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...proles," like the uneducated proletariat class in George Orwell's 1984, will have to rely on free mass communications, resulting in a sharp discrepancy of knowledge of world affairs and current events between classes, Koppel said...
...Koppel also addressed changes in the television industry that have ignited an ever-intensifying battle between entertainment and hard news...
...Koppel said he thought the recer Nancy Kerrigan/Tonya Harding case received more intense media coverage than the San Francisco earthquake or the fall of the Berlin Wall. He said this reflected an unfortunate but necessary part of journalism today...
...have always done our sleaze programs. We do them to get ratings," Koppel said. "They key is to maintain a balance...
When audience size impacts the value of commercial time, Koppel said, high ratings are critical to a program's survival. Programs with high ratings can offset lower-rated programs on subjects such as Bosnia and the economy...