Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Rather Resigns
CBS news anchor and managing editor Dan Rather will resign on his 24th anniversary as anchor. Rather's tenure is the longest of any network news anchor, and he says stepping down from those positions is unrelated to his 60 Minutes story on George W. Bush's National Guard service.
He will have a hard time convincing me that the network's inability to authenticate documents that portrayed Bush's service negatively is not the primary reason for his decision. Let's hope that all of us (traditional media, bloggers, and citizens) are reminded that we should be steadfast in checking information before presenting it as fact.
He will have a hard time convincing me that the network's inability to authenticate documents that portrayed Bush's service negatively is not the primary reason for his decision. Let's hope that all of us (traditional media, bloggers, and citizens) are reminded that we should be steadfast in checking information before presenting it as fact.
