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| '''''Nightline''''' is a late-night ] program broadcast by ] in the ]. It airs five nights a week (weeknights), usually for 30 minutes. ] serves as main anchor. | '''''Nightline''''' is a late-night ] program broadcast by ] in the ]. It airs five nights a week (weeknights), usually for 30 minutes. ] serves as main anchor. | ||
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| '''Nightline''' is also a confidential listening and information service run by university students for other university students. Started in the UK in 1973, it now operates on over 40 University sites, providing listening and support services. Participants (called 'Nightliners') are usually volunteers, although some Nightlines retain a full-time Director. All Nightlines are run on five principles: | |||
| * Confidentiality - no details given during a call will be shared with non-Nightliners. | |||
| * Anonymity - callers are not required to give any identifying details to the Nightliner. | |||
| * Non-Judgemental - Nightline is not affiliated with any strict set of beliefs, and Nightliners will not try to impose their views upon callers. | |||
| * Non-Directive - Nightliners will not push callers towards any course of action, but will try to help them come to their own decisions. | |||
| * Non-Advisory - Nightliners do not give out advice, but will pass on 'factual, impartial information' if appropriate. | |||
| See http://www.nightline.ac.uk for more information. | |||
| '''Nightline''' is also the name of the ]'s late-night news bulletin. In the past, it has been presented by ] and ]; currently it is presented by ]. Its main competitors is the ]'s late news, and the ]'s "]". It is also shown on regional affilate ], but not on ], which airs repeats of its 6pm local news bulletin in its place. | |||
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For other uses, see Nightline (disambiguation).Nightline is a late-night hard news program broadcast by ABC in the United States. It airs five nights a week (weeknights), usually for 30 minutes. Ted Koppel serves as main anchor.
The program had its beginnings in 1979 during the Iran hostage crisis. ABC News president Roone Arledge felt the best way to compete against NBC's The Tonight Show was to update Americans on the latest news from Iran. At that time, the show was called: "The Iran Crisis--America Held Hostage: Day xxx" where xxx represented each day Iranians held hostage the occupants of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran.
At the end of the hostage crisis in 1981, Nightline had entrenched itself on the ABC programming schedule, and made Koppel a national figure. The program has prided itself on providing a mix of investigative journalism and extended interviews which would look out of place on ABC World News Tonight. Thanks to a video sharing agreement with the BBC, Nightline also repackages some of the BBC's output for an American audience.
The program remains unique in American media, considering its nightly broadcasts. Most other similar shows only air once a week, though usually in a prime-time slot for a full hour. Nightline is usually less sensationalistic than the weekly newsmagazines (which often emphasize soft news programming), though the program has caused controversy on occasion.