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NEWS ABOUT: Katie Couric

Katie Couric stories: 62 news summaries

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Couric Gets Second Big Palin Interview

CBS anchor will talk
to her for shows
in late September

Sep 16, 08 9:40 PM CDT
(AP) - Second in the broadcast network competition to talk to Sarah Palin: Katie Couric. The CBS anchor will spend two days on the road with her and John McCain, the network said. Couric's interview material will be aired Sept. 29 and 30 on the CBS Evening News and The Early Show.... More »

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John McCain • Katie Couric • CBS • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

McCain's Dream Ticket? Powell on Veep List, Aide Says

But Romney still likely pick over pro-choicer

Aug 24, 08 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Decorated general and former secretary of state Colin Powell might add another title to his resume, reports Politico, citing a McCain adviser who says his candidate's failure to rule out a running mate who supports abortion rights points to Powell as a possible pick. But Mitt Romney—whose father was... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Katie Couric • Joe Lieberman • vice president • Colin Powell • McCain 2008 • vice presidential sweepstakes • vice presidential candidate

Want to Oust Couric? Show Her the Money

Firing underperforming Evening News anchor would cost CBS $40M

Jul 28, 08 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Katie Couric is keeping her CBS Evening News gig because it would be too expensive to fire her, sources tell the New York Post. Couric has a “pay or play” clause that would force the network to fork over $40 million if it replaces her. “The contract... More »

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Katie Couric • CBS • Leslie Moonves • CBS Evening News

ANALYSIS

Ripping Media on One Hand, Mac Says It's 'Fun to Watch'

Even as campaign blasts press fawning over Obama, candidate demurs with Couric

Jul 23, 08 2:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Yesterday, as his campaign released an ad mocking the press corps’ affection for Barack Obama—and handed out press credentials rubbing it in—John McCain said the opposite to CBS’ Katie Couric. Mac “doesn’t think” the media has been unfair: “I'm certainly not complaining. And, in fact,... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Katie Couric • France • media bias • contradiction • press credentials

ANALYSIS

All 3 Network Anchors Will Travel Abroad With Obama

Access to Dem lures Gibson, Couric, Williams to Europe, Mideast

Jul 16, 08 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Charlie Gibson, Katie Couric and Brian Williams will all be part of Barack Obama’s foreign trip that begins later this week, Howard Kurtz reveals in the Washington Post—as the Dem’s campaign impressively “draws the anchors halfway around the world by offering access.” The ABC, CBS... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Katie Couric • Brian Williams • Charles Gibson • network news

 Who Will Replace Him? 

A battle between Chris Matthews and David Gregory may be looming

Jun 14, 08 7:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - It will be hard to replace Tim Russert, who led the top-rated Meet the Press for 17 years—but insiders are already guessing who will sit in his chair, the Los Angeles Times reports. Three on-air NBC personalities are reportedly possible: Race for the White House host David Gregory, Hardball's... More »

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Katie Couric • Chris Matthews • Tim Russert • George Stephanopoulos • Meet the Press • Joe Scarborough

opinion

Anchors (Except for Katie) Just Don't Get It

Response to McClellan flap is embarrassing, says writer

May 28, 08 9:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Katie Couric thinks Scott McClellan has a point with his criticism of the media in the lead-up to the war, but Charlie Gibson and Brian Williams beg to differ—and that's a disgrace, writes Glenn Greenwald in Salon. During a get-together of network anchors, the "painfully empty-headed Gibson" and... More »

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Katie Couric • Brian Williams • Scott McClellan • Iraq war • Charles Gibson • network news

Networks Will Partner For Cancer Telethon

Gibson, Couric and Williams to co-host Sept. 5 event

May 27, 08 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - ABC, CBS and NBC have decided to work together to fight cancer, the New York Times reports. Each network's lead news anchor will appear on a Sept. 5 telethon broadcast on all three channels simultaneously. The principles—CBS's Katie Couric, NBC's Brian Williams and ABC's Charlie Gibson—have all lost... More »

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cancer • NBC • Katie Couric • CBS • ABC • cancer research • Brian Williams • television news • Charles Gibson • network news • telethon

Opinion

So Long Katie; Don't Let the Door Hit You

Couric traded perky for automaton, but needed 'Michael Moore's DNA'

May 20, 08 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Katie Couric’s unhappy tenure as CBS Evening News anchor will soon end, and not a moment too soon for Nancy Franklin of the New Yorker. Couric seemed likely to succeed at the start, but she wound up ditching the qualities people liked in her and becoming a... More »

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media • Katie Couric • Leslie Moonves • network television • news anchor • television news • CBS Evening News

