http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/koppel/ en-us Sat, 9 Feb 2008 19:01:29 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967721/posts Andrea Koppel, who left CNN last July after 14 years as an on-air correspondent, has joined M+R Strategic Services, a Washington, DC-based public relations firm with a long list of left of center and solidly left-wing clients, as chief of its Communications Division. Amongst the clients listed on the firm's Web site: Environmental Defense, Earthjustice, Natural Resources Defense Council, Union of Concerned Scientists, Turner Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, People for the American Way, Campaign for America's Future, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, National Organization of Women - New York State, NARAL Pro-Choice New York, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, as... NewsBusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967721/posts#comment Sat, 9 Feb 2008 19:01:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1903576/posts What does the California prison system have in common with Harvard University? It costs precisely as much to house, feed and guard one prisoner for one year in a California state prison as tuition, meals and housing cost for a student enrolled for one academic year at Harvard. As far as California taxpayers are concerned, it gets even worse. Their prison system is so overcrowded that it’s reached a breaking point. Either the state finds a long-term solution, or the federal courts have warned that they’ll begin ordering the release of inmates, just to ease the crush. In this two-hour... RealityBBQ.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1903576/posts#comment Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:56:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1901696/posts Calling the ouster of Dan Rather from CBS News in 2006 a “travesty,” newsman Ted Koppel said today that he hopes the $70 million suit filed by Mr. Rather against CBS and Viacom will bring Mr. Rather “relief from his [emotional] pain.” Mr. Koppel said he “hurt” for Mr. Rather, whom he characterized as a friend. Addressing the “60 Minutes” report about President George Bush’s National Guard service that preceded Mr. Rather’s departure from CBS, Mr. Koppel said the story was “much more correct than incorrect.” Mr. Koppel said that those responsible for the incorrect parts of the report deserved... TVWeek.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1901696/posts#comment Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:20:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1799177/posts Former “Nightline” anchor Ted Koppel was one of Tim Russert’s guests on Sunday’s “Meet the Press.” As amazing as it might seem, he made some truly shocking and compelling statements about the Iraq war and the war on terror that virtually no Democrat or media member is willing to accept or report: First, Koppel made it clear that America’s premature departure from Iraq would turn the entire Persian Gulf region into a battlefield between Sunnis and Shia, “something the United States cannot allow to happen” Second, he said the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are part of the war on terror... NewsBusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1799177/posts#comment Sun, 11 Mar 2007 21:34:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1573818/posts Cyberspace to Ted: The 18-to-34 year-olds aren't disinterested in news, they're disinterested in you -- or Brian Williams or, for God's sake, Bob Schieffer -- telling them what the news is. They're getting plenty of news, all they can handle, actually. They're just getting it on another screen, one which allows them to determine for themselves what is "important"....... ICONOCLAST http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1573818/posts#comment Tue, 7 Feb 2006 22:37:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1568467/posts Ted Koppel kicked off his neo-pundit career by delivering a stern global warming speech in New York while outside a merciless snowstorm bore down on the Eastern Seaboard in a brutal blast of freezing -- Oh, wait -- that was Al Gore, wasn’t it? I tend to get all these neo-pundits mixed up. Mr. Koppel’s post-Nightline era more correctly began with a January 29 Op-Ed in the New York Times which is actually quite similar to Mr. Gore’s address both in fervent presentation and excruciatingly bad timing. Which may explain my confusion. Ted, likely grateful to now be immersed in... Chron Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1568467/posts#comment Tue, 31 Jan 2006 05:52:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1568338/posts It's not Ted Koppel's fault that the New York Times has made him a Times contributing columnist. As Koppel writes in yesterday's (Jan. 29) debut column, "And Now, a Word from Our Demographic," the invitation came from an "editor friend of mine," so the fault belongs to whomever assigned, accepted, and edited or rewrote Koppel's self-indulgent, self-congratulatory, late-to-the-party, and punishingly obvious 1,500-word piece about the state of television news. (It's bad.) It's not even Koppel's fault if he thinks he's any good at this columnist thing, when he isn't. If we were to belittle every person who stretched his talents... Slate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1568338/posts#comment Tue, 31 Jan 2006 01:17:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1567380/posts Ted Koppel Pens First Piece as 'NY Times' Columnist--Comes Out Swinging By E&P Staff Published: January 29, 2006 12:45 AM ET NEW YORK In his first contribution after being named a New York Times columnist, former ABC newsman Ted Koppel declares, "I cannot help but see that the industry in which I have spent my entire adult life is in decline and in distress." Koppel raps the new "calculated subjectivity" and forced empathy of cable news, and adds: "The accusation that television news has a political agenda misses the point. Right now, the main agenda is to give people what... Editor and Publisher