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CBS News headquarters at the CBS Broadcast Center
Industry News "Classic" logo of CBS News, from the 1970s. Still in use as a sec-
Headquarters New York City, New York, United States ondary logo.
Area served Worldwide
Mason, Russ Mitchell, Alison Harmelin or Claire
Key people Jeff Fager (Chairman of CBS News)[1] Leka)
David Rhodes (President of CBS News)[2]
Scott Pelley (Lead Anchor)[3]
Dan Farber (Editor-in-chief, CBSNews.com)[4] Broadcast history
Parent CBS Broadcasting Inc. The information on programs listed in this section came
directly from CBS News in interviews with the Vice Pres-
Website www.cbsnews.com
ident of Communications and NewsWatch Dallas.
According to the CBS News Library and source Sandy
CBS News is the news division of American television and
Genelius (Vice President, CBS News Communications),
radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager
the "CBS Evening News" was the program title for both
who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while
Saturday and Sunday evening broadcasts. The program
the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes.[5]
title for the Sunday late night news beginning in 1963
CBS News’ flagship program is the CBS Evening News, host-
was the "CBS Sunday Night News". These titles were also
ed by the network’s main anchors Scott Pelley and Russ
seen on the intro slide of the program’s opening.
Mitchell. Other programs include a morning show called,
The Early Show, news magazine programs CBS News Sunday
Five minute news program history
Morning, 60 Minutes, & 48 Hours, and Sunday morning po-
litical affairs program Face the Nation. • Charles Collingwood with the News (1956, 1961–62)
• Walter Cronkite with the News (1956–1960)
• Charles Kuralt with the News (1960)
Current CBS News broadcasts • Ron Cochran with the News (1960–61)
• CBS Morning News • Stuart Novins with the News (1961)
• The Early Show • Harry Reasoner with the News (1961–62)
• The Saturday Early Show • CBS News with Harry Reasoner (1962–63)
• CBS News Sunday Morning • CBS News with Douglas Edwards (1962–63)
• Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer • CBS Mid-Morning News with Douglas Edwards
• CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley (1979–1980)
• CBS Evening News with Russ Mitchell (Weekend Edition) • CBS Midday News with Harry Reasoner (1963)
• 60 Minutes • CBS Midday News with Robert Trout (1963–65)
• 48 Hours Mystery • CBS Midday News with Mike Wallace (1965–66)
• CBS REPORTS: Where America Stands (2009) • CBS Midday News with Joseph Benti (1966–69)
• Up to the Minute • CBS Midday News with Douglas Edwards (1969–1979)
• CBS News MoneyWatch (60 second business news • CBS Afternoon News with Douglas Edwards (1963–69)
break, reported by Alexis Christoforous, Anthony
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• CBS Newsbreak (90 second midday/afternoon/ CBS Sunday late news history (all 15
evening update) (1976–2009)
minute programs)
Saturday afternoon/evening network • The Week in Review (1949–1950)
• John Daly and the News (1950)
news history (15 & 30 minute programs) • Sunday News Special (Don Hollenbeck, Winston
• The Week in Review (1950) Burdett) (1951–1961)
• Saturday News Special (with Don Hollenbeck) • Walter Cronkite with the News (1961–62)
(1950–51) • CBS News with Eric Sevareid (1962–63)
• Douglas Edwards and the News (1951) • CBS Sunday Night News with Harry Reasoner
• News with Edward P. Morgan (1951) (1963–1970)
• Up To The Minute (Walter Cronkite) (1951–1962) • CBS Sunday Night News with Dan Rather (1970–1973,
• The Saturday News with Robert Trout (1959) 1974–1975, 1979–1981)
• The Saturday News with Harry Reasoner (1959–1962) • CBS Sunday Night News with Bob Schieffer
• CBS News with Robert Trout (1962–63) (1973–1974, 1988–1991)
• CBS News with Roger Mudd (1962) • CBS Sunday Night News with Morton Dean
• CBS News with Mike Wallace (1963) (1975–1976)
• CBS Saturday News with Robert Trout (1963–66) • CBS Sunday Night News with Ed Bradley (1976–1979)
• CBS Saturday News with Richard C. Hottelet (1964) • CBS Sunday Night News with Charles Osgood
• CBS Saturday News with Martin Agronsky (1964–65) (1981–1988)
• CBS Saturday News with David Schoumacher (1965) • CBS Sunday Night News with Bill Plante (1991–1996)
• CBS Saturday News with Dave Dugan (1965) • CBS Sunday Night News with Russ Mitchell
• CBS Saturday News with Charles Kuralt (1965) (1996–1997)
• CBS Saturday News with Stuart Novins (1965) • Broadcasts were after late night local news and
• In February 1966, the "CBS Evening News" premiered ended after 1997.
