By Douglas Holtz-Eakin
The young drop coverage to avoid higher premiums
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ABC's "World News," once a leader in innovative journalism and international news, has become a program that provides predictable coverage, with only a few reporters apparently leaving the office to cover stories.
President Obama said Wednesday his apology to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for the burning of Korans by U.S. troops last week has "calmed things down" after the episode spawned waves of violent anti-American protests.
Media coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan sometimes has been as much about journalists as soldiers. In 2006, ABC's Bob Woodruff was nearly killed when shrapnel from a roadside bomb in Iraq tore through his brain.
ABC's "Nightline" has crept into prime time this summer - or maybe it's just getting creepy.
ABC News President David Westin, the longest-reigning network news division chief, with more than 13 tumultuous years on the job, told his staff Monday that he is resigning and will leave by the end of the year.
ABC News President David Westin, the longest-reigning network news division chief, with more than 13 tumultuous years on the job, told his staff Monday that he is resigning and will leave by the end of the year.
Dan Rather no doubt spoke for many viewers when he recently accused his former bosses at "CBS Evening News" of trying to revive the ailing broadcast by "dumbing it down and tarting it up."
He said war is "tough business" and rarely goes perfectly.
"When you think about it, the same thing was true in Iraq," he said. "But because of the stick-to-itness of our teams, I feel confident that we can stay on a path that by the end of 2014 our troops will be out and will not be in a combat role and Afghans will have capacity, just as Iraqis, to secure their own country."
