NEWS WAR!!!

Watching "News War" yesterday was an interesting experience. One person I was particularly interested to hear from was His Eminence, Ted Koppel. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised about how he feels towards modern journalism, but it was just so stunning to hear him talk in so forceful a tone.

What I was the most surprised to hear was his declaration that giving the people what they want to hear over what they need to hear was the greatest tragedy in modern American journalism was mind-blowing. I guess I had just assumed that what we wanted and needed to hear were the same thing. Maybe that just makes me a product of this modern age...

So, what do you think? Is Koppel's statement justified or just a bit of journalistic hyperbole?