February 1, 2006 - Journalists gravely wounded in Iraq; O’Reilly weeps for self.
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Sometimes, when tragedy strikes, it allows even fierce industry competitors to put aside
their petty differences for a time and join together in the spirit of fraternity. That’s the point
O’Reilly was apparently going for at the top of Monday’s show following the weekend
bombing tragedy involving two ABC reporters. That is, until he took an all-too-predictable
detour into O’Reillyland.
Network rivalry: That is the subject of this evening's Talking Points Memo.
All of us here at FOX News send prayers and best wishes to the families of Bob
Woodruff and Doug Vogt. As you may know, the ABC News anchor and photographer
were badly injured by a bomb in Iraq over the weekend. Both are expected to recover.
Covering any kind of foreign conflict is chaotic and dangerous. And it's a miracle more
journalists aren't killed or hurt. All Americans share the highest respect for press
people, who literally put their lives on the line to bring us information.
There is a code among most in TV news, a respect and professional courtesy. Thus
when guys like Woodruff and Vogt get hurt, the industry stands together.
We're all competing, but ethics dictate that standards of behavior should be met. FOX
News has good relationships with ABC News, CBS News and generally CNN, also with
most local news operations across the country, but Talking Points is troubled by the
behavior of NBC, which cheap shots FOX News on a regular basis and has been doing
so for some time.
It is only a few people doing this, but NBC President Robert Wright allows it to happen.
Wright knows exactly what's going on, because he's been made aware of it.
Now we understand that NBC has major problems. Its prime-time programming is dead
last. Its cable operations are ratings failures. And the network may lose Katie Couric to
CBS, but that is no excuse for unprofessional behavior.
Consistently cheap shotting a competitor is beneath the fine standards that NBC has
set in the past. Robert Wright would be wise to understand that.
There is no question the amazing success of FOX News has affected all TV news
operations, but CNN, for example, usually competes with class, not bitterness.
Likewise, we respect ABC and CBS for their work ethic and competitive zeal.
But there's something very wrong at NBC. And if it continues, Talking Points will go into
greater detail about the problems besetting that network. We hope Robert Wright will
right the situation and believe he has the power to do it.
But perhaps we're wrong about Wright. Maybe he's out of the loop or maybe he just
doesn't care. Well, he should care. We'll let you know what happens.
And that's The Memo.
So two ABC employees get blown up in Iraq, but the real story is Bill’s hurt feelings.
Unfortunately, droll observation and shrewd analysis elude us on this one, so we must
defer to the immortal Rudy: “Bill, you’re like school in the summer. No class.”
their petty differences for a time and join together in the spirit of fraternity. That’s the point
O’Reilly was apparently going for at the top of Monday’s show following the weekend
bombing tragedy involving two ABC reporters. That is, until he took an all-too-predictable
detour into O’Reillyland.
Network rivalry: That is the subject of this evening's Talking Points Memo.
All of us here at FOX News send prayers and best wishes to the families of Bob
Woodruff and Doug Vogt. As you may know, the ABC News anchor and photographer
were badly injured by a bomb in Iraq over the weekend. Both are expected to recover.
Covering any kind of foreign conflict is chaotic and dangerous. And it's a miracle more
journalists aren't killed or hurt. All Americans share the highest respect for press
people, who literally put their lives on the line to bring us information.
There is a code among most in TV news, a respect and professional courtesy. Thus
when guys like Woodruff and Vogt get hurt, the industry stands together.
We're all competing, but ethics dictate that standards of behavior should be met. FOX
News has good relationships with ABC News, CBS News and generally CNN, also with
most local news operations across the country, but Talking Points is troubled by the
behavior of NBC, which cheap shots FOX News on a regular basis and has been doing
so for some time.
It is only a few people doing this, but NBC President Robert Wright allows it to happen.
Wright knows exactly what's going on, because he's been made aware of it.
Now we understand that NBC has major problems. Its prime-time programming is dead
last. Its cable operations are ratings failures. And the network may lose Katie Couric to
CBS, but that is no excuse for unprofessional behavior.
Consistently cheap shotting a competitor is beneath the fine standards that NBC has
set in the past. Robert Wright would be wise to understand that.
There is no question the amazing success of FOX News has affected all TV news
operations, but CNN, for example, usually competes with class, not bitterness.
Likewise, we respect ABC and CBS for their work ethic and competitive zeal.
But there's something very wrong at NBC. And if it continues, Talking Points will go into
greater detail about the problems besetting that network. We hope Robert Wright will
right the situation and believe he has the power to do it.
But perhaps we're wrong about Wright. Maybe he's out of the loop or maybe he just
doesn't care. Well, he should care. We'll let you know what happens.
And that's The Memo.
So two ABC employees get blown up in Iraq, but the real story is Bill’s hurt feelings.
Unfortunately, droll observation and shrewd analysis elude us on this one, so we must
defer to the immortal Rudy: “Bill, you’re like school in the summer. No class.”