Dateline's Best Programming Ever Lures $100 Million Lawsuit

The sister of a man who killed himself after being exposed as an Internet sicko by Dateline's "To Catch a Predator" wants $100 million from NBC for "sensationaliz[ing] the situation." And making awesome TV.

Jul 18, 2007 · posted by david · Link · 8 Responses
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    No. 1 20/20 Goes After Dateline, Inviting People Like Us to Lay Down the Meta Scrutiny on ABC’s Own Missteps / Jossip says:

    [...] all the public awareness it's drumming up, already cost one life (and hooked the network a $100 million wrongful death suit), accusations of severe journalistic ethics breaches, a ">3-month-long Esquire investigation [...]

    Posted: Aug 15, 2007 at 5:22 pm
    No. 2 Hollywood Bedroom » Blog Archive » 20/20 Goes After Dateline, Inviting People Like Us to Lay Down the Meta Scrutiny on ABC’s Own Missteps says:

    [...] all the public awareness it's drumming up, already cost one life (and hooked the network a $100 million wrongful death suit), accusations of severe journalistic ethics breaches, a ">3-month-long Esquire [...]

    Posted: Aug 15, 2007 at 5:38 pm
    No. 3 20/20 Goes After Dateline, Inviting People Like Us to Lay Down the Meta Scrutiny on ABC’s Own Missteps at MyQaeda Celebrity Fashion Blog says:

    [...] all the public awareness it’s drumming up, already cost one life (and hooked the network a $100 million wrongful death suit), accusations of severe journalistic ethics breaches, a “>3-month-long Esquire [...]

    Posted: Aug 22, 2007 at 4:00 pm
    No. 4 To Catch Some Advertisers / Jossip says:

    [...] with a multi-million dollar lawsuit and declining ad sales, Dateline has been cutting back on meting out justice by public humiliation [...]

    Posted: Aug 27, 2007 at 10:06 am
    No. 5 Hollywood Bedroom » Blog Archive » To Catch Some Advertisers says:

    [...] with a multi-million dollar lawsuit and declining ad sales, Dateline has been cutting back on meting out justice by public humiliation [...]

    Posted: Aug 27, 2007 at 10:20 am
    No. 6 To Catch Some Advertisers at MyQaeda Celebrity Fashion Blog says:

    [...] with a multi-million dollar lawsuit and declining ad sales, Dateline has been cutting back on meting out justice by public humiliation [...]

    Posted: Aug 27, 2007 at 12:46 pm
    No. 7 ‘To Catch a Predator’ Makes Awesome Holiday Return / Jossip says:

    [...] killed himself while Dateline's cameras rolled outside his home, and then snagged NBC a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit – remains a major draw for young viewers, which keeps them ad dollars rolling in. So despite [...]

    Posted: Dec 26, 2007 at 10:13 am
    No. 8 ‘To Catch a Predator’ Makes Awesome Holiday Return at MyQaeda Celebrity Fashion Blog says:

    [...] killed himself while Dateline’s cameras rolled outside his home, and then snagged NBC a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit – remains a major draw for young viewers, which keeps them ad dollars rolling in. So despite [...]

    Posted: Dec 26, 2007 at 12:44 pm
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