Katie May Wear Larry King's Suspenders

Rumor has CBS anchor jumping ship to take CNN's 9pm spot

Apr 24, 08 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - When word broke that CBS and Katie Couric were poised to part ways, CNN swiftly re-signed Larry King. That was widely expected. But the contract conspicuously avoids promising King the 9pm hour he’s so long held, sources tell Verne Gay of Newsday. That leaves the door swinging invitingly... More »

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television • Katie Couric • CBS • Larry King • CNN

Couric's CBS Numbers Hit New Low

Evening News watched by average 5.39M last week, good for third

Apr 22, 08 5:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The CBS Evening News hit a new low for viewership, with an average of 5.39 million last week. The previous record was set last September when anchor Katie Couric visited Iraq, the New York Times reports. The latest showing is another piece of bad news for Couric after reports... More »

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Katie Couric • CBS News

 Couric Gets Vote of Confidence 

Anchor's not going anywhere, CBS boss Moonves tells news staffers

Apr 18, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Katie Couric will anchor the CBS Evening News for a long time to come, the network's CEO told staffers today, TVNewser reports. Les Moonves dropped in on the daily news meeting to dispel recent rumors that Couric is not long for the newscast, which sits at the bottom of the... More »

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Katie Couric • CBS • Leslie Moonves • TV ratings • news anchor • CBS Evening News • network news

OPINION

Couric's Not Only Thing Networks Should Toss

Evening news shows on their last legs

Apr 15, 08 9:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Evening network news, with or without Katie Couric aboard, is going nowhere, Ron Grover writes in BusinessWeek—then offers suggestions on what the TV giants should do to hook viewers:
  • Make the news available on the viewers' time: Get big-name anchors on tape earlier, and put those newscasts online.
... More »

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NBC • Katie Couric • CBS • ABC • Brian Williams • Anderson Cooper • CBS Evening News • Charles Gibson • network news

Trouble at
CBS Runs
Wide and Deep

Evening News
turmoil is last thing
Moonves needs

Apr 14, 08 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - With trouble plaguing most divisions of CBS, last week's flap over Katie Couric's contract was just one of the countless items on Les Moonves' to-do list, the New York Times reports. Ad sales are down industry-wide, Fox is on the tail of the prime-time division and gaining fast, and the... More »

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Katie Couric • CBS • Leslie Moonves • earnings reports • Fox • CBS News

 CBS May Dump Couric Early 

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

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... More »

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

CBS in Talks
to Outsource
News to CNN

Deal would mark watershed for mother
of network news

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... More »

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Time Warner • NBC • Katie Couric • CBS • Dan Rather • CNN • Good Morning America • CBS News • ABC News • Today show • television news • CBS Evening News • The Early Show • TNS Media Intelligence

Things That Won't Shake
The Media World in 2008

BusinessWeek columnist takes a stab at '08 predictions

Dec 28, 07 7:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Overloaded with prediction lists, Business Week polishes the crystal ball and looks ahead to see what won't happen in the media world  in 2008.
  1. The writers won't win the current strike
  2. DreamWorks isn't going to leave Paramount after all
  3. Apple won't reinvent TV viewing
  4. "Juno" won't win
... More »

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media • Google • Indiana Jones • Katie Couric • Apple • list • Pixar • Disney • Fox Business Network • DreamWorks • Paramount • predictions • Hollywood writers' strike • Juno • MGM

Couric in Iraq: Lousy Ratings, Good Journalism

Despite anchor's road trip, 'Evening News' ties record ratings low

Sep 12, 07 6:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Katie Couric's trip to Iraq and Syria was a failure as a ratings gimmick but pretty good journalism, say critics. The "CBS Evening News" tied a record low of 5.5 million viewers last week, which the network blames on US Open coverage. And Harvard journalism prof Marvin Kalb... More »

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Iraq • television • Syria • Katie Couric • CBS • journalism • reporter • Evening News • Sean McManus • news anchor

CBS Has No Plans to Boot Couric Off News

Show regains hard edge, if not viewers, with makeover

Sep 5, 07 10:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - In signing Katie Couric to anchor "CBS Evening News" last year, the network probably didn’t expect ratings to hit historic lows. But CBS is sticking with the underperforming star, according to a network executive, who said it was “the second inning at the latest” in the long... More »

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television • Katie Couric • CBS • news • reporter • news anchor

Couric Will Report From Iraq, Syria

Anchor plans 10-day trip through Mideast before surge report

Aug 29, 07 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Katie Couric leaves today for a 10-day trip to Iraq and Syria, where she will cover the war and the turbulent Middle East as the Pentagon's September 15 deadline for a report on Iraq looms. Couric will spend six days in Iraq, twice anchoring "CBS Evening News" live from... More »

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Iraq • Congress • Pentagon • Syria • Katie Couric • CBS • Baghdad • news • reporter • Damascus • Iraq war • news anchor

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