on weekends as 30 minutes.
• CBS Evening News with Roger Mudd (1966–1973) Prime time/evening news program his-
• CBS Evening News with Dan Rather (1973–1976)
• CBS Evening News with Bob Schieffer (1976–1996)
tory
• CBS Evening News with Paula Zahn (1996–1999) • See It Now (Edward R. Murrow, Howard K. Smith)
• CBS Evening News with Russ Mitchell (1999–2006) or (November 18, 1951-July 8, 1957)
Thalia Assuras (anchors rotated every other • You Are There (Walter Cronkite) (1953–57)
Saturday); Mika Brzezinski (substituted in 2005-06) • Douglas Edwards and the News (August 15,
• CBS Evening News with Jeff Glor (2009–2010) 1948-April 13, 1962)
• The Twentieth Century (Walter Cronkite)
Sunday late afternoon/early evening (1957–1970)
• CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (April 16,
news history 1962-March 6, 1981)
• The Week in Review (1948) • CBS Reports (Howard K. Smith, Edward R. Murrow,
• News Program (Edward P. Morgan) (1951) Walter Cronkite, Eric Sevareid, Ed Bradley)
• Shape of the News (Edward P. Morgan) (1951) (1959–1971)
• Sunday News (Ron Cochran) (1951) • CBS Evening News with Dan Rather (March 9,
• The American Week (commentary & analysis by Eric 1981-March 9, 2005) or Connie Chung (June 1,
Sevareid) (1954–55) 1993–1995)
• CBS Sunday News (Eric Sevareid) (1956) • Nightwatch (Charlie Rose) (October 3, 1982-March
• World News Roundup (Eric Sevareid, Robert Trout) 31, 1992)
(1957–58) • West 57th (Meredith Viera, John Ferrugia) (August
• Robert Trout with the News (1958) 13, 1985-September 9, 1989)
• Harry Reasoner with the News (1959–1960) • America Tonight (Dan Rather, Charles Kuralt, Lesley
• CBS Evening News with Morton Dean (1976–1984) Stahl, Robert Krulwich, Edie Magnus) (October 1,
• CBS Evening News with Susan Spencer (1985–1989) 1990–1991)
• CBS Evening News with Connie Chung (1989–1993) • Street Stories (Ed Bradley) (January 9, 1992-June 10,
• CBS Evening News with John Roberts (1995–2005) 1993)
• Eye to Eye with Connie Chung (June 17, 1993-May 25,
1995)
• Face to Face with Connie Chung (1990–1991)
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• Saturday Night with Connie Chung (1989–1990) strong. The evening Roundup, previously known as The
• Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel (October 1, World Tonight, has aired in its current form since 1956 and
1997–1998) has been anchored by Blair Clark, Douglas Edwards, Dal-
• 60 Minutes II (Wednesday) (January 13, las Townsend and Christopher Glenn.
1999-September 2, 2005) The CBS Radio Network provides newscasts at the top
• CBS Evening News with Bob Schieffer (March 10, of the hour, regular updates at :31 past the hour, the pop-
2005–August 31, 2006) ular Newsfeeds for affiliates (including WCBS and KYW)
• CBS Evening News with Katie Couric (September 5, at :35, and breaking news updates when developments
2006–May 19, 2011) warrant, often at :20 and :50 past the hour. Westwood
• CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley (June 6, One handles the distribution.
