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CBS Sought to 'Mollify Right'
in Rather Investigation

Ex-anchor's lawsuit reveals GOP influence

New York Times New York Times Nov 17, 08 2:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Former anchor Dan Rather appears to be making headway in his $70 million lawsuit against CBS for his firing, the New York Times reports. With the power of subpoena, Rather has unearthed documents showing that the network used Republican operatives to vet members of the supposedly independent panel set up to investigate the 2004 60 Minutes segment about President Bush’s National Guard service that got Rather axed. More »

More about:  George W. Bush • lawsuit • GOP • CBS • National Guard • 60 Minutes • Dan Rather

 Schieffer Vows to Get Straight Answers in Debate 

Says he will get tough with both candidates

Politico Politico Oct 15, 08 4:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - CBS veteran broadcaster Bob Schieffer has vowed to stand firm when he moderates the final presidential debate tonight, and will press the candidates to answer questions put to them, Politico reports. Jim Lehrer, Gwen Ifill and Tom Brokaw have come under fire for being too easy on candidates in previous televised debates. Schieffer may be aided by an in-your-face format in which he and the candidates will be seated together. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Election 2008 • John McCain • debates • Tom Brokaw • Dan Rather • Gwen Ifill • Bob Schieffer • Jim Lehrer

 Judge Won't 
 Toss Rather's 
 $70M CBS Suit 

News anchor's lawyer says case is "slam dunk"

Associated Press Associated Press Sep 23, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(AP) - A New York judge yesterday allowed news anchor Dan Rather to proceed with his $70 million lawsuit accusing CBS of breach of contract over his dismissal. The judge also let Rather's breach of fiduciary duty complaint against CBS continue. But he threw out two other claims, a fraud complaint against CBS and a business interference complaint against CBS and former parent company Viacom. More »

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Claims Chucked in Rather's Suit Against CBS

$70M action can go forward, but without charges against execs

Variety Variety Apr 10, 08 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - A judge dismissed today some claims of fraud, breach of good faith, and fair dealing in a lawsuit filed against CBS top brass by former anchor Dan Rather, Variety reports. The $70 million suit charges CBS made Rather a scapegoat in the firestorm following revelations “Sixty Minutes” used dubious sources in an exposé on George W. Bush’s National Guard service. More »

More about:  lawsuit • National Guard • 60 Minutes • Leslie Moonves • Dan Rather • CBS Evening News • Sumner Redstone

 CBS May Dump Couric Early 

'Evening News' anchor has brought all-time low ratings

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Apr 9, 08 7:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - CBS may part ways with "Evening News" anchor Katie Couric as soon as the January 2009 inauguration, and long before her contract expires in 2011, reports the Wall Street Journal , citing anonymous sources from both camps. Network executives are tired of all-time low ratings that began with the switch from Dan Rather to Couric in 2006—after an interim with Bob Schieffer, whose ratings Couric still hasn't bested, the Journal notes. More »

More about:  television • media • CBS • Katie Couric • news anchor • television news • TV ratings • contract • Larry King • Nielsen Ratings • Dan Rather • CBS Evening News

CBS in Talks
to Outsource
News to CNN

Deal would mark watershed for mother
of network news

New York Times New York Times Apr 8, 08 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - CBS, the network of Ed Murrow and Walter Cronkite that is widely credited with inventing television news, is considering outsourcing some of its news gathering activities to CNN, according to the New York Times. No deal is imminent but talks are reportedly taking place at the highest level at both networks. CBS denied negotiations were under way. More »

Bitter Rather Wants CBS to Pay

Determined to stick it to ex-bosses in court

Washington Post Washington Post Sep 21, 07 10:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three years after the dust settled around CBS' firing of Dan Rather, the former anchor is quite content to fan the flames around his career low point—all in the name of revenge. Rather, 75, tells the Washington Post that he filed his $70 million suit against the network he says abandoned him because, "The only punishment they understand is the money." More »

More about:  George W. Bush • White House • CBS • Dan Rather • Leslie Moonves • scapegoat

Rather Sues
CBS for $70M

Anchor alleges fraud
in Guard report aftermath, says contract violated

New York Times New York Times Sep 19, 07 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dan Rather has filed a $70 million lawsuit against CBS and its corporate parent, claiming bias and fraud in the investigation of the broadcast that brought him down—and then violated his subsequent contract with “60 Minutes.” The filing says Rather was made “a scapegoat” in order “to pacify the White House,” the Times reports. More »

More about:  George W. Bush • television • lawsuit • White House • CBS • Viacom • reporter • National Guard • 60 Minutes • Dan Rather

Rather's 'Tart' Comment makes CBS Chief Sour

Former anchor called sexiist for remarks on Katie Couric.

Breitbart Breitbart Jun 12, 07 10:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - CBS chief Leslie Moonves returned fire on Dan Rather today, calling his criticism of Katie Couric "sexist."  In a telephone interview with MSNBC Monday, Rather had accused his unsuccessful successor of taking the nightly news and "dumbing it down, tarting it up." Rather cited Couric for playing up celebrities at the cost of war coverage. More »

More about:  television • CBS • news • Katie Couric • Dan Rather • Leslie Moonves

Walter Reed Bars Baez

Army blames short notice for activist's exclusion from hospital

Rolling Stone Rolling Stone May 2, 07 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Patients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center were treated to tunes by John Mellencamp last week, but not Joan Baez—hospital officials refused to let the legendary folk singer and antiwar activist join him. A spokesman told Rolling Stone the request to include Baez came too late. Said Mellencamp: "We asked why and they said, 'She can’t fit here, period.' " More »

More about:  US Army • Walter Reed Army Medical Center • Dan Rather • John Mellencamp

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