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CBS News on rape

09 Nov 2009 10:48:24 PST

Written by Joanne Ostrow
You’ve heard the news about the brutal gang rape of a 15-year-old girl in Richmond, Calif., about how bystanders did nothing to intervene, and in fact, some stood around texting and taking pictures while the assault occurred. Tonight, CBS News launches a timely multi-part report on rape,...

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A Tweet Revealing Agassi's Meth Use Sends Couric Back to Las Vegas

09 Nov 2009 04:57:28 PST

Katie Couric had the exclusive TV interview with Agassi, which aired in two parts last night on "60 Minutes." The Times' Tim Arango writes, "Apparently, neither Ms. Couric nor her producers decided to ask Mr. Agassi directly about the crystal meth use, although he brought up drug use in gene...

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Four Humiliating Moments from Andre Agassi's 60 Minutes Interview [Awkward]

08 Nov 2009 22:33:16 PST

Written by Azaria Jagger
Lucky Katie Couric scored the tell-all interview timed to coincide with Andre Agassi's tell-all memoir, where the ex-tennis star cops to ruining his career with a meth addiction and to wearing a toupee at the French Open. Watch CBS News Videos Online

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60 Minutes, 11.08.09

08 Nov 2009 17:11:41 PST

Steve Kroft reports on cyber attacks on corporate and government infrastructure; Also, Katie Couric interviews tennis star, Andre Agassi about his unpleasant past on and off the tennis court.

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CBS & NBC Fail to ID Hasan as Muslim; ABC's Raddatz Relays: 'I Wish His Name was Smith'

05 Nov 2009 17:28:52 PST

Written by Brent Baker
Neither the CBS Evening News nor NBC Nightly News, in their East coast feeds Thursday night, noted the Muslim religious beliefs of the mass killer at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas, but ABC anchor Charles Gibson wasn't cowed by political correctness as he teased World News, “Fort Hood tr...

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Cablers Cover Shooting at Fort Hood

05 Nov 2009 13:04:14 PST

gt;Update: At 4:49pmET Brian Williams began anchoring what would be a 20-minute special report for NBC stations which included remarks from Pres. Obama. CBS' Couric and ABC's Gibson also anchored special coverage of Obama's remarks.

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Katie Couric news and blogs - November 10, 2009

10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Katie Couric news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• 60 Minutes, 11.08.09 -- from CBS Audience Network
• Andre Agassi Speaks Out -- from Most Popular Videos - CBS News
• 'Noisy Rally' By 'a Few Thousand' Matched by 'Powerful' AARP and AMA Endorsements -- by Brent Baker from NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
• Massacre at U.S. Army Base -- from CBS Audience Network
• Video: Massacre at U.S. Army Base -- from Latest CBS Evening News Headlines - CBS News
• Business Emmy Nominees Announced -- from mediabistro.com: TVNewser
• Schieffer Absolves Obama, Throws Losing Dems Under Bus: Just Bad Candidates -- by Brent Baker from Brent Baker's blog
• 2009 Post-Election Analysis -- from CBS Audience Network
• Video: 2009 Post-Election Analysis -- from Latest CBS Evening News Headlines - CBS News
• Guess Who Said Which Biased Statement: CBS's Katie Couric or DNC Chair Tim Kaine -- by Seton Motley from NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias

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Michelle Obama: "I've Learned A Lot In My Life As A Mom" [Hey Lady]

04 Nov 2009 10:20:00 PST

Written by Sadie
In her Glamour Women of the Year interview with Katie Couric (video after jump), Michelle Obama was strong and on-message, giving some of the best advice we've heard (and Katie Couric does a Fran Drescher impression at 15 minutes). katiecouric: Michelle Obama [CBS]

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CBS Says White House Is Fudging Stimulus Jobs Numbers

30 Oct 2009 08:53:52 PDT

Written by Noel Sheppard
When Katie Couric and the folks at CBS start doubting what the Administration says about how effective February's economic stimulus package was, you know President Obama is in trouble. COURIC: Chip Reid reporting from the White House tonight. Thanks, Chip.

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Imus at FBN: 'I'm More Likely to Believe Shep Smith than Katie Couric or Brian Williams'

04 Oct 2009 21:45:02 PDT

The perception is that even their news is skewed toward opinion -- not when I watch it. It's a fair news organization. It's not my job to defend them. But I'm more likely to believe Shep Smith than Katie Couric or Brian Williams. Their news is advertiser-driven." And Fox's isn't? "We're better pe...

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Couric Champions Obama-Obama-Oprah Olympic Quest 'Dream Team'

30 Sep 2009 18:06:47 PDT

Written by Brent Baker
With First Lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey now in Copenhagen, CBS anchor Katie Couric on Wednesday night declared “the 'Dream Team' pushing Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympic summer games is nearly complete” and is now just awaiting “the team captain” -- that would be President Ba...

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Opinion: Katie Couric: Health Care Debate "Depresses Me"

24 Sep 2009 22:19:10 PDT

Couric has had a busy week with the launch of @katiecouric and high profile interviews with Ahmadinejad and First Lady Michelle Obama. And, as the Columbia Journalism Review notes, she's compensated well for it. Michael Massing says network salaries like hers are inviting a new set of que...

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Two Women Anchors of Network News? N.Y. Times Insists TV's Still Sexist

07 Sep 2009 19:57:29 PDT

Written by Tim Graham
Stanley also uncharitably placed Brian Williams in a self-pitying category: Mr. Williams, who ascended to the position of NBC anchor on the shoulders of an old boys’ club, now has to reposition himself as a member of a persecuted minority, the white male anchorman.