2011-present)
Slogans
CBS Newspath • Watch the Worldwatchers. CBS News. (1966–1981)
CBS Newspath is CBS News’ satellite news gathering ser- • CBS News. Then and Now. The Leader. (1981–1982)
vice (similar to CNN Newsource). CBS Newspath provides • CBS News. All the Difference in the World.
national hard news, sports highlights, regional spot (1982–1984)
news, features and live coverage of major breaking news • When It’s Important, America Turns to CBS News.
events for affiliate stations to use in their local news (1984–1986)
broadcasts. CBS Newspath has a team of domestic and • CBS News. We keep America on Top of the World.
global correspondents and freelance reporters dedicated (1986–1988)
to reporting for affiliates and offers several different na- • CBS News. He’s (referring to Dan Rather) Been There,
tional or international stories fronted by reporters on He’ll Be There. (1988–1990)
a daily basis. CBS Newspath also relies heavily on local • You Always Know, When It’s CBS News. (1990–1991)
affiliates sharing content. Stations will often contribute • Experience. CBS News. (1991–2006)
locally-obtained footage that may be of national interest. • CBS News. See It Now, Anytime, Anywhere.
Network News Service (NNS) is a pioneering news or- (2006–2007, 2011-present)
ganization formed by ABC News One, CBS Newspath and • CBS News. Experience You Can Trust. (2007–2008)
Fox News Edge. Launched in June 2000, its subscriber list • CBS News Is Very Good News. (2008–2010)
already includes more than 500 ABC, CBS and Fox affil- • Only CBS. (2010-2011)
iates throughout the United States. The three news dis- • CBS News. Original Reporting. (2011-Present)
tributors created NNS to cost-effectively pool resources
for developing and delivering second tier news stories
and b-roll footage. The goal was to realize cost savings in
Personnel
the creation and distribution of these news images, while
news organizations and member TV stations continued Current correspondents
to independently develop and deliver their own signa- New York World Headquarters
ture coverage of top news stories. • Dr. Jennifer Ashton - Medical Correspondent
• Jim Axelrod - National Correspondent
• Seth Doane - Correspondent
CBS Radio Network News • Bill Geist - Correspondent, Sunday Morning
The branch of CBS News that produces newscasts and • Jeff Glor - Special Correspondent
features to radio stations is CBS Radio News, which airs • Peter Greenberg - Travel Editor
on the CBS Radio Network. The radio network is the old- • Tony Guida - Correspondent
est unit of CBS and traced its roots to the company’s • Erica Hill - Co-Anchor, The Early Show
founding in 1927, and the news division took shape over • Rebecca Jarvis - Business and Economics
the following 10 years. The list of CBS News correspon- Correspondent; Co-Anchor, The Early Show on
dents (below) includes those reporting on CBS Radio Saturday
News. • Armen Keteyian - Chief Investigative Correspondent
CBS Radio News produces the oldest daily news show • Gayle King - Co-Anchor, The Early Show
on radio or television, the CBS World News Roundup (it • Steve Kroft - Co-Editor, 60 Minutes
first aired in 1938 and celebrated its 70th anniversary in • Dr. Jon LaPook - Medical Correspondent
2008), which airs each morning and evening. The morn- • Maureen Maher - Correspondent, 48 Hours
ing CBS Radio World News Roundup is anchored by Steve • Anthony Mason - Senior Business Correspondent
Kathan and produced by Paul Farry. The “late edition” • John Miller - Senior Correspondent
is anchored by Bill Whitney and produced by Greg Arm- • Michelle Miller - Correspondent
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• Russ Mitchell - National Correspondent; Co-Anchor, Atlanta
