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{ mh, wer Bill Greeley: Well, the three networks used to have in prime time,ten-twelve years ago, all three had a continuing weekly, you know, news documentary or telementary show and CBS reports that was $150,000 budget, you know, in those days black and white, 35 millimeter on a weekly basis. Now, there's only, there'a only one show left and thats Chronolog (phonetic) which is a monthly. Abbie Hoffman: Well listen......we had before the first segment, we had Jack Anderson, you know who has a couple of people working with him, the telephone and a pencil, and everyday in his columns there's new stories, important stories. Stories about what's going on in high places that they don't want you to hear about and yet, and this is one guy, and yet CBS TV in New York City alone has 638 people in its news staff. NBC, poorer station, has only 528 people in their news staff in New York City alone, What the..e.. Bill Greeley: Almost 85% off the wire after that, isn't it, anyway? Abbie Hoffman; That's right, it is, it is. Bill Greeley: It's traditionally a rewrite medium in news. It started in radio by reading the morning paper on the air, Abbie Hoffman: This is frightening because the wire services that's,. that's where everyone practices in a sense, right? J mean, _after.,..after you get (unintelligible) the wire service, you get another job, you know..... ee I ee Bill Greeley: If They get a atory every night like Jack Anderson does at (unintelligible) the affiliates would march into New York and if they cut it out really. They don't want it, - 16-