ABC Would Rather Talk About Steve Irwin
New York Daily News:
Barbara Walters landed a big get last week with her exclusive "20/20" interview of croc hunter Steve Irwin's widow. But it didn't come cheap.It is quite telling of the state of affairs within modern journalism when networks are willing to pay such a pretty penny for a fluff story. Perhaps they should stay focused on the story that has been earning them attenion lately.
Sources inside and outside ABC News are questioning the ethics of a whopping "licensing fee" that Terri Irwin and her late husband's manager, John Stainton, demanded for footage of the daredevil.
While some sources say ABC coughed up $1 million or more, an ABC exec argues the network paid "mid-six figures."
