I missed Katie on Reliable Sources this morning, but see the summary on the tvnewser.
It looks like she is sticking with the "they hated me because I am a woman" line. Maybe that was worth a try when she was down, but now that things are looking up she needs to let that go. The truth is the broadcast she does now is significantly different from the one she started with (and was hired to develop). When her broadcast sucked, she was criticized and got lousy ratings; now that her show is better, she gets criticized less and gets less lousy ratings. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cbs/couric_its_not_a_lot_of_fun_being_pummeled_in_the_press_108074.asp?c=rss Couric: "It's Not a Lot of Fun Being Pummeled in the Press" CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric appeared this morning on the Reliable Sources portion of State of the Union, and was interviewed on a variety of topics by Howard Kurtz. She talked about the early negative press. "It's not a lot of fun being pummeled in the press," she said. "But on the other hand, I've always had enough confidence in my abilities and my work to know that sometimes there are larger issues at work here about the role of women in society." But recently the ratings have greatly improved. "People had to get used to me in the job," Couric said. "You know, a face that had not been familiar to CBS viewers. And then I also think that, you know, I had to get used to the job, and we had to sort of find the right balance of me getting out in the field and doing interviews, which is what I really enjoy doing, and reporting. And I just think it took a while to sort of be operating on all four cylinders. But Rick Kaplan is doing a fantastic job." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
