| “At some point, in the not-too-distant future, it is going to occur to someone in authority at a network news division that developments beyond the borders of the United States are worthy of ongoing and detailed attention by a corps of smart, curious and courageous young men and women who are willing to live and work in places like India, China and the Middle East for extended tours. We could call these people ‘foreign correspondents.’ Their reports could inform us of important and potentially dangerous developments at a time when we can ill afford to remain in the dark. Actually, … never mind. It’s too expensive and why would anything that anyone’s hatching overseas have any kind of impact on us?“ |
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| —Ted Koppel, to Broadcasting & Cable | |
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