The Early Show on Saturday, Weekend Anchor, CBS • Mark Strassmann - Transportation Correspondent
Evening News Denver
• Erin Moriarty - Correspondent, 48 Hours, Sunday • Barry Petersen - Correspondent
Morning Beijing
• Betty Nguyen - Anchor, CBS Morning News; Anchor, Up • Celia Hatton - Correspondent
to the Minute; Headline Anchor, The Early Show on Rome
Saturday • Allen Pizzey - Correspondent
• Charles Osgood - Anchor, CBS News Sunday Morning Middle East
• Scott Pelley - Anchor, CBS Evening News, • Mandy Clark - Correspondent
Correspondent, 60 Minutes • Clarissa Ward - Correspondent
• Byron Pitts - Senior National Correspondent; Contributors
Correspondent, 60 Minutes • Serena Altschul - Correspondent, Sunday Morning in
• Elaine Quijano - Correspondent New York
• Troy Roberts - Correspondent, 48 Hours • Debbye Turner Bell - Correspondent, The Early Show
• Charlie Rose - Co-Anchor, The Early Show in New York
• Morley Safer - Co-Editor, 60 Minutes • Anderson Cooper - Correspondent, 60 Minutes
• Richard Schlesinger - Correspondent, 48 Hours • Lucy Craft - Correspondent (freelance) in Tokyo
• Bob Simon - Correspondent, 60 Minutes • Priya David - Correspondent (freelance) in San
• Tracy Smith - Correspondent, Sunday Morning Francisco
• Lesley Stahl - Co-Editor, 60 Minutes • John Dickerson - Political Director in Washington
• Martha Teichner - Correspondent, Sunday Morning • Nancy Giles - Correspondent, Sunday Morning in New
• Peter Van Sant - Correspondent, 48 Hours York
Washington • Sanjay Gupta - Medical Correspondent in Atlanta
• Wyatt Andrews - Correspondent • Steve Hartman - "On The Road" Correspondent, CBS
• Sharyl Attkisson - Investigative Correspondent Evening News in New York
• Rita Braver - Senior Correspondent, Sunday Morning • Hattie Kauffman - Correspondent in Los Angeles
• Nancy Cordes - Congressional & Consumer Safety CBS Newspath
Correspondent • Joel Brown - Correspondent in Washington
• Jan Crawford - Chief Legal Correspondent • Karen Brown - Correspondent in New York
• Lara Logan - Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent; • Kathryn Brown - Correspondent(freelance) in New
Correspondent, 60 Minutes York
• David Martin - National Security Correspondent at • Janet Choi - Correspondent in New York
The Pentagon • Alexis Christoforous - Business Correspondent in
• Norah O’Donnell - Chief White House Correspondent New York
• Bob Orr - Justice/Homeland Security & Aviation • Manuel Gallegus - Correspondent in New York
Correspondent • Kendis Gibson - Correspondent in Los Angeles
• Bill Plante - Senior White House Correspondent • Wendy Gillette - Correspondent(freelance) in New
• Chip Reid- National Correspondent York
• Bob Schieffer - Chief Washington Correspondent; • Alison Harmelin - Correspondent, CBS News
Anchor, Face the Nation MoneyWatch in New York
• Susan Spencer - Correspondent, 48 Hours, Sunday • Sandra Hughes - Correspondent in Los Angeles
Morning • Whit Johnson - Correspondent in Washington
Los Angeles • Josh Landis - Correspondent in New York
• Lee Cowan - National Correspondent • Claire Leka - Correspondent, CBS News MoneyWatch in
• Ben Tracy - National Correspondent New York
• Bill Whitaker - Correspondent • Drew Levinson - Correspondent in New York
London • Tara Mergener - Correspondent(freelance) in
• Charlie D’Agata - Correspondent Washington
• Elizabeth Palmer - Correspondent • Randall Pinkston - Correspondent in New York
• Mark Phillips - Correspondent CBS Radio News
Chicago • Howard Arenstein - Correspondent/Bureau Manager
• Cynthia Bowers - Correspondent in Washington
• Dean Reynolds - National Correspondent • Barry Bagnato - Correspondent in Washington
San Francisco • Vicki Barker - Correspondent in London
• John Blackstone - Correspondent • Dave Barrett - Correspondent in New York
