What to Do with Meet the Press
There was only one Tim Russert, but in selecting a suitable replacement for Meet the Press, in my opinion, there are only two names from which to choose: Dan Rather and Tom Brokaw.
There was only one Tim Russert, but in selecting a suitable replacement for Meet the Press, in my opinion, there are only two names from which to choose: Dan Rather and Tom Brokaw.
Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 04.10.2008 | Media
Justice Ira Gammerman, the judge hearing Dan Rather's lawsuit against CBS, has issued a motion to dismiss four of the seven counts of the suit. Three...
New York Daily News | Jose Martinez | Posted 02.27.2008 | Media
Dan Rather slammed CBS Tuesday for trying to keep his court fight with the network out of the public eye. The newsman - who has filed a $70 million l...
AP | Samuel Maull | Posted 01.10.2008 | Media
A judge said Wednesday that he was leaning toward allowing Dan Rather's $70 million lawsuit over his being fired by CBS to proceed. "I concluded ther...
Leslie Griffith | Posted 10.04.2007 | Media
As an investigative journalist, I can only say what happened to you nationally was also happening locally. You were told to conform to a Republican agenda or shut up.
Marvin Kitman | Posted 09.24.2007 | Media
The major crime perpetrated against Dan Rather by CBS was making him an anchorman. Of course, Rather was a co-conspirator, an accessory to the crime. He never should have taken the job.
Eric Deggans | Posted 09.24.2007 | Media
Here's the problem I have with Dan Rather's lawsuit against CBS: He thinks he's telling us something we don't already know.
Jay Rosen | Posted 09.24.2007 | Media
If I were to underline one thing about Dan Rather's $70 million suit against CBS, it's the theatricality of it, which is also the key to understanding Rather himself.
Marvin Kitman | Posted 09.21.2007 | Media
Dan Blather can manage to become the drama instead of the news. But it's not as if he was some kid just out of a high school journalism 101 class.
Paul Slansky | Posted 09.21.2007 | Media
With which word did Dan Rather sign off his nightly broadcast for one weird week in 1986? a) "Spunk" b) "Courage" c) "Guts"
Eric Alterman | Posted 09.20.2007 | Media
I make it a point not to feel sorry for people who make $8 million a year. (This is especially true in Dan Rather's case because he keeps meeting me a...
Washington Post | Howard Kurtz | Posted 09.20.2007 | Media
He's not giving up. He feels he has been wronged. He wants to prove it. And he is determined to stick it to CBS executives in the process. "The only ...
Russell Shaw | Posted 09.19.2007 | Media
Somewhere, the ghost of Edward R. Murrow is smiling. And if the classic Network's Howard Beale was real, he would be going heh-heh.
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Andy Ostroy | Posted 06.16.2008 | Media