O.K. So whats the verdict? The prosecution was charging that Katie did not have the necessary gravitas to anchor a serious network news program. The jury found the defendant innocent, so innocent that the news program had to be dumbed down to fit.
CBS news has transitioned into a hybrid. Half news and half news magazine. Katie excels at the latter. In contrast to yesterdays premier, today her likable personality was unchained.
If it wasn't obvious before it is now. The powers at CBS have opted for a greater weighting of entertainment versus news.
The question of whether she could play hardball with Bush was not definitive in this half hour. She threw one strike when she asked whether the new policy on detainees didn't indicate that the old one failed. The President did stumble momentarily but recovered quickly.
It can be inferred from the frequent referrals to the CBS website following every truncated news item that the producers are trying to make a composite interactive program that combines the TV hybrid with the web site as the more substantial news source. This is made necessary because the news magazine segments take too much time away from the straight news.
The Free Speech segment addressed the immigration issue by not taking sides. The solution of creating more jobs in Central America and Mexico was designed not to offend anyone. Tomorrow they will have Rush Limbaugh. He will take sides.
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