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• Heather Bosch - Correspondent in New York • Nelson • Dave Dugan • Jeffrey • Larry Pinta
• Robert Berger - Correspondent in Jerusalem Benton+ • Bruce Kofman • George Pol
• Harley Carnes - Anchor in New York • Derrick Dunning • Ted Koop+ • Larry
• Jim Chenevey - Correspondent in New York Blakely • Jed Duvall • Mitchell Pomeroy
• Pam Coulter - Anchor in Washington • Regina • Douglas Krauss • Deborah
• Tom Foty - Anchor in Washington Blakely Edwards+ • Robert Potter
• Bob Fuss - Capitol Hill Correspondent in Washington • Karen Boros • Bernard Krulwich • Ned Potter
• Steve Futterman - Correspondent in Los Angeles • Jerry Bowen Eismann • Charles • Dave Price
• Steve Kathan - Anchor, CBS World News Roundup in • Ray Brady • Eric Engberg Kuralt+ • Jane Bryan
New York • Ed Bradley+ • Bob Faw • Bill Kurtis Quinn
• Stephan Kaufman - Correspondent in Spokane • Marvin • Tom Fenton • Bill • Sally Quinn
• Peter King - Kennedy Space Center Correspondent in Breckinridge • Giselle Lagattuta • Bert Quint
Orlando Patterson+ Fernández • John • Ed Rabel
• Mark Knoller - White House Correspondent in • Heywood • John Laurance • Dan Rathe
Washington Hale Broun+ Ferrugia • Bill Leonard • Harry
• Jim Krasula - Correspondent in the Carolinas • Cecil Brown+ • Rita Flynn • Larry Reasoner+
• Sam Litzinger - Anchor in Washington • Mika • Rick LeSueur+ • Bill Redeke
• Peter Maer - White House Correspondent in Brzezinski Fredericksen • Stan Levey • Gary Reave
Washington • Winston • Murray • Bill Lynch • Trish Rega
• Cami McCormick - Correspondent in Washington Burdett+ Fromson • Edie Magnus • Frank
• Sharon Mittelman - Anchor in New York • Karen • Monica • Vicki Reynolds+
• Gary Nunn - Anchor in New York Burnes Gayle Mabrey • Jane Robel
• Dan Raviv - National Correspondent in Washington • Ned Calmer+ • Michelle • Sheila • John Rober
• Frank Settipani - Anchor/Correspondent in New • Gretchen Gielan MacVicar • Norman
York Carlson • Christopher • Paul Robinson
• Jim Taylor - Anchor in New York • Sylvia Chase Glenn+ Manning+ (television
• Toula Vlahou - Correspondent (freelance) in Dubai • Joie Chen • Bernard • Carol Marin news
• Bill Whitney - Anchor in New York • Julie Chen Goldberg • Chris reporter)
Source: CBS News & NewsWatch Dallas • Connie • Diana Mavridis • Maggie
Chung Gonzalez • Terry Rodriguez
Past correspondents • Wells (Ted) • Liz Gonzalez McCarthy • Andy
• Betsy Aaron • David • Gordon • Bruce •
Church+ • DavidFred • Melissa Rooney+
• Chris Wragge Culhane Joseloff Morton Cioffi+ Schoumacher
• Lou Graham McDermott • Richard Ro
• Jim Acosta • Frank • Bernard • • Moyers
Blair Clark • Jesse Jeff
Bill • • Mark • Steve Row
• Jacqueline Currier Kalb • • Michele
Roger Mudd Greenfield
Schulman McEwen • Hughes
Adams • Faith Daniels • Marvin Kalb • Clark+
Edward R. • Bryant
• Barry Serafin • Susan Rudd+
• Martin • John Charles • Elizabeth • Jane Clayson Eric Gumbel
Murrow+ • McGinnis • Marlene
Agronsky+ Daly+ Kaledin • • Kelly
George • Bruce
Sevareid+ Hall • Derek Sanders
• Sharyn • Randy • Peter Cobiella • Bill Shadel+
• John Hart*
Natanson+ McGinty • Tony
Alfonsi Daniels Kalischer+ • • Ron
Paul Niven • John
• Bernard Hartge • Bob Sargent
• Ron Allen • Foster Davis • H.V. • Cochran+
Deborah •
ShawDavid McKeown • Diane
• Bob Allison • Morton Kaltenborn+ • Charles
Norville • John Hawkins • Bill Sawyer
• David Dean • Frank • Collingwood+ Sheahan Hayes
• Erin
Stuart McLaughlin • Forrest
Andelman • David Dick+ Kearns+ • David
• Reid Collins Stephanie
Novins+ • • Marya Sawyer
• Bob Arnot • Nancy • Chris Kelley • • Victoria
Meg Oliver Henderson
Shelton McLaughlin+ • Robert
• Thalia Dickerson+ • Alexander • Mike • Shepard
Corderi • Gary George • Jim Schakne+
Assuras • Linda Kendrick+ • Katie
O’Connor Couric William L.
