In the past ABC has made ha... by Roone Arledge, an American Journalist

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“In the past ABC has made half-hearted efforts or, worse, cosmetic efforts, to do something about news and I wasn't certain about what their real aim was - nor am I now.”

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Name: Roone Arledge

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Jul 8, 1931

Date of Death: Dec 5, 2002

Profession: Journalist

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Television is a powerful medium that has to be used for something better than sitcoms and police shows. On the other hand, if you don't recognize the forces that play on what people watch and what they don't then you're a fool and you should be in a different business.

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I think people tuned in a lot to see Barbara when she first came here and they just didn't like the show they saw. I think it was dull. It was sterile.

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People essentially like local news better than network news.

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I don't think any industry was ever as closely scrutinized and written about and constantly in the public eye as television.

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In fact, I had a series of offers which would have brought me a lot of money to make films and package TV programs. There were people who said to me, we'll put a million dollars in your bank account tomorrow, which is a hard thing to turn down.

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