by: Man Bites Dog TROLL 2004-05-04 5:48:21 PM |
| #2 I thought the ratings were down or flat per Drudge. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-05-04 5:25:45 PM |
| #1 [Troll droppings deleted] |
| Posted by: Man Bites Dog TROLL 2004-05-04 5:23:37 PM |