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«« as others see us" by Joe Michaels Accompanied by an NBC cameraman, "Today" reporter Joe Michaels recently covered some 30,000 miles and shot more than 26,000 feet of film in foreign lands interviewing the "man in the street" as to his views on the United States. w,. 'alking around with chin extended and a sign around your neck reading "Hit Me" is not, in most circles, considered evidence of great intelligence. Even Daniel didn't get into that lions' den without some pretty forceful persuading. But this reporter not only stuck out his chin and donned the aforementioned sign but also leaped into the den willingly—fully clothed and head first. The occasion was an early morning inspiration on the part of some "Today" program personnel. A news item originating from abroad had started a heated dis- cussion of what other peoples thought of us, of the United States, that is. And since it seemed so interesting to all those present they assumed that the rest of the nation might be equally intrigued. The idea was brought to News Director Bill McAndrew and when he liked it, too, the only thing remaining was to find a reporter (sometimes spelled P-I-G-E-O-N in more sophisticated circles) to assign to the job. Four days later Cameraman Sy Avnet and myself were aboard a plane headed for Britain, the first stop in an around-the-world trip which would include that coun- try, France, Germany, Yugoslavia, Egypt, India, Formosa and Japan. Our assignment: to find out what people in other countries think of America from every possible point of view; in other words, not just as a nation but as individuals, too. We were to ask how they felt about NBC Reporter Joe Michaels, left center, asks Frankfurt man-in-the-street opinions of U. S. ". . . Our assignment: to find out what people in other countries think of us." 16 ELECTRONIC AGE