It's a far better newscast than the ratings suggest.
Posted on 07/02/2008 4:47:20 AM PDT by Zakeet
It might run third in the ratings, but the "CBS Evening News With Katie Couric" has won an Edward R. Murrow Award for best newscast. I hope CBS starts playing up the deserved prize in promotion. The award should bring attention to the program: It's a far better newscast than the ratings suggest.
The Murrow Awards were announced Tuesday by the Radio-Television News Directors Association.
ABC News won eight Murrow Awards in all, notably the one for overall excellence.
But it was a good day, too, for CBS News, which won nine prizes across various platforms. The Couric broadcast was cited for Lara Logan's reporting on soldiers serving in Iraq. Kimberly Dozier, who was injured when reporting in Iraq, was honored for her feature reporting for "CBS News Sunday Morning" on female Iraq veterans.
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It's a far better newscast than the ratings suggest.
“It’s a far better newscast than the ratings suggest.”
Getting an award for best nightly newscast is like getting an award for having the best pig at the country fair.
"The foolish people do not recognize the high quality of the slop we feed them. Well, we will continue to give them this slop until they recognize how lucky they are to have access to shows of such quality. They will come around eventually. I mean, where else are they going to go for their news???"
****Getting an award for best nightly newscast is like getting an award for having the best pig at the country fair.****
No way! At least pig judging has a benefit.
Just more liberals patting each other on the back for being good liberals. Nothing to see here.
I understand Lara was doing a whole lot more than just reporting on soldiers. grrrrrOWWWWLLLLlllll...
“Getting an award for best nightly newscast is like getting an award for having the best pig at the country fair.”
WOW!
That’s a NASTY thing to say about pigs.
Same “value” as winning the Nobel Prize now ?
More celebrites giving each other awards. Grammys, Emmys, Academy, CMA - it never seems to end. Who cares?
“Getting an award for best nightly newscast is like getting an award for having the best pig at the country fair.”
No. Getting an award for the best nightly newscast is like getting an award for just showing up at the county fair. All you have to do is be there.
I didn't realize this was awarded posthumously for the given show...
Orlando Slantinal alert. I can’t wait for this Dem party rag to close.
Now, now. No need to insult pigs.
Nothing but a professional circle jerk.
Leftists handing awards to other Leftists. Nothing new about that. They keep busy rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
This is like the National Methane Association giving out awards for who has the best farts.
This will have the nutroots foaming at the mouth. They hate ABC News.
If perky Katie’s puff journalism represents award winning broadcast news, the standards for receiving the award must be pretty low.
“We’re rewarding Her Perkiness for following DNC talking points to the letter...”
This is like the funeral of Tim Russert - the self-serving media, demonstrating to all of us their own self-importance.
Was that for the reporting where she asked 56 soldiers who they would vote for and 50 said McCain, 4 said Obama and 2 said hillary.
So CBS showed the 4 Obama-ites and one hillary fan but NO McCain supporters at all.
Yup, that would warrant a Morrow award.
Was that for the reporting where she asked 56 soldiers who they would vote for and 50 said McCain, 4 said Obama and 2 said hillary.
So CBS showed the 4 Obama-ites and one hillary fan but NO McCain supporters at all.
Yup, that would warrant a Morrow award.
The pot called the kettle black.
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