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Subject: Re: CBS testing post-Rather 'News' plan
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Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 22:37:32 -0400
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RichA wrote:
> On Thu, 19 May 2005 13:45:34 -0400, Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net>
> wrote:
>
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>>NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - CBS said Wednesday it will experiment
>>with its evening newscast in the coming months as the network decides
>>what direction to go in the post-Dan Rather era.
>>
>>CBS News president Andrew Heyward said the moves would be built around
>>what already has been done with temporary anchor Bob Schieffer, who took
>>over at "CBS Evening News" on March 10. Schieffer has brought new life to
>>the single-anchor format, spending time talking to the correspondents
>>on-air and asking them questions instead of the standard stand-up reports
>>common to the format.
>>
>
> This can backfire, horribly. When the anchors know nothing
> about the subject being discussed, off the cuff questions can
> show them to be ill-informed. It's not a pretty sight.
> -Rich
Ah, they think they're City Pulse (Citytv Toronto) news, eh?
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