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THAT. I MUCH PREFER Q AND A THEN WE GET TO TALK ABOUT THE THINGS YOU'RE INTERESTED IN AS OPPOSED TO WHAT I'M INTERESTED IN. I'LL BRIEFLY GO OVER THE...
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TWO
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MOST TROUBLING
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GENUINELY JUSTIFIED CRITICISMS OF
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CBS? >> WELL, I THINK AT LEAST ONE UNFAIR CRITICISM IS THAT WE'RE AN OLD PERSONS' NETWORK, THAT -- I THINK ALL NETWORK NEWS, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER,...
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| 00:18:08 |
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THE EXTENT THAT THE QUEST FOR YOUNGER VIEWERS IS AN OBSESSION OF SOME TELEVISION PROGRAMMERS, NEWS CERTAINLY PRESENTS SOME CHALLENGES AS WELL AS SOME...
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| 00:21:46 |
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SO. ON A BIGGER LEVEL,
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| 00:21:49 |
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I ALLUDED TO THE DESIRE, IN FACT, THE IMPERATIVE TO SPEAK CREDIBLY TO THE NEXT GENERATION COMING UP. IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF, YOU KNOW, THE SURVIVAL...
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| 00:22:35 |
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DO YOU THINK CBS NEWS NETWORK OR ANY OF THE OTHER NETWORKS GIVESED A VAT TIME AND ATTENTION TO THE ISSUES OF MEDIA CONCENTRATION? IN
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| 00:22:45 |
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PARTICULAR, DO YOU THINK CBS NEWS WILL BE BETTER OFF WITH THE PENDING RULE-MAKING WITH THE F.C.C. POSSIBLY ELIMINATING THE CURRENT PROHIBITION
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| 00:22:54 |
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AGAINST NEWSPAPER CABLE BROADCASTER CROSS-OWNERSHIP OR ELIMINATING THE CAPS ON TV OWNERSHIP WHEN, IN FACT, CBS IS ONE OF TWO OF THE FOUR NETWORKS WHICH...
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| 00:23:31 |
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ALL. THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE COMPANY WHO STUDY ABOUT IT AND KNOW MORE ABOUT IT. NOT TO DODGE YOUR QUESTION, I'M A HUGE BELIEVER IN THE FREE MARKET AND...
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| 00:24:52 |
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OF THE PEOPLE SHE TALKED TO. I CAN ADDRESS IT SQUARELY. THE REFERENCE IS TO THE FACT THAT AFTER 9/11, THROUGH THE MECHANISM OF AL-JAZEERA, THE ARAB-RUN...
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| 00:25:11 |
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OSAMA BIN LADEN OR HIS HENCHMAN WOULD SAY PLEASE KILL MORE AMERICANS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE, THE UNDISPUTE NL PROPAGANDA. AND AFTER ONE OF THE MOST HEINOUS...
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| 00:29:13 |
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DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON? >> ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S A REAL ISSUE AND ONE WE WILL DISCUSS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. THE DISCUSSIONS ARE ALREADY WELL...
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| 00:29:34 |
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ALONG, BUT THERE'S CERTAINLY DISAGREEMENT. AND YOU SHOULD WELCOME THAT. THERE SHOULD BE. YOU WANT AN AGGRESSIVE FREE PRESS FIGHTING FOR ACCESS. YOU WANT...
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| 00:31:14 |
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NBC AND ABC AND
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| 00:31:16 |
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THE "NIGHTLY NEWS"? >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. WE JUST ANNOUNCED FOUR EQUAL ANCHORS FOR THE MORNING PROGRAM INSTEAD OF THE TRADITIONAL MALE AND FEMALE...
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| 00:31:39 |
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DIZZYING TSUNAMI -- THAT'S NOT A MIXED METAPHOR -- OF INFORMATION, THERE'S STILL GREAT VALUE IN A NEWS SUMMARY WHERE EXPERIENCED JOURNALISTS HAVE USED...
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| 00:33:26 |
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COMPANY, BUT SPEAKING FOR CBS NEWS, WE ARE -- YOU KNOW, WE HAVE PROGRAMS THAT WE SELL ALL OVER THE WORLD AND WOULD CERTAINLY LOVE TO BE REPRESENTED THERE....
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| 00:33:43 |
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THE MORE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO THE REST OF THE WORLD IS UP WITH OF THE GREATEST FORS FOR PEACE...
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| 00:34:33 |
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OF AN IMPACT, IF ANY, THAT HAS ON AN AUDIENCE AND CULL CHUR. >> I HAVEN'T SCENE THE MOVIE OR READ THE BOOK YOU ALLUDE TO. SO, FORGIVE ME. IT MAKES...
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| 00:35:00 |
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PEOPLE OFTEN MISUNDERSTAND WHY THAT HAPPENS. I THINK THE REASON LOCAL STATIONS CRIME A LOT IS BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH EASIER THAN GOING TO CITY HALL AND...
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| 00:36:22 |
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CLIMATE OF FEAR IN A MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA IS SIGNIFICANT AND I BELIEVE THE
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| 00:36:27 |
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COVERAGE IS GOING TO HELP CATCH THE SNIPER, ALTHOUGH I UNDERSTAND THE CHARGE IT PERHAPS EMBOLDENS HIM OR HER AND GIVES THE SNIPER EXACTLY WHAT HE...
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| 00:38:19 |
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AND BROADCASTING THAT AND PROFITTING FROM BEING INVOLVED WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT DISCRIMINATES AGAINST A CERTAIN GROUP OF PEOPLE AND IF YOUR RESPONSE...