• Herman+ McManus+ • Stephen
• Jose Diaz- Douglass • Cindy • Walter
• O’Reilly
Bill • Don
Shirer+ • Bob Schiff
Balart • David Dow Kennard • Cronkite+ • Maria
Ike Pappas+ Hollenbeck+ McNamara • David
• Griffin • Harold Dow+ • Dana King • Hampton • Richard C.
Shriver • John Meyer Schoenbru
Bancroft+ • Bill Downs+ • Dan Pearson • DanielHottelet • Edward P. • Daniel
• Roberta • Kimberly Kladstrup • Terry • Alan
Sieberg Morgan+ Schorr+
Baskin Dozier • Susan Phillips Jackson+
• Bob Sirott
• Robert Beers • Terry Koeppen • Robert • Phil Jones
• Harry Smith
• Joseph Benti Drinkwater+ Pierpoint+
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Bureaus and offices program. He claimed the defendants had "’entrapped’
him into giving a television interview that turned out to
(Source: CBS News - Vice President of Communications) be a ’cross examination’ by Roger Mudd, who acted as
Domestic Bureaus & Offices* ’prosecutor, judge, and jury.’" The case was dismissed.
• Atlanta, Georgia Utt died in office in 1970 and was succeeded by John G.
• Chicago, Illinois Schmitz.[6]
• Dallas, Texas On February 15, 1966, CBS News president Fred
• Denver, Colorado* Friendly resigned in protest after the network declined
• Los Angeles, California to show hearings of the Senate Foreign Relations Com-
• Miami, Florida* mittee regarding the expanding Vietnam War in favor
• New York, New York (World Headquarters) of reruns of I Love Lucy. The decision, made by the net-
• San Francisco, California work’s vice president of broadcasting, John M. Schneider,
• Washington, D.C. specifically related to the testimony of George F. Kennan
Foreign Bureaus & Offices* not being shown, in contrast to NBC News, which was
• Amman, Jordan* showing it live.
• Baghdad, Iraq (closed June 2008)
• Beijing, China* Political bias
• Bonn, Germany* (closed December 2008) Throughout the years, numerous conservative activists
• Hong Kong* have accused CBS News of perpetuating a liberal bias in
• Johannesburg, South Africa* its news coverage. The Media Research Center, a right-
• London, UK wing media watchdog group led by L. Brent Bozell, has
• Moscow, Russia (closed February 2009) been especially critical about what it has perceived to be
• Paris, France* (closed April 2008) unduly favorable coverage of liberal topics by CBS, espe-
• Rome, Italy* cially during the tenure of CBS Evening News anchor Dan
• Tel Aviv, Israel* Rather.[7][8] In his 2001 book Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes
• Tokyo, Japan How the Media Distort the News, former CBS correspondent
(CBS News defines a bureau or office as "a definite physical lo- Bernard Goldberg extensively criticized Rather’s man-
cation with CBS NEWS staff ... not someone’s home or space or agement of CBS News and what he claimed was Rather’s
having a stringer living in a city." CBS Radio News also has combatative efforts to skew the network’s coverage.
Jerusalem and Manila.)
