Ted Koppel: News Networks "Have Almost Surrendered Even The Pretense Of Civic Responsibility"...

Editor & Publisher Joe Strupp April 21, 2006 at 11:57 PM

Ted Koppel, honored with the President's Award from the Overseas Press Club Thursday night, used his time as keynote speaker to urge that foreign reporting not only be maintained, but increased in the face of growing international tensions that go beyond just terrorism.

Honored for his more than 40 years in television news, much of it as an overseas reporter and anchor, Koppel told the crowd at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel that the focus on profits and ratings is too often overshadowing news, especially on the foreign beat.

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