People shouldn't expect the mass media to do investigative stories. That job belongs to the 'fringe' media.

" In 1987 Newsweek opined "The anchor who makes viewers feel that he is challenging the powers that be on their behalf is in fact the quintessential establishment journalist". citizen and married Grace Anne Dorney. These visits became the basis for the popular book Tuesdays with Morrie chronicling lessons about life learned from Schwartz.

Edward James Martin "Ted" Koppel (born February 8 1940) is a British American broadcast journalist best known as the anchor for Nightline from the program's inception in 1980 until his retirement in late 2005. After leaving Nightline Koppel worked as managing editor for the Discovery Channel before resigning in 2008. Koppel is currently a senior news analyst for National Public Radio and contributing analyst to BBC World News America and contributes to the new NBC News primetime newsmagazine Rock Center with Brian Williams.