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McCain Accuses Couric of 'Gotcha!' Journalism
McCain Accuses Couric
of 'Gotcha!' Journalism
OPINION
Sep 30, 2008 1:25 PM CDT

McCain Accuses Couric of 'Gotcha!' Journalism

Maybe shielding Palin from the media was a bad idea

(Newser) - John McCain and Sarah Palin sat down for a joint interview with Katie Couric last night, and it was hard to avoid the impression that McCain was chaperoning his running mate “to keep her out of trouble” writes Time TV critic James Poniewozik. McCain accused Couric of “gotcha...

Don't Pity This Woman
 Don't Pity 
 This Woman 
OPINION
Sep 30, 2008 1:03 PM CDT

Don't Pity This Woman

Palin deserves our scorn, and that's it

(Newser) - The media seems to be lining up to feel sorry for poor Sarah Palin, forced to endure these deer-in-headlights interviews. “I guess I’m one cold dame,” Rebecca Traister writes in Salon, because “when you stage a train wreck of this magnitude…I don’t feel bad...

Ways Palin Can Sound Less Like a Robot
 Ways Palin Can Sound 
 Less Like a Robot 
OPINION
Sep 26, 2008 2:57 PM CDT

Ways Palin Can Sound Less Like a Robot

Practice, know the details and don't repeat yourself, media pros advise VP candidate

(Newser) - Now that we've seen Sarah Palin interviewed on TV three times, it's clear she could use a little media coaching, Christopher Beam writes for Slate. To figure out how Palin can break out of her "constant low hum of mediocrity," Beam gets tips from media pros. Some highlights:...

Palin Whiffs Again in Couric Interview
Palin Whiffs Again in Couric Interview
OPINION
Sep 26, 2008 11:32 AM CDT

Palin Whiffs Again in Couric Interview

Cheerfully confident governor was rambling, incoherent on bailout

(Newser) - Sarah Palin had better hope the nation was too distracted with the economic crisis to pay attention to her interview with Katie Couric the last two nights, James Rainey writes in the Los Angeles Times. Palin seemed bewildered, offering rambling sidewinder answers when asked about the bailout plan, tossing in...

Palin Defends Alaska-Russia Comment
Palin Defends Alaska-Russia Comment
Sep 25, 2008 8:16 PM CDT

Palin Defends Alaska-Russia Comment

Her state's proximity gives her foreign policy experience, she says

(Newser) - Sarah Palin defended a widely ridiculed remark that the close proximity of Russia to her home state of Alaska gives her foreign policy experience. "Well, it certainly does because our next-door neighbors are foreign countries," she told Katie Couric in an interview that aired on CBS tonight. "...

Couric Gets Second Big Palin Interview

CBS anchor will talk to her for shows in late September

(Newser) - Second in the broadcast network competition to talk to Sarah Palin: Katie Couric. The CBS anchor will spend two days on the road with her and John McCain, the network said. Couric's interview material will be aired Sept. 29 and 30 on the CBS Evening News and The Early Show....

McCain's Dream Ticket? Powell on Veep List, Aide Says

But Romney still likely pick over pro-choicer

(Newser) - Decorated general and former secretary of state Colin Powell might add another title to his resume, reports Politico, citing a McCain adviser who says his candidate's failure to rule out a running mate who supports abortion rights points to Powell as a possible pick. But Mitt Romney—whose father was...

Want to Oust Couric? Show Her the Money

Firing underperforming Evening News anchor would cost CBS $40M

(Newser) - Katie Couric is keeping her CBS Evening News gig because it would be too expensive to fire her, sources tell the New York Post. Couric has a “pay or play” clause that would force the network to fork over $40 million if it replaces her. “The contract is...

Ripping Media on One Hand, Mac Says It's 'Fun to Watch'

Even as campaign blasts press fawning over Obama, candidate demurs with Couric

(Newser) - Yesterday, as his campaign released an ad mocking the press corps’ affection for Barack Obama—and handed out press credentials rubbing it in—John McCain said the opposite to CBS’ Katie Couric. Mac “doesn’t think” the media has been unfair: “I'm certainly not complaining. And, in fact,...

All 3 Network Anchors Will Travel Abroad With Obama

Access to Dem lures Gibson, Couric, Williams to Europe, Mideast

(Newser) - Charlie Gibson, Katie Couric and Brian Williams will all be part of Barack Obama’s foreign trip that begins later this week, Howard Kurtz reveals in the Washington Post—as the Dem’s campaign impressively “draws the anchors halfway around the world by offering access.” The ABC, CBS...

Who Will Replace Him?
 Who Will Replace Him? 
Jun 14, 2008 7:00 PM CDT

Who Will Replace Him?

