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Viewpoint has been notable for its mingling of adroit self-defense by correspondents with an occasional apology or admission of error. The self-questioning tone fits ABC'S goals, which include public relations as well as journalistic innovation. Indeed, confession has been good not just for the soul but for the ratings; the sporadic 90-minute show, which starts in the late-night slot of ABC News' Nightline, has attracted somewhat more viewers than Nightline does...
Some correspondents appeared to feel that nearly every tough questioner in the audience was promoting a political point. Lamentably, that was often the case, perhaps because ABC production aides who screened the questions beforehand were looking to create provocative exchanges. One woman condemned reporters for focusing on the human rights record of Argentina's ruling junta rather than attacking Britain's legal claim to the Falklands. Another premised her question on a claim that El Salvador's guerrillas represent "85% to 90% of the people," ignoring the fact that about 80% of the country's voters...
After one questioner ripped ABC for be ing pro-Palestinian and the next complained that ABC was anti-Palestinian, Jennings suggested that there was more selective listening than biased reporting. Said he: "We are not getting through, and that disturbs...
...Though ABC chose topics for emotional appeal, there seemed little new to say about the Iran hostage crisis or the Arab-Israeli conflict, and not yet enough to say about coverage of the Falklands. The advocacy questions and windy, defensive answers left some of the audience feeling shortchanged. Said Chicago Attorney Dan Weil: "I wanted to see what the ABC correspondents really thought of themselves. There were only a few times when we got that sort of thing." Yet by putting itself under attack from both sides on several issues, ABC probably built some sympathy for itself and journalists...
INSIDE THE THIRD REICH, ABC, May 9, 8p.m.; May 10, 9p.m. E.D.T...