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| 00:38:51 |
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YOU CALL THEM SINS OR CHEEFMENTS OF MY PARENT COMPANY, BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT IT TO GIVE YOU AN INFORMED ANSWER. >> YOU...
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| 00:39:20 |
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QUESTIONS. >> THAT IS A HOT POTATO I CAN SEE GOING LIKE THIS. >> WELL, YOU KNOW, AGAIN,
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| 00:39:25 |
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BECAUSE IT'S A COMPLICATED, VERY INTERESTING, IMPORTANT ISSUE. ITIS WORTH DISCUSSING. IT'S A LEGITIMATE QUESTION. BUT I'M ON THE RECORD REPRESENTING...
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| 00:39:41 |
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TO ELABORATE. >> WHEN WE WATCH THE EVENING NEWS, IT
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| 00:39:44 |
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SEEMS, OF COURSE, YOUR NEWS PEOPLE ARE READING FROM TEXT. IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHAT DEGREE OF PERSONAL INSIGHT OR INTELLIGENCE THEY BRING TO IT WITH...
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| 00:40:03 |
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ON THE RUN AND ON THE WING. I'D BE INTERESTED IN YOUR DESCRIPTION OF THAT DAY. WHAT DID YOU FIND YOUR REPORTERS COULD DO WITHOUT THEIR NEWS WRITERS BEHIND...
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| 00:40:43 |
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FROM THE PENTAGON, EVERY WORD HE SAYS OR JIM STEWART OR THOSE OF "60 MINUTES" THEY ALL WROTE THEIR OWN SCRIPT. THERE'S NO WROITER HANDING THEM A SCRIPT....
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| 00:43:19 |
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THAT CBS IS PUTTING OUT THERE? >> JUST GENERALLY? >> IT COULD WELL BE IN REFERENCE TO IRAQ. I WAS ATTENTIVE TO YOUR CHARACTERIZATION OF "WE WERE AT...
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| 00:43:47 |
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NO. A DEPARTMENT OF
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| 00:43:48 |
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THE AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION. >> NO. I DISAGREE WITH THAT, SIR. I AM AN AMERICAN CITIZEN AND A PATRIOTIC ONE. WE MAKE NO APOLOGY. YOU CAN CALL IT THE...
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| 00:44:06 |
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| 00:44:07 |
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AND YOU KNOW WHAT? MORE POWER TO THEM. I'M ROOTING
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| 00:44:10 |
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FOR THE U.S. TO BEAT AL QAEDA. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE DON'T ASK TOUGH QUESTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATION. I THINK IN THE EARLY GOING AFTER 9/11, MAYBE...
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| 00:44:25 |
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QUESTIONS ASKED. THERE MAY HAVE
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| 00:44:27 |
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BEEN A PATRIOTIC FERVOR THAT CURBED THE INSTINCTS OF JOURNALISTS TO BE SKEPTICAL ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION. I THINK IN IRAQ IT'S A BETTER PICTURE....
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| 00:45:58 |
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IT. IF THAT'S TRUE, I WOULD STILL DENY IT TODAY. >> I'LL ASK. HOW DO YOU REMEMBER THAT CONVERSATION, IF AT ALL? AND WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS BROADER...
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| 00:46:16 |
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BUT -- I HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK BUT I KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT IT. WE HEARD THOSE ARGUMENTS OVER MANY YEARS ON THE
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| 00:46:22 |
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ROAD WITH BERNIE GOLDBERG, THE REPORTER. HIS MAIN PROBLEM WITH NETWORK TELEVISION
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| 00:46:27 |
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IS HE'S NOT ON IT ANYMORE. HAVING SAID THAT, I THINK THERE ARE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT SO-CALLED LIBERALISM IN NETWORKS. TO THE DEGREE IT'S A PROBLEM OR...
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| 00:49:07 |
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THAT PERSONS HAVE OF AMERICANS AND THE PERCEPTION THAT INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS HAVE OF AMERICANS. I
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| 00:49:15 |
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PROPOSED THAT THAT PLAYS
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| 00:49:17 |
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SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE FRICKS DEVELOPING AROUND THE WORLD. I WONDERED TO WHAT EXTENT CBS AND NETWORK TELEVISION IN GENERAL CAN PLAY A CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE...
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| 00:49:50 |
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THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, NOT JUST THE MEDIA. AND I THINK FAMILIES HAVE A LOT TO DO WITH IT TOO. BUT I THINK WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB. WE TRY TO EMPHASIZE...
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| 00:50:52 |
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OF STORIES ON NETWORK
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| 00:50:54 |
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AFTER NETWORK. YOU COULD TAKE A POLITICALLY CONSERVATIVE PERSON, MY FATHER, FOR EXAMPLE, WHO IS A BIG FAN OF FOX NEWS. AND IT ALIGNS WELL WITH HIS OWN...
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| 00:51:38 |
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A MUCH BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD AROUND THEM. YOU SAY WE ENFORCE PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS RATHER THAN CHALLENGING THEM. IF HEAD OF FOX NEWS WAS...
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| 00:53:06 |
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CAPTIONED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING
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| 00:53:11 |
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INSTITUTE --WWW.NCICAP.ORG-- >> JOURNALISTS ARE REFORMERS BY NAY TCHUR. THEY TEND TO CONCENTRATE ON WHAT IS WRONG WITH SOCIETY, NOT BECAUSE THEY'RE...
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