Is Katie Couric off the air because she ticked off the right ? Or is it poor ratings ?
I think its the latter. Even in the shrinking pie of network nightly news, you still have to garner viewers and Couric didn't get enough for the Tiffany Network. Some are speculating that she had become a punching bag for the right, unhappy with liberal media, In America's cable driven, polarized view towards news, the broad based, fatherly, appeal-to-all anchor may be gone. In the end, Ms. Couric didn't perform well enough in the marketplace, as this is a business....So she had to go...
At least the network bosses didn't get rid of her in the manner of Howard Beal.
Katie Couric, media-bashing's 'poster child,' exits CBS - Keach Hagey - POLITICO.com
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Even if they hired the pope to read CBS news, still no one would watch. But in spite of that, news is supposed to be serious and she cannot be taken seriously. I wouldn't hire Regis to read the news either. Simply being a personality does not qualify you as a news personality.
She has no credibility. She always spoke like she was at a funeral, as if that would make people take her seriously. The only mystery was why CBS took so long to replace her. They built up the Katie BS so much they couldn't admit how stupid they were.
She is like a multi-millionaire athlete. Way too much money for what? How in the world could she be worth all that money for reading the news or introducing another reporter to read a news story?
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