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Katie Couric Denounces "Fear" And "Ignorance" Driving People To Town-Hall Forums On Health Care Reform

14 Aug 2009 18:08:58 PDT

Written by The Huffington Post News Editors
Katie Couric denounced the "fear and frankly ignorance" that is driving people to town-hall forums on health care in her "Notebook" segment. WATCH: Watch CBS Videos Online Read the transcript: That's a page from my notebook. More on Katie Couric

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Podcast: High & Mighty Couric Scolds NYT's Errors, Forgetting Her Own Colossal On-Air Goof

25 Jul 2009 08:06:48 PDT

Written by Rich Noyes
The TVNewser blog alerted me to Katie Couric’s “Notebook” item yesterday, in which she mocks the New York Times for making “not one, not two, but seven errors” in their remembrance of the late Walter Cronkite last week. TVNewser suggested Couric may have trying to get “payback” for an anti...

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Podcast: Nets Highlight Obama's Hug at Health Forum; CNN: 'Bold Display of Presidential Concern'

01 Jul 2009 21:11:23 PDT

Written by Brent Baker
NBC anhor Brian Williams set up the report on his newscast by trumpeting the “big deal” of Wal-Mart's support for Obama: “Today a big American name swung its support to President Obama. Wal-Mart has endorsed a key part of the President's plan to overhaul health care. And, as U.S. employers go,...

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Podcast: CBS: Clock is Ticking on Economy, Need ‘Stimulus’ Now

09 Feb 2009 12:25:06 PST

Written by Kyle Drennen
KATIE COURIC: Tonight, 13 jobs a minute disappearing. BARACK OBAMA: These numbers demand action. COURIC: Anthony Mason has more now on the numbing numbers. OBAMA: The situation could not be more serious. COURIC: Alright. Anthony Mason. Thank you, Anthony.

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Quickie Review: 8:30 Edition of "Evening News"

29 Jan 2009 07:34:01 PST

Written by Verne Gay
So, what did you think of "The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric" last night? First - ever - "Evening News" edition in prime time, 8:00 p.m., which makes it a landmark in the television news business. My thoughts:... So, what did you think of "The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric" last night? Fir...

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Opinion: Camille Paglia Calls Katie Couric 'Definitively the Stupidest' Journalist

14 Jan 2009 08:23:55 PST

Written by Noel Sheppard
Salon's Camille Paglia believes that of all the print and television journalists that have ever interviewed her, CBS's Katie Couric was "definitively the stupidest." According to Paglia, "There's many a moose in Alaska with greater charm and pizazz" than that possessed by Couric.

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Opinion: Mitchell Uses Tina Fey to Pick On Palin

28 Sep 2008 21:22:02 PDT

Written by Geoffrey Dickens
AMY POEHLER AS KATIE COURIC: You don't have any lifelines. The following is the full Mitchell piece as it occurred on the September 29, "Today" show: OBAMA: Thank you Fredericksburg! MITCHELL: McCain on ABC. AMY POEHLER AS KATIE COURIC: You don't have any lifelines.

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Opinion: Palin's foreign policy chops

25 Sep 2008 16:05:20 PDT

Written by Eric Zorn
CBS Video From tonight's installment of GOP veep candidate Sarah Palin's interview with CBS anchor Katie Couric. I'm limiting comments on this item to one word only. Adjectives preferred. And yes, "un-flippin'-believable" counts as one word. COURIC: Mock?

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Podcast: Couric Scolds Palin for 'Great Depression' Scare -- Which Couric Raised

24 Sep 2008 17:25:55 PDT

Written by Brent Baker
KATIE COURIC: Earlier today, Senator, I spoke with your running mate, Sarah Palin, and she told me that if action is not taken, a Great Depression is quote “the road that America may find itself on.” Do you agree with that assessment?

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Opinion: Why the New York Times Is the Fat Kid in Kick Ball

16 Jul 2008 12:47:19 PDT

Figuring out why the media love to harp on the New York Times is like figuring out, um, why the media love to harp on Katie Couric: There must be a reason, but it’s sort of ambiguous. Couric, like the Times, serves a worthwhile purpose: Delivering the news and instigating debate. But also like C...

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Opinion: Dan Rather On Les Moonves, The "Evening News," And Who Should Replace Katie When (Not If) She Goes

15 Apr 2008 12:55:13 PDT

Written by The Huffington Post News Editors
Yesterday, I spoke to former "CBS Evening News" anchor Dan Rather about the recent travails of the current anchor of that program, namely Katie Couric and the recent reports that she will be leaving her $15-million-per-year contract early. Rather gave us some thoughts on Couric and the f...

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Podcast: MRC/NB's Bozell on FNC's 'Hannity & Colmes' About Couric on Iraq

26 Sep 2007 19:21:38 PDT

Written by NB Staff
An excerpt from "Couric weighs in on Iraq, Rather," by Jeff Dufour and Patrick Gavin in the September 26 Washington Examiner: Speaking at the National Press Club Tuesday evening, CBS "Evening News" anchor Katie Couric pulled back the curtain on her personal views of both the war in Iraq a...

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Podcast: MRC/NB's Graham: Couric Comments on Iraq War a Sop to MoveOn

26 Sep 2007 14:49:56 PDT

Written by NB Staff
That's how MRC director of media analysis and NewsBusters senior editor Tim Graham described Katie Couric's recent conversation with Marvin Kalb in which the CBS anchor laid out her liberal opinions of the Bush administration and the war in Iraq.

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