http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1567380/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:20:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1565705/posts ABC news show is down 15 percent in 18-49s The post-Ted Koppel “Nightline” has faced questions about its viability since its debut two months ago, but those questions are hardly new. Koppel faced them for much of the time he anchored the show. What is new is a hefty decline in ratings. Will ABC continue to stand behind the late-night news show, and for how long? The question would seem to gain urgency with the network's improved primetime ratings, making a makever of the 11:30 p.m. timeslot all that more attractive. For the week ended Jan. 15, “Nightline” averaged 3.6... MediaLife Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1565705/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:44:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1562055/posts See this thread. When Ted Koppel left ABC,Al Jazeera asked him to be their anchor; he said, "I'm no Muslim! Instead-- I'm a liberal! PBS for me!" grey_whiskers http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1562055/posts#comment Sat, 21 Jan 2006 05:13:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1561496/posts When Ted Koppel appeared on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" in 2002, he plugged National Public Radio to so much studio applause that host Jon Stewart cracked, "Somebody got themselves a tote bag." At the time, Mr. Koppel was simply another NPR admirer. Now, the former "Nightline" anchor is getting more than just swag -- he's got a new part-time job with NPR, joining the growing ranks of television news stars who are seeking refuge at the Washington, D.C., public broadcaster. While some of the NPR recruits, like Mr. Koppel and CBS newsmen Walter Cronkite and Daniel Schorr, have joined... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1561496/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:33:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1556771/posts By E&P Staff Published: January 12, 2006 11:15 AM ET NEW YORK Veteran broadcast journalist Ted Koppel will join The New York Times as a contributing columnist beginning Jan. 29, Editorial Page Editor Gail Collins announced today. Koppel's column will appear on the Op-Ed page periodically. "This is an exciting, new type of relationship for The Times and I can't think of anyone we'd rather start with than one of the great journalists of our era,” Collins said in a statement. "We're very pleased to provide our readers with Ted's fresh, insightful perspective on current events." In addition to his... Editor & Publisher http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1556771/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:56:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1551784/posts Former ABC News show anchor named managing editor of cable channel. NEW YORK - Ted Koppel has joined the Discovery Channel to make news documentaries, bringing his former top producer and eight other ex-"Nightline" staff members, the cable channel announced Wednesday. Koppel was named managing editor of Discovery, and his first program for the network is due next fall. The longtime ABC News anchor left "Nightline" after 25 years in November. The late-night news show he originated has continued on ABC with three new anchors. AP/MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1551784/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jan 2006 17:53:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1549194/posts Media dinosaurs gaze in the mirror as disaster looms By JONAH GOLDBERG THE YEAR-ENDING edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press” offered an excellent glimpse at why the elite mainstream media as we know it is facing extinction.“Meet the Press” host Tim Russert invited NBC’s Tom Brokaw and ABC’s Ted Koppel to ladle out some observations from their deep wells of wisdom for all of the world to imbibe. These three giants of television journalism tut-tutted about one government failure after another, from the Katrina response to the government’s inability to provide health care for everybody to our dismayingly low taxes.... New Hampshire Union Leader http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1549194/posts#comment Fri, 30 Dec 2005 13:40:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1548197/posts Broadcast veterans Tom Brokaw and Ted Koppel agree that Bill Clinton would have gone into Iraq just like George Bush if he were still president in 2003. Appearing on "Meet the Press” with Tim Russert, Brokaw and Koppel also agreed that the press shouldn't be judged too harshly for not pursuing questions about claims of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq. According to a transcript appearing in Editor & Publisher, Koppel defended the media’s treatment of the WMD claims: KOPPEL: In large measure, when the president and his top people tell you, as they did, "Here's our perception of what... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1548197/posts#comment Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:50:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1548066/posts Watching Tom Brokaw, Ted Koppel and Tim Russert this past Sunday wasn't quite like seeing dinosaurs asking each other what's happened to all the tasty fronds, but the year-ending edition of NBC's "Meet the Press" offered an excellent glimpse at why the elite mainstream media as we know it is facing extinction. No doubt intended as a grand treat for the viewing audience, "Meet the Press" host Tim Russert invited NBC's Tom Brokaw and ABC's Ted Koppel to ladle out some observations from their deep wells of wisdom for all of the world to imbibe. These three giants of television... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1548066/posts#comment Wed, 28 Dec 2005 14:35:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1548029/posts "You can call me anything you want, but do not call me a racist," said an indignant President George Bush on Dec. 12, commenting on the despicable, opportunistic suggestion that any inadequacies in the federal response to Hurricane Katrina were due to racism. But veteran network media giants Ted Koppel and Tom Brokaw don't quite see it that way. Indeed, they don't appear to see eye-to-eye with President Bush on much of anything if their joint interview with Tim Russert on NBC's "Meet the Press" is any indication. Russert was uncharacteristically tame.. TownHall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1548029/posts#comment Wed, 28 Dec 2005 13:19:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1547978/posts NEW YORK Appearing on "Meet the Press" with Tim Russert this week, two broadcast veterans, Tom Brokaw of NBC and Ted Koppel...declared that Bill Clinton would have gone into Iraq just like George Bush if were still president in 2003. Along with Russert, they also argued that it was a "uniformly held belief" that Saddam Hussein had WMD when the Iraq war began. KOPPEL: I mean, the only difference between the Clinton administration and the Bush administration was 9/11. BROKAW: Right. KOPPEL: If 9/11 had happened on Bill Clinton's watch, he would have gone into Iraq. BROKAW: Yeah. Yeah. Editor and Publisher http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1547978/posts#comment Wed, 28 Dec 2005 08:17:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1547892/posts "You can call me anything you want, but do not call me a racist," said an indignant President George Bush on Dec. 12, commenting on the despicable, opportunistic suggestion that any inadequacies in the federal response to Hurricane Katrina were due to racism. But veteran network media giants Ted Koppel and Tom Brokaw don't quite see it that way. Indeed, they don't appear to see eye-to-eye with President Bush on much of anything if their joint interview with Tim Russert on NBC's "Meet the Press" is any indication. Russert was uncharacteristically tame toward these two, offering them repeated softballs concerning... davidlimbaugh.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1547892/posts#comment Wed, 28 Dec 2005 02:49:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1546949/posts It was a year of goodbyes -- some noble, some less so -- as journalism's old guard departed from the spotlight. And it was a year when some of media's biggest institutions started thinking, in earnest, about reinvention. Dan Rather took his colorful metaphors and erratic temperament from CBS in March, his reputation marred by a flawed report about President Bush and the National Guard. Peter Jennings, suave and substantive, died tragically of lung cancer in August. Ted Koppel, who brought wit and heft to late-night news, left ABC's ''Nightline" in November, headed for less grueling work at HBO. Aaron... The Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1546949/posts#comment Sun, 25 Dec 2005 22:41:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1546819/posts The Talk Shows Sunday, December 25th, 2005 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; musician Wynton Marsalis; and Sen. David Vitter, R-La. MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Former "NBC Nightly News" anchor Tom Brokaw and former ABC "Nightline" anchor Ted Koppel. FACE THE NATION (CBS): CBS News correspondents review 2005 and a look ahead at 2006. THIS WEEK (ABC): Former Secretary of State Colin Powell and author Peggy Noonan.LATE EDITION (CNN) : No broadcast. Various big media television networks http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1546819/posts#comment Sun, 25 Dec 2005 14:09:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1527392/posts Departing anchor asks audience to support show or network will pull itNEW YORK - As he walked out the door, Ted Koppel couldn’t resist one last dig at the network that almost dumped him three years ago. Koppel, in his final broadcast Tuesday after more than 25 years as anchor of ABC News’ “Nightline,” asked his fans to give successors Martin Bashir, Cynthia McFadden and Terry Moran a fair break when they start on Monday. “If you don’t,” he said, “I promise you the network will just put another comedy show in this time slot. Then you’ll be sorry.” MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1527392/posts#comment Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:45:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1527137/posts It is fitting in more ways than one that Ted Koppel devotes the final program in his 26-year reign on ABC's "Nightline" to the charming sociology professor who died from Lou Gehrig's disease and inspired Mitch Albom's "Tuesdays with Morrie." The three 1995 "Nightline" shows in which Koppel talked with Morrie Schwartz about living life and coping with death were among the most memorable of his 6,500 programs. Additionally, his last show, which airs at 11:35 tonight on Channel 7, will show "Nightline" fans what they will be missing with Koppel's departure: The time to devote to one captivating story... Buffalo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1527137/posts#comment Wed, 23 Nov 2005 03:38:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1523459/posts Ted Koppel has announced he is leaving Nightline to Wimp Blintzer. Another lying DimoLeftist traitor dirtbag bites the wienie with relish! Oh happy day! :o) CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1523459/posts#comment Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:40:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1504680/posts Congratulations, David Westin. You've replaced serious, competent, respected Ted Koppel with the oily, obsequious Martin Bashir on "Nightline." My only question is, was Jerry Springer not available? Perhaps Westin, the head of ABC News, has not seen the "outtakes" of Bashir's interviews with Michael Jackson from his original "documentary." But I've seen it and so have the many other journalists who were in the Santa Maria courtroom where Jackson was tried for child molestation last spring. I have no doubt most of them had the same reaction as I when they heard today that Bashir had been given a co-hosting... Fox News. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1504680/posts#comment Tue, 18 Oct 2005 17:22:18 GMT