Jon Banner
Jon Banner
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It's important for people to have a first-hand look as to what's going on. That became very clear during Katrina. All these people are reporters at heart, and they need to go do what they do best.
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It's something our teams are aware of, and we're taking some precautions.
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They constantly trot out 'Oprah' to explain their falling numbers, but the fact is that the program does not lead into 'World News Tonight' in any market in the country.
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What's happening to us is nothing. It's a blip compared to the tragedy that has occurred, ... We do the best that we can, and we try to stay focused on the real nature of the disaster, which is an unimaginable horror for tens of thousands of people who are homeless or who have lost loved ones.
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we instinctively hear his voice and think he's going to walk down the hall at any moment, telling us to do that story or do this story or do it this way; he was such a force on this broadcast.
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Every call we make regarding any story is a serious one. But anything of this nature is a difficult call. We have to be sensitive to the viewers and at the same time be responsible and present what are, in essence, horrific acts occurring.
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The situation that is affecting the communities that we are operating in is affecting us, ... The fuel shortages, the water shortages, the lack of sleeping space is something that we're all dealing with.
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One thing we know: This is his legacy, to cover foreign news, to cover it aggressively.
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Peter Jennings was at the forefront of reporting on the dangers of smoking and tobacco throughout his career, and we are committed to carrying on his work.
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It's been a difficult time for this broadcast. We've been dealing with a very painful situation, and we're grateful for all the help we've been getting from Charlie and Elizabeth and Bob.
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It's an incredible time to be there and it's incredible to be there at all.
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This is what we intend to do with 'World News Tonight' going forward. It's about giving them a real sense up close of the big stories of our time.
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There are limitations, obviously. They have a huge responsibility in the mornings. We have to be realistic about the amount of time we expect from them.
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There are a ton of angles yet to be pursued or that we will continue to pursue. There's still a large question of how many people died and how they determine it, and why did so many people die.