Watch Ted Koppel tell Sean Hannity that Hannity is 'bad for America' - to his face

Veteran TV journalist Ted Koppel analyzed the media's role in the political divide in Trump-era America on "CBS Sunday Morning" — and had a pointed moment interviewing Fox News host Sean Hannity.

"We have to give some credit to the American people that they are somewhat intelligent and that they know the difference between an opinion show and a news show," Hannity told Koppel on camera, registering the veteran newsman's doubt. "You're cynical. ... You think we're bad for America? You think I'm bad for America?"

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"Yep," Koppel replied. "In the long haul, I think that all these opinion shows..."

"Really?" Hannity asked. "That's sad, Ted."

Koppel explained: "You know why? Because you're very good at what you did and because you have attracted ... people who have determined that ideology is more important than facts."

Koppel pointed to a 1987 decision by the Federal Communications Commission to overturn the so-called Fairness Doctrine, which stipulated that radio and television programs had to present both sides of a political question presented on air. "Free of the Fairness Doctrine, Rush Limbaugh and conservative talk radio exploded into a political force of nature," Koppel said.

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