New York Observer
"I'd have to kill a news piece out of my lineup to make room for it," says
Brian Williams. "If I thought there was a shortage of talking and opinion out there these days, I'd be a lot more prone to put in a regular commentary section at 'Nightly.'" The "NBC Nightly News" anchor also tells
Rebecca Dana:
* "I get a kick out of the people who tell me they’re now getting their news pure and unfettered, that they've moved to Google News or something. I say to them, 'You're aware that was written by some wire-service writer working the night shift in midtown Manhattan or Washington, D.C., on an assignment desk, right?' Yes, this is coming through a filter."
* "
Walter Cronkite called us a headline service. He called us the supplement to a good daily newspaper. Well, add to that a good selection of Web sites and other sources of information and he's still right."
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Koppell thinks Williams has been "a very pleasant surprise" (Newsweek)
