The military-industrial complexers and retread Kelvinator salesmen
who own and run the networks know that jingoism sells. The last
time we had a major hostage crisis, the networks did the Iranians'
job for them: as ratings soared, TV whipped the country into an
almost religious fervor, pushing Jimmy Carter into a military
adventure whose predictable failure cost him the presidency and
eight servicemen their lives. In the process, Nightline was born.
-- Doug Ireland, Village Voice 8/15/89.