Protester Non Grata  'Nightline' Spikes a Segment About Peaceful
Protesters  Did Nightline spike a segment about a group of
peaceful protesters at the World Economic Forum, because they
failed to spark enough "violence" for a sensational story? So
claims Phil Skaller, a first-year student at Hampshire College
and a member of the Hampshire Direct Action Group.  Skaller says
that about 10 days before the forum, Nightline producers and
camera crews came to Hampshire to profile his 25-member
anarchist group. Because the producers "seemed seriously
concerned about the issues," Skaller says, "we went out of our
way to work with them." Interviews were done on campus and at
the protest, but while many Hampshire students were arrested,
they maintained a peaceful presence.  Nightline had planned to
air its segment on the protesters February 4, but that day,
producer Ted Gerstein called Skaller to tell him the show had
been postponed. Enron chairman Kenneth Lay had skipped out on
Congress at the last minute, and Nightli