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Encyclopedia > Dateline NBC
Dateline NBC
Dateline NBC title card
Genre Newsmagazine
Starring Ann Curry
Country of origin Flag of United States United States
Production
Running time 60 minutes (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Original run 1992 – Present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Dateline NBC, or Dateline, is a U.S. weekly television newsmagazine broadcast by NBC similar to ABC's 20/20 or CBS's 60 Minutes. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A newsmagazine, sometimes called news magazine, is a usually weekly magazine featuring articles on current events. ... Ann Curry (born November 19, 1956) is an American journalist and television personality who has served as news anchor on NBCs Today since May 1997 and host of Dateline NBC since May 2005. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode. ... ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... A newsmagazine, sometimes called news magazine, is a usually weekly magazine featuring articles on current events. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... 20/20 is an American television newsmagazine broadcast on ABC since June 6, 1978. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... Not to be confused with a BBC news magazine program of the same name. ...

Contents

History

The show, which has aired since 1992, is currently hosted by Ann Curry. Curry first co-hosted on June 24, 2005. Stone Phillips and Jane Pauley previously co-hosted. Tom Brokaw, Matt Lauer, and Brian Williams are among the NBC News correspondents who occasionally file stories for the program. Contributing Anchors were Maria Shriver who left the job soon after her husband became governor of California in 2004. Katie Couric was also a contributing anchor until 2006, when she left NBC News. The program first originated from NBC Studio 3K, using the same set the NBC Nightly News was using at the time. When The Today Show moved to its current sidewalk studio, Dateline took over Studio 3B with a brand-new set. This is a list of television-related events in 1992. ... Ann Curry (born November 19, 1956) is an American journalist and television personality who has served as news anchor on NBCs Today since May 1997 and host of Dateline NBC since May 2005. ... Stone Stockton Phillips (born December 2, 1954) was the co-anchor of Dateline NBC, a newsmagazine TV show, from the shows start until June 2007, when NBC did not renew his contract. ... Margaret Jane Pauley (born October 31, 1950, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American television news anchor and journalist. ... Thomas John Brokaw (born February 6, 1940 in Webster, South Dakota) is a popular American television journalist, Previously working on regularly scheduled news documentaries for the NBC television network, and is the former NBC News anchorman and managing editor of the program NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. ... Matt Lauer or Matthew Todd Lauer (December 30, 1957)[1] is an American television personality, best known as a co-host of NBCs The Today Show (since 1994)[1] after being a news anchor in New York [2] and a local talk-show host in Boston, Philadelphia, Providence, and... This article is about the American journalist. ... Maria Owings Shriver (pronounced: ) (born November 6, 1955[1] in Chicago, Illinois) is an American journalist and the wife of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and as such, the current First Lady of California. ... Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): ) (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, currently serving as the 38th Governor of the U.S. state of California. ... Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (left) and Governor Gray Davis (right) with President George W. Bush in 2003 The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government, whose responsibilities include making yearly State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that... Katherine Anne Katie Couric (born January 7, 1957) is an American media personality who became well-known as co-host of NBCs Today. ... NBC News endcap, used from 2002 to 2007. ... NBC Nightly News is the flagship evening news program for NBC News and broadcasts from Studio 8G at the GE Building, Rockefeller Center in New York City. ... Today, commonly referred to as The Today Show to avoid ambiguity, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on the NBC television network. ...


Comparison with other news magazines

Much like other newsmagazines, Dateline programming includes investigative journalism, true crime, and human interest stories. Common segments feature Dateline: Survivor, where a person talks about their near death experience and rescue; Dateline Timeline, where a popular product, person, and music single are played and viewers are invited to guess what year it appeared in; State of the Art, explaining how something was technically accomplished in a movie; Consumer Alert, where common consumer complaints or issues, such as food safety, are investigated, and Newsmakers, light interviews of major figures in politics, entertainment, and business, as well as regular people in the news. The Saturday night edition of Dateline features special emphasis on true crime stories programming, which has been named Dateline Saturday Night and includes the "To Catch a Predator" series. NBC News specials also air under the Dateline banner. Investigative journalism is a kind of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a topic of interest, often involving crime, political corruption, or some other scandal. ... Trivia segment on Dateline NBC in which viewers were asked to name in what year certain events happened. ... Food safety is a scientific discipline describing the handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent Foodborne illness. ...


Controversy

General Motors

On November 17, 1993, Dateline NBC aired an investigative report about General Motors pickup trucks allegedly exploding upon impact during accidents due to poor design of fuel tanks. Although there were fuel tank design problems with GM cars before, Dateline's film showed a sample of a low speed accident with the fuel tank exploding. In reality, Dateline NBC producers had rigged the truck with remotely detonated explosives. The program did not disclose the fact that the accident was staged. GM investigators studied the film, and discovered that smoke actually came out of the fuel tank a split-second before impact. GM subsequently filed an anti-defamation lawsuit against NBC after conducting an extensive investigation. On February 18, 1993 GM conducted a highly publicized (view broadcast in 1993 section of GM 1990s history) point-by-point rebuttal that lasted nearly two hours after announcing the lawsuit. The lawsuit was quickly settled by NBC, and Jane Pauley read an apology on the program. 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is an American automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ... Pickup truck with extended cabin and homebuilt lumber rack. ...


