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To: Ted David who wrote (5488)	5/11/2000 7:34:00 AM
From: opalapril	Read Replies (2) of 17683

"When I go after people on the air and make them answer me... CEO's et al, I often get nasty-grams from people telling me I am rude. Conversely if we just let people have their say unchallenged we are called to task for that. No winners in this one." The central implication of this statement is that the prime concern of the interviewer should be his or her own popularity. This, of course, is precisely what leads to the 'Larry King' style of milquetoast, vapid interview. It may make for good show biz (and sell more deodorant or whatever) but it's lousy journalism. Edward R. Murrow -- who, by the way, is not the only model for an attractive-but-tough-and-honest questioner -- must be rolling in his grave. Who was the Newsday columnist who once said, "If more than one person shows up at the funeral of an investigative reporter then he didn't do his job?"

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