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...Koppel says that the format and subjects discussed on "Nightline" are appropriate for television because. "Television is the bazaar in which we do our shopping." "It's the place that causes us to make up our mind on everything from jockey shorts to president," he adds...
...while "Nightline" has yet to devote a half-hour to undergarments, it has addressed everything from the Iran-Iraq war to the beauty of Mt Everest, from the possibility of a nuclear apocalypse to Cabbage Patch dolls. "Can you name a subject 'Nightline' hasn't discussed?" Koppel asks...
...Koppel denies that the program is meant to be educational. "I assume our viewers are intelligent." Koppel says. "But like Mark Twain said. All people are ignorant about some things.' But to admit that 'Nightline' is an 'educational program' would be to sound its death knell. Television generally does a pretty lousy job with information and--God forbid--education...
...Nightline" believe that the show provides an exception to the familiar lament that television news too superficial. They believe that "Nightline" at once both "entertains and educates," says Donald say, the Chief Judge of the 8th Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals, who recently appeared with Koppel on "Viewpoint," a semi-regular "Nightline" variation that examines the press...
...these observers credit Koppel with the low's success. As they discuss Koppel's influence on "Nightline, they also address "Nightline's" influence on Koppel. Shales perceives a lebrity-like ego. But others point to Koppel's selflessness which, four years ago, led him to transfer his resignation to ABC News so that he could stay at home while his wife returned to school. These observers praise the program, even as they question some of its techniques and weaknesses. Mike Royko, a columnist for the Chicago tribune who has been a guest on "Nightline," says that he felt "a little...