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''Dateline NBC'' (sometimes called just '''''Dateline''''') is a U.S. weekly television Newsmagazine broadcast by NBC similar to ABC 's '' 20/20 '' or CBS 's '' 60 Minutes ''. The show, which has aired since 1992 , is currently hosted by Stone Phillips and Ann Curry . Curry first co-hosted on June 24, 2005. Jane Pauley previously co-hosted. Current correspondents include Victoria Corderi , Chris Hansen , and Lea Thompson ; Maria Shriver left the job soon after her husband became governor of California. Tom Brokaw and Matt Lauer are among the NBC News reporters who occasionally file stories for the program. Katie Couric was a contributing anchor until 2006, when she left NBC News . Unlike the other newsmagazines, ''Dateline'' has had more of a focus on human interest stories and stories of interest to , are investigated, and ''Newsmakers'', light interviews of major figures in politics, entertainment, and business, as well as regular people in the news. The Saturday night edition of the program now focuses on crime stories. Historically, Dateline has often been used to plug holes in the NBC schedule. This was especially true in the mid to late 1990s. Currently, NBC News specials also air under the ''Dateline'' banner. These specials often have more of an investigative focus. The music was composed by Michael Karp . CONTROVERSY On 18 February 1993 ''Dateline NBC'' aired an investigative report about General Motors Pickup Trucks allegedly exploding upon impact during accidents, because fuel tanks were badly designed. Although there were fuel tanks design problems with GM cars before, Dateline's film showed a sample of a staged low speed accident with the fuel tank exploding. ''Dateline NBC'' did not disclose the fact that this accident was staged, or the fact that the only reason there was an explosion was that the vehicle contained planted explosives. The viewers were never told about it. It appeared to be a major discovery of investigative reporters. GM investigators discovered a mistake by a study of the ''Dateline'' film. GM subsequently filed an anti-defamation lawsuit against NBC.The lawsuit in question was quickly settled by NBC and as a result several producers were fired. Even though the new incident was staged it inspired many highly publicized lawsuits, and GM greatly reduced the fuel capacity of their trucks as a result. The publicity also drove other automotive companies to make similar changes and even destroyed the high capacity third party fuel tank market that thrived up to then. Today its almost impossible to improve a trucks fuel range by adding a tank that is designed to be mounted under the vehicle. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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