Kate Couric is going on a nationwide listening tour to help her be a better news anchor when she makes the switch to CBS. What a stupid idea.
First of all, since when does reporting the news (the facts) rely on what people want to hear? Shouldn't she just report what happens regardless of what the public thinks about it. The idea that she will change how she covers the news based on what people tell her on this listening tour just reveals how little the news networks value actual reporting and how much they value gaining larger audiences.
If she really wants to know what people want to hear why is she limiting her tour to a pre selected group of people. How many conservatives do you think will be at these events? I just read an article that a web reporter in Minnesota was not allowed to cover the event. Can you imagine if Katie was told she wasn't allowed to cover an event. We would hear everynight about secret meetings and that the public had a right to know what was going on. It's so hypocritical.
But really, the public doesn't need to attend some make believe listening tour to convey what they want from their news. Just follow the trends in what people are watching and that will tell you enough to figure out that the public is tired of the big three mainstream networks and their bias reporting. Nobody wants to be lectured to and fed half truths and that is essentially what you get from CBS and the others. Instead, most people want fair, honest, objective reporting of the facts so they can figure out for themselves what's going on in the world. That's why Fox news and other alternative media is flourishing while the network ratings are in free fall.
But do you really think Katie is going to be fair and unbiased when moves to CBS? Even if some conservatives are able to sneak into her listening tour and tell her that's what they want, there is no way she can do it. It just goes against everything she believes in. You see her tour reveals more about herself than it does about what Americans want to hear. She is doing the tour to promote herself because she thinks she is a celebrity and this is her way of capitalizing on her fame. With that fame, she feels a responsibility to use her soapbox to promote the liberal agenda. The whole reason she does the news is to shape how people view the world. Okay, maybe the outrageous sums of money is motivation as well.
So don't be fooled by all the Orwellian hype surrounding her. CBS news will be the same as it was with Dan Rather; the same crap only with a prettier face.
footnote: For a sample of reporting in the past just visiting the following link http://www.mediaresearch.org/projects/couric/welcome.asp
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Katie is a witch..I can't stand to even look at her. She gets this stupid smirk and her voice changes in it's deflection everytime there is a story that is negative about the President....She is by far my least favorite women in the world, with the exception of Hillary. I will NEVER watch CBS news again as long as I have to see her nasty mug looking back at me.
You should start a blog with the same title!
Poor Katie, she tries so hard to be America's sweetheart. I can't go so far to say that I hate her or think she's a witch, but I wouldn't want to be in PTA with her.
where's the post on big ben almost getting killed on his motorcycle?
my theory is ben loves the bike because ben's life is filled with people telling him what to say, what to wear, when to go here, when to go there and it's only on the bike where he feels like a man.
(okay, i confess, i read that in ESPN magazine at the gym)
Yep, I'm with you, Jeff. Katie has bugged the heck out of me for years. I couldn't stand to watch the Today Show b/c of her and won't be watching the CBS evening news either.
The question for CBS is "Will Katie bring in enough male viewers in the over 60 age bracket to sell a lot of viagra and cialis?" I don't think there are many under 60 that will tune in to Katie's editorialized newspeak on a regular basis.
Bringing in Katie may work for CBS because only old people still watch the network newscasts and the commercials are all aimed at the elderly.
Jeannie, My post on ben and his motorcycle is under the june archives and called big ben. I still think he was an idiot.
Perhaps Katie would be a good person to befriend if I were rounding out my conservative/liberal group of friends because her bias is obvious; but as a professional news anchor, I can't say that I'll watch her. I don't like how she colors things with her tone and pretenses. I'll be surprised if she rescues the network. It's still a man's world, baby, so good luck with that...
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