A Note on the News
Over the weekend my husband and I saw a spot for Katie Couric’s upcoming appearance here in San Diego. She is, essentially, touring the country before she starts her gig on CBS Evening News. It’s supposed to help build an audience.
Me, I think it’s cheesy and sad. I expressed my frustration by saying how far the mighty had fallen. Couric has already talked about making network news more “accessible” to the American public, which just scares the hell out of me since it’s already beyond dumbed-down in most cases. And I lamented about CBS as it had, after all been the network of Edward R. Murrow…
…and Christopher chimed in:
Now the network of Alfred E. Newman.