The following Dateline NBC producers were dismissed: Jeff Diamond, executive producer; David Rummel, senior producer; and Robert Read, producer of the report on the pickups. Michele Gillen, the reporter involved in the segment, was transferred to Miami station WTVJ. Michael G. Gartner, president of the news division, resigned under pressure. WTVJ is the NBC owned and operated television station for South Florida. ...


Trapping story targets

Dateline NBC was perceived as quickly returning to business-as-usual in a May 4, 1993 piece titled "Cataract Cowboys" in which Brian Ross claimed that doctors unnecessarily performed surgery on elderly patients. The controversy brought into question techniques used such as disregarding evidence that contradicts a story's claim and using planted accomplices to entrap targets of the story. NBC claimed vindication when Southeastern Eye Center dropped their lawsuit over the story. is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Brian Ross is the chief investigative correspondent of ABC News. ...


Quixtar

In 2004, Dateline NBC aired a report, alleging that some high-level Quixtar IBOs make most of their money from selling motivational materials rather than Quixtar products.[1] Quixtar declined to respond on camera, instead publishing an official Quixtar Response website.[2] Quixtar states on its response site that Dateline declined their request to link to the site. Another response page can be found at [1] shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Quixtar is a multi-level marketing or Network marketing company, founded on September 1, 1999. ...


To Catch a Predator

Main article: To Catch a Predator

The "To Catch a Predator" Dateline series hosted by Chris Hansen has been accused of making news rather than reporting news, blurring the line between news organization and agency of law enforcement. "To Catch a Predator" has sought to affect the arrest of men who have conversations on the internet with law enforcement officials posing as teenagers under the age of consent, as the men attempt to meet the would-be "children" in person. In February 2007, a man who was featured on "To Catch a Predator" committed suicide when TV crews surrounded his home as police arrived to arrest him. [2] To Catch a Predator To Catch a Predator is a series of hidden camera investigations by the television newsmagazine Dateline NBC devoted to the subject of identifying and detaining potential child sexual abusers who attempt to contact children over the Internet. ... Christopher Edward Hansen (born March 26, 1959) is a renowned American television journalist best known for his work on the Dateline NBC television segment To Catch a Predator. ...


DEFCON

During the 15th DEFCON hacker conference, Dateline producer Michelle Madigan failed to register as a reporter and used a hidden camera to covertly film attendees, apparently intending to catch hackers admitting to crimes[3]. On four occasions, DEFCON staff asked her if she wanted to obtain press credentials, but she declined. On August 3, 2007, DEFCON founder Jeff Moss publicly outed Madigan during the "Spot the Reporter" contest, and Madigan ran from the room with several attendees trailing her, taking pictures and video [3]. DEFCON claims their own mole at Dateline alerted them to Madigan's plans. The defense readiness condition (DEFCON) is a measure of the activation and readiness level of the United States armed forces. ... Hacker, as it relates to computers, has several common meanings. ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...


Dateline NBC Staff

ANCHOR & CORRESPONDENTS

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Ann Curry (born November 19, 1956) is an American journalist and television personality who has served as news anchor on NBCs Today since May 1997 and host of Dateline NBC since May 2005. ... Christopher Edward Hansen (born March 26, 1959) is a renowned American television journalist best known for his work on the Dateline NBC television segment To Catch a Predator. ... Hoda Kotb is an anchor and correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC. She also is the host for the NBC Universal Television series, Your Total Health with Hoda Kotb. Before joining NBC News, Hoda was a co-anchor and reporter at WWL-TV Channel 4 in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Josh Mankiewicz, was born in 1955. ... Keith Morrison is a veteran broadcast journalist. ...

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International broadcasts

NBC affiliates are widely available in Canada, and MSNBC and NBC News programming is shown for several hours a day on the 24 hour news network Orbit News in Europe and the Middle East. This includes Dateline NBC and several other shows. It has also been screened on the Seven Network in Australia. Orbit News is a 24 hour satellite and cable channel offering American news programming to viewers abroad, primarily geared towards an Arab audience. ... The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ...


External links

The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ...

References

  1. ^ Dateline NBC report on Quixtar
  2. ^ official Quixtar Response website in response to Dateline NBC
  3. ^ http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/08/media-mole-at-d.html

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Quixtar - Dateline Quixtar Response to NBC Dateline Quixtar Story (958 words)
After a year of investigative reporting, the Dateline story on Quixtar boiled down to the complaints of three former Quixtar Independent Business Owners (IBOs) – one of whom is a competitor – and ignored the hundreds of thousands of IBOs powered by Quixtar who are achieving their goals.
Dateline NBC apologized and admitted that using sparking devices to trigger a fire was a bad idea.
Dateline NBC has stated that because it provided the opportunity to be interviewed, and because they showed specific portions of letters Quixtar sent to them, they are not obligated to include a link to this response site at the Web site where the transcript of their story is shared publicly.
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NBC News might have been touting itself for having exposed the danger of GM's controversial ''sidesaddle'' gas tanks in a riveting Dateline NBC segment.
Dateline co-anchor Jane Pauley, who shared the awkward duty of apologizing on air, told the staff in a pep talk the next day that she took ''perverse pride'' in the readiness to admit failings.
NBC's testers insisted that the rockets wouldn't matter unless fuel was spilled, and that on the actual day the explosion was sparked by a broken headlamp anyway.
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