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Dan Rather

Dan Rather. Chris Raine J-503 May 5, 2007. Dan Rather. “A Pioneer and a Lightning Rod”. Early Career. 1950 - Began career as AP reporter in Huntsville, TX 1959 - Became news director for KHOU-TV in Houston 1961 - Reported live from Galveston seawall during Hurricane Carla

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Dan Rather

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  1. Dan Rather Chris Raine J-503 May 5, 2007

  2. Dan Rather “A Pioneer and a Lightning Rod”

  3. Early Career • 1950 - Began career as AP reporter in Huntsville, TX • 1959 - Became news director for KHOU-TV in Houston • 1961 - Reported live from Galveston seawall during Hurricane Carla • 1962 - Hired by CBS as a news correspondent • 1964 - Became CBS White House Correspondent • 1968 - Punched by security “thugs” at Democratic convention in Chicago

  4. Rather succeeds Cronkite March 9, 1981

  5. CBS Evening News 1991 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9mYUgBDe5g

  6. Falling Ratings • In 1980’s CBS Evening News was the top rated news program in America • In 1989, CBS falls to second place • By 1995, CBS is third in the ratings • All the networks’ ratings are falling as cable news and the internet offer more choices

  7. Enter Connie Chung http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0fRkfh5kr8 • Connie Chung becomes co-anchor June 1st, 1993 • Rather and Chung have shaky relationship • Chung does more fluff interviews and pop journalism • Pairing doesn’t help ratings • Chung removed as anchor after insensitive Oklahoma City bombing questions

  8. Interview with a Tyrant Rather interviews Saddam Hussein shortly after Iraq invades Kuwait

  9. “Rather” Biased • Rather is a constant target of conservatives, who accuse him of reporting with a strong liberal bias • Former CBS reporter Bernard Goldberg levels charges of “heavy liberal bias” at CBS and Rather • Accusations stretch from Nixon years to Iran-Contra coverage to 2004 election

  10. “RatherGate” • In 2004, Rather reported that he had documents proving that President Bush did not fulfill his military duties • “Killian Documents” are alleged to be fakes by bloggers and other news organizations • Rather stands by his reporting • Leads to his retirement as anchor of CBS Evening News, March 9, 2005

  11. Dan Rather’s Legacy • Anchored CBS Evening News for 24 years • Longest tenure as network news anchor in history • Dominated the news ratings for nearly a decade before decline • Widely respected, widely hated • In America’s living rooms for over 40 years, covering presidents from JFK to George W. Bush

  12. Citations Wikipedia entry: Dan Rather. Retrieved on May 5, 2007. www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=49&aid=74795 www.museum.tv/archives/etv/R/htmlR/ratherdan/ratherdan.htm www.stateofthemedia.org/2007/chartland www.csmonitor.com/2005/0309/p03s01-ussc.html

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