A lot of people told me that the job of making ABC News competitive was so difficult and so long that it wasn't worth the trouble.
A lot of people told me that the job of making ABC News competitive was so difficult and so long that it wasn't worth the trouble.
His real monument is 60 Minutes . He is truly an innovator in this business. I still believe Don deserves the credit for it the idea of the news magazine format it is an innovative format no one had done before. It's been copied all over the world, including several times by us. He's been a leader in our industry. He has inspired all sorts of people.
People also don't care about the daily comings and goings of diplomats and yet we must report it.
The current wisdom now is that if the three networks are covering the news the same way the difference is the anchor people. I think that won't be true in the future.
But if you cover the World Series on the news or do a feature on an Ali boxing match then all of a sudden ears go up all over the place and people say what the hell are you doing. The reason for that is that we're doing something that people are really interested in.
People essentially like local news better than network news.
One of the reasons why when Elvis dies or the Son of Sam is captured ABC News' ratings go up is because people who don't normally watch news are watching then. The question is, do you want to attract people who don't watch network news or fight over the people who do?
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