Comments on: Katie Couric Failing as CBS Anchor

By: Stanford Matthews

Stanford Matthews — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:25:30 +0000

There is a God.

By: Eneils Bailey

Eneils Bailey — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:35:33 +0000

I stopped watching this woman and the "today" show in the the early nineties.

Thinking someone could transition for entertainment to news is beyond me.

Celebrity based on interviewing movies stars and the the participants in the latest news of pop culture does not translate into becoming a respected journalist.

When she was at NBC, my first impression was more of a cutesy-wutesy air-head than a person possessing skills to dig digger into an interview than to ask, "boxers or briefs?"

By: charles austin

charles austin — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:56:10 +0000

I remember reading somewhere that perhaps CBS' hiring of Ms. Couric was as much about damaging NBC's Today show as it was about hosting the evening news. Maybe it was still a good deal for CBS, even if it wasn't for Ms. Couric.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:33:22 +0000

I learned a long time ago I do think like the average woman...

Couric has brought in “6 percent more 18-to-49-year-old women than a year ago,

Why would anyone, not just women watch the news based on the sex of the anchor. But, my question is who still watches the evening news? I have not watched news on ABC, NBC, or CBS in more than 10 years, even when in crappy hotels one gets CNN or FoxNews.

I personally loath Couric and stopped watching the Today Show when she came on board.

By: Anderson

Anderson — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:05:11 +0000

Sigh. Re: "reporting the news fairly," see the recent bit from Editor & Publisher. The "liberal media" was deliberately & expressly backpaging/softpedaling anything that questioned the case for war, and acting as a conduit for White House press releases: Of the 414 Iraq stories broadcast on NBC, ABC and CBS nightly news in the six months before the war, almost all could be traced back to sources solely in the White House, Pentagon or State Dept., Moyers tells Russert, who offers no coherent reply.

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:40:16 +0000

What is really sad is NBC could pay me half as much and I bet I could get ratings to rise. Simple formula of reporting the news fairly. See what it did for Fox news vs CNN and MSNBC. I guess I am just a conservative willing to do a job a liberal won't for half the wage.

By: DaveD

DaveD — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:01:23 +0000

I truly believe there are other women who would have done a better job in the role as anchor. My particular fave would have been Ann Curry. But hey, if CBS wants to focus on "celebrity" it's their option to go that direction if they wish.