A battle between Chris Matthews and David Gregory may be looming

(Newser) - It will be hard to replace Tim Russert, who led the top-rated Meet the Press for 17 years—but insiders are already guessing who will sit in his chair, the Los Angeles Times reports. Three on-air NBC personalities are reportedly possible: Race for the White House host David Gregory, Hardball's...

Anchors (Except for Katie) Just Don't Get It
Anchors (Except for Katie) Just Don't Get It
opinion
May 28, 2008 9:13 PM CDT

Anchors (Except for Katie) Just Don't Get It

Response to McClellan flap is embarrassing, says writer

(Newser) - Katie Couric thinks Scott McClellan has a point with his criticism of the media in the lead-up to the war, but Charlie Gibson and Brian Williams beg to differ—and that's a disgrace, writes Glenn Greenwald in Salon. During a get-together of network anchors, the "painfully empty-headed Gibson" and...

Networks Will Partner For Cancer Telethon

Gibson, Couric and Williams to co-host Sept. 5 event

(Newser) - ABC, CBS and NBC have decided to work together to fight cancer, the New York Times reports. Each network's lead news anchor will appear on a Sept. 5 telethon broadcast on all three channels simultaneously. The principles—CBS's Katie Couric, NBC's Brian Williams and ABC's Charlie Gibson—have all lost...

So Long Katie; Don't Let the Door Hit You
So Long Katie; Don't Let the Door Hit You
Opinion
May 20, 2008 12:41 PM CDT

So Long Katie; Don't Let the Door Hit You

Couric traded perky for automaton, but needed 'Michael Moore's DNA'

(Newser) - Katie Couric’s unhappy tenure as CBS Evening News anchor will soon end, and not a moment too soon for Nancy Franklin of the New Yorker. Couric seemed likely to succeed at the start, but she wound up ditching the qualities people liked in her and becoming a teleprompter-reading automaton....

Katie May Wear Larry King's Suspenders

Rumor has CBS anchor jumping ship to take CNN's 9pm spot

(Newser) - When word broke that CBS and Katie Couric were poised to part ways, CNN swiftly re-signed Larry King. That was widely expected. But the contract conspicuously avoids promising King the 9pm hour he’s so long held, sources tell Verne Gay of Newsday. That leaves the door swinging invitingly for...

Couric's CBS Numbers Hit New Low
Couric's CBS Numbers Hit New Low
Apr 22, 2008 5:42 PM CDT

Couric's CBS Numbers Hit New Low

Evening News watched by average 5.39M last week, good for third

(Newser) - The CBS Evening News hit a new low for viewership, with an average of 5.39 million last week. The previous record was set last September when anchor Katie Couric visited Iraq, the New York Times reports. The latest showing is another piece of bad news for Couric after reports...

Couric Gets Vote of Confidence
 Couric Gets Vote of Confidence 
Apr 18, 2008 2:40 PM CDT

Couric Gets Vote of Confidence

Anchor's not going anywhere, CBS boss Moonves tells news staffers

(Newser) - Katie Couric will anchor the CBS Evening News for a long time to come, the network's CEO told staffers today, TVNewser reports. Les Moonves dropped in on the daily news meeting to dispel recent rumors that Couric is not long for the newscast, which sits at the bottom of the...

Couric's Not Only Thing Networks Should Toss
Couric's Not Only Thing Networks Should Toss
OPINION
Apr 15, 2008 9:11 PM CDT

Couric's Not Only Thing Networks Should Toss

Evening news shows on their last legs

(Newser) - Evening network news, with or without Katie Couric aboard, is going nowhere, Ron Grover writes in BusinessWeek—then offers suggestions on what the TV giants should do to hook viewers:
  • Make the news available on the viewers' time: Get big-name anchors on tape earlier, and put those newscasts online.

Trouble at CBS Runs Wide and Deep
Trouble at
CBS Runs
Wide and Deep
Apr 14, 2008 11:09 AM CDT

Trouble at CBS Runs Wide and Deep

Evening News turmoil is last thing Moonves needs

(Newser) - With trouble plaguing most divisions of CBS, last week's flap over Katie Couric's contract was just one of the countless items on Les Moonves' to-do list, the New York Times reports. Ad sales are down industry-wide, Fox is on the tail of the prime-time division and gaining fast, and the...

CBS May Dump Couric Early
 CBS May Dump Couric Early 
Apr 9, 2008 7:25 PM CDT

CBS May Dump Couric Early

'Evening News' anchor has brought all-time low ratings

(Newser) - CBS may part ways with "Evening News" anchor Katie Couric as soon as the January 2009 inauguration, and long before her contract expires in 2011, reports the Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources from both camps. Network executives are tired of all-time low ratings that began with the switch...

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