Journalism scandals
International broadcasts Subsidization of Haitian invasion
CBS Evening News is shown on Sky News to viewers in
In 1971, the Federal Communications Commission and
Europe and Africa.
the House Commerce Committee issued reports claiming
In Australia, the CBS Evening News bulletin is shown at
that CBS News financially subsidized Project Nassau, a
11.30am Monday to Saturday, and at 12.30pm on Sundays
planned 1966 invasion of Haiti intended to overthrow
on Sky News Australia.
then-dictator François Duvalier; CBS News allegedly be-
In Philippines, CBS Evening News is broadcast via satel-
came involved in the plot in order to shoot the invasion
lite on Q11 (a sister station of GMA Network) at 7:30pm
for a television documentary. However, the participants
and Replays at 1:00pm after Balitanghali. CBS Evening
in the invasion were arrested by the FBI before it could
News broadcasts were stopped on Q11 to make way for
be carried out. In a deposition, Atlanta Journal reporter
a public affairs look-back program (Napa-Strip Or Power
Tom Dunkin claimed that Jay McMullen, a CBS producer,
Review)
told him that he had "spent a lot of time and money on
CBS is not shown outside the Americas on a channel
this project and had nothing to show for it." CBS was de-
in its own right. However, both CBS News is shown for a
nounced by Vice President Spiro Agnew, who accused the
few hours a day on Orbit News in Europe, Africa and the
network of disseminating "self-serving propaganda." [9]
Middle East. CBS News stories are a common occurrence
on Australia’s Ten News on Network Ten, as part a CBS 2004 Killian documents
programming content deal. They also air The Early Show See also: Killian documents controversy
each weekday as well. On September 8, 2004, two months before the 2004 pres-
idential election, 60 Minutes II broadcast a report by Dan
Controversies Rather claiming that a series of memos had surfaced crit-
icizing President George W. Bush’s service record in the
In 1964, Rep. Jimmy Utt (R-Cal.) filed a libel suit against
Texas Air National Guard, purportedly discovered in the
CBS regarding a CBS Reports "Case History of a Rumor"
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personnel files of Bush’s then-commanding officer, Lt. 60minutes/bios/
Col. Jerry B. Killian. However, independent analysis of the main26911.shtml?tag=contentMain;contentBody.
documents in question -- particularly analysis of their [2] CBS News. March 3, 2011.
anachronistic typographic conventions -- strongly sug- http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/10/17/
gested that they were actually forgeries. utility/main525997.shtml?tag=ftr#r.
Despite initially defending the authenticity of the [3] "Scott Pelley". CBS News. June 6, 2011.
documents, Rather and CBS eventually admitted that http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/06/06/
they were misled about how they were obtained; Rather, broadcasts/
however, has continued to insist that the documents main51732.shtml?tag=cbsnewsMainColumnArea;cbsnewsMainCol
weren’t conclusively proved to be forged. After an in- [4] CBS News (2011). "CBS News Bios". CBSNews.com.
ternal investigation, CBS dismissed four producers and CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/
allegedly hastened Rather’s retirement as anchor of the 2011/03/03/utility/main525997.shtml. Retrieved 6
CBS Evening News. Rather filed a $70 million lawsuit October 2011.
against CBS in 2007, claiming that the network and its [5] CBS News. March 3, 2011.
management had made him a "scapegoat" in the Killian http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/10/17/
story. In 2009, Rather’s lawsuit was dismissed. utility/main525997.shtml?tag=ftr#m.
[6] Mudd, Roger (2008). The Place To Be. New York:
Plagiarism PublicAffairs. ISBN 9781586485764.
On the April 4, 2007, broadcast of the CBS Evening News, [7] 20 Years On the CBS Evening News: Dan Rather’s
Katie Couric gave a one-minute commentary about the Outrageous Liberal Bias, Media Research Center, c.
importance of reading. However, it was later discovered 2003
that Couric’s commentary was substantially lifted from [8] Remembering the Ratherisms, Media Research
a column by Jeffrey Zaslow in The Wall Street Journal. De- Center, 22 March 2001
spite the personal flavor of the piece -- with Couric say- [9] MIT archives, "TECH", Mar 23, 1971
ing how she still remembered receiving her first library
card -- it was later determined that a producer had writ-
ten the commentary instead of Couric, and that she had
External links
plagiarized from Zaslow’s column. CBS quickly fired the • CBS News website
producer and promised changes to its procedures. • CBS Moneywatch
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References
[1] "Jeffrey Fager". CBS News. February 8, 2011.
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