Ted Koppel and Terrorism
Veteran journalist Ted Koppel says we shouldn’t overreact to terrorism. This is the same Ted Koppel who, just a few years ago, argued that the U.S. response to any terrorist attack should be to attack Iran.
Killing Civilians Is More Popular Than You’d Think—Especially Among Pundits
Where do Americans get the idea that it’s OK to kill civilians? Could it be that they’re listening to media pundits?
Ted Koppel’s Terrible Media Criticism
TV news veteran Ted Koppel has done two pieces on NBC‘s Rock Center that attempt to critique the partisanship of today’s media system. But what the reports really illustrate is that some people aren’t very good at playing media critic—especially when they feel obligated to suggest that “both sides” are equally at fault. Koppel’s first […]
Ted Koppel on Ditching Democracy
The Washington Post‘s Outlook section has a feature (5/15/11) about getting rid of certain concepts or products. Former ABC anchor Ted Koppel suggests dumping democracy: “The concept remains worthy, but the word is rapidly being exhausted of all residual value.” Koppel’s point is that the Arab Spring uprisings might not produce wholly democratic outcomes: “The […]
Henry Kissinger’s Big Ideas
From Meet the Press (3/27/11): GREGORY: I’ll start with you, Ted Koppel. You spent time, in your early days as a correspondent, with Henry Kissinger. KOPPEL: I did. GREGORY: Who knew something about the big ideas for the world. Is this administration getting the big ideas right in the–in the tumult of the Middle East? […]
Ted Koppel Lectures Viewers About Good Old Days
Veteran corporate journalists tend to dismiss the Internet age for delivering news with a point of view. In the good old days, you received a broad array of information from a broad array of guests. But nowadays you only read or watch things that conform to your political point of view. It’s not clear that […]
