In the past ABC has made half-hearted efforts or, worse, cosmetic efforts, to do something about news and I wasn't certain about what their real aim was - nor am I now.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I just don't see ABC letting go of soaps completely.
Television news is now entertainment, and the stories are being written by the people that have a special interest in them.
There isn't as much passion and outrage in today's newspapers. That may be because of a corporate decision, but they've lost their personality.
Through their 'Making a Difference' franchise, I am excited to work with NBC News to continue to highlight stories of organizations and individuals who make their communities and our world healthier, more just and more humane.
Journalism is straying into entertainment. The lines between serious news segments, news entertainment, and news comedy are blurring.
Some news managers have been slow to grasp that good television news is always substance over form.
People magazine had been around for a short period of time, but nobody had thought about putting entertainment news on a nightly basis on television.
I want everybody in the news business to think of ABC before they go any place else. If it costs us an extra few thousand dollars to do that, what does it mean?
Reporters do decide what is news, but they don't invent it, even if they sometimes become part of the story by risking their lives in a danger zone, as in the case of ABC's Bob Woodruff and Doug Vogt.
News is the best drama on television because it's real.
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