STOSSEL'S OWN TROUBLES FUEL SPECIAL ON LEGAL PROFESSION.Byline: Mike Lacy Knight-Ridder Tribune News Wire ABC News
ABC News is a division of American television and radio network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. Its current president is David Westin. correspondent John Stossel John F. Stossel (born 6 March 1947) is a consumer reporter, author and co-anchor for the ABC News show 20/20.[1] Stossel practices advocacy journalism, which has resulted in frequent criticism from organizations that disagree with him. admits his reporting is personal. But, he adds, it's a strength, not a weakness. "It does take me away from that (perspective) of an objective reporter," he said in a recent telephone interview. "But I think acknowledging that and disclosing it is more honest than the more typical reporter trick to pretend you live in a bubble and have had no experience." Stossel's latest report, "The Trouble With Lawyers," which will air at 10 tonight, is another example of reporting fueled by personal experiences as well as a general fear of the legal system. Stossel has sued and has been sued. He sued a pro wrestler who hit him 10 years ago after Stossel suggested that the wrestling profession was fake (he said he suffered ear pain for two years after that incident), and he was sued by a dentist who claimed he had been ruined by a Stossel report. But don't look for a special saturated with compelling images - none of the shock-video with which we've become familiar - but one of compelling substance. Although it starts off with a bang (there is footage of Stossel getting whopped by that pro wrestler), it's mostly talking heads
Talking Heads were an American rock band that formed in the early 1970s and was based out of New York City. The group consisted of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison. - but good talking heads. Stossel has the tools and motivation to abuse his position as a reporter, but they are not used with the verve of, say, Geraldo Rivera “Geraldo” redirects here. For the British bandleader, see Geraldo (bandleader). For the talk show, see . Gerald Michael Rivera[1] (born July 4, 1943), known by his TV name Geraldo Rivera or simply Geraldo . He even feels sorry for the "poor guy" who sued him because it took four years to get to court. "Everybody is a poor guy once you get into the legal system," he said. "Eventually, I won. But it cost us. What kind of win is that? If you get sued, you can't win." By the nature of the subject matter and the audacious commentary and actions by some of the people featured (like the arguments between O.J. Simpson attorney Johnnie Cochran Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.[1] (October 2, 1937 – March 29, 2005) was an African American lawyer best known for his role in the legal defense during the O. J. Simpson murder case. and prosecutor Marcia Clark Marcia Rachel Clark (born 31 August 1953) was a prosecutor for the State of California, County of Los Angeles in the O.J. Simpson murder case along with Christopher Darden. over jewelry worn by counsel), you can't help but get the image that lawyers and the law have bottomless bot·tom·less adj. 1. Having no bottom. 2. Too deep to be measured: a bottomless glacier lake. 3. problems. It'll make you want to re-create the scene in the movie "Network" in which everyone screams, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore" - even if you've never had personal problems with an attorney. Stossel's main point: Attorneys get paid no matter what - the case is secondary. And the bottom line: The money comes from us - the innocent public. THE FACTS The show: "The Trouble with Lawyers." When: 10 tonight on ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. (Channel 7). |
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