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watrwefitinfor

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50. Yes. You should watch some corporate network news

Sat Nov 2, 2013, 01:27 PM

Nov 2013

to see what millions of people see when they tune in the news. I've read network news is still ahead of cable news by huge margins of viewers.

As for Norah being a "centrist" or "lefty", perhaps you remember seeing her report on Shrub. Or maybe have her confused with the other O'Donnell reporter and pundit - the redheaded one. I forget her first name, but she always seemed fairly moderate and reasonable to me.

Norah, never! And now she is much worse.

Another poster said she has been moving rightward. From my observations, stuck with network news every morning (have to watch some kind of news over my coffee - ABC has forsaken news for Kardasians, crime, and DWTS, and I have no access to any NBC stations) she hasn't been recently moving rightward - she has leaped.

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What the hell has happened to CBS news? [View all] Archae Nov 2013 OP

That happened years ago when they fired Rather Warpy Nov 2013 #1

Yep. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #3

I have not watched 60 minutes since CBS fired Rather Samantha Nov 2013 #9

I stopped watching 60 minutes then too. Lasher Nov 2013 #10

It seems like it's really gone over to the dark side in the last six months or so. factsarenotfair Nov 2013 #2

When did Norah come aboard? watrwefitinfor Nov 2013 #24

wow...."hell-bent to destroy this country" ??? demwing Nov 2013 #37

It seems to me she was a centrist and has been moving rightward. factsarenotfair Nov 2013 #49

Yes. You should watch some corporate network news watrwefitinfor Nov 2013 #50

The Redheaded O'Donnell is NBC's Kelly Stainless Nov 2013 #55

She joined CBS News in 2011, the Morning Show since July, 2012. factsarenotfair Nov 2013 #48

Edward R Murrow is rolling in his grave. longship Nov 2013 #4

My intro to Murrow was his "See it Now" program Submariner Nov 2013 #23

Well, they are pitching to a smaller and older audience on a budget Eleanors38 Nov 2013 #5

I think you give them too much credit. Enthusiast Nov 2013 #19

Simple or serving, they are in it for keeps. Which is how they got to where they are. Eleanors38 Nov 2013 #33

Golden Girls ended when Bea wanted it to end, after 6 top 10 years the 7th season Bluenorthwest Nov 2013 #25

Maybe so, but they had a following who could spend. Eleanors38 Nov 2013 #34

I've been wondering the same thing. LuvNewcastle Nov 2013 #6

The define the media's role to peddle a "middle course" (between Cruz & Baucus). Faryn Balyncd Nov 2013 #7

You got it. Enthusiast Nov 2013 #18

mainstream radio and tv are wastelands SHRED Nov 2013 #8

I've quit watching, too NJCher Nov 2013 #11

We dumped watching ABC at dinner and had switched to CBS...Scott Pelley seemed to have some cred... SoapBox Nov 2013 #12

Is anyone with a brain cell working still watching the totally discredited sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #13

Apparently, sadly so. I'll admit to tuning in about once a month, just to see what bullshit they're adirondacker Nov 2013 #35

I watch regularly to get the official line. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2013 #45

I gave up on US nightly news reports a while back due to their rightwing slant. area51 Nov 2013 #14

Agreed. Their affiliate radio "news" station in Los Angeles (1070 AM), is no longer listenable. tofuandbeer Nov 2013 #15

CBS? Enthusiast Nov 2013 #16

Turn em Off. blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #17

They're "Main Stream"... ReRe Nov 2013 #20

I had to stop watching CBS News. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #21

You thought CBS was exempt from committing acts of crappy journalism? Fridays Child Nov 2013 #22

That's what makes everything seem so pointless. mucifer Nov 2013 #26

Right. The USSR couldn't fight its propaganda and it degenerated greatly. nt valerief Nov 2013 #29

Same thing with CBS radio news that runs at the top of the hour on local radio GoneFishin Nov 2013 #27

Conservative Bullhorn System. nt valerief Nov 2013 #28

Certainly Bull Shit. nt adirondacker Nov 2013 #36

+1 freshwest Nov 2013 #38

The Daily Show and later The Colbert Report kydo Nov 2013 #30

We need to give them negative feedback so they know they are alienating the audience. Shrike47 Nov 2013 #31

So much for liberal bias! JEFF9K Nov 2013 #32

we don't have news, we have entertainment alc Nov 2013 #39

What is CBS ? RagAss Nov 2013 #40

Their Recent Hit Piece On The Disabled otohara Nov 2013 #41

"This Sunday on "60 Minutes" Archae Nov 2013 #42

My fear, and I am not commenting specifically on CBS here, is that there is a perception stevenleser Nov 2013 #43

Don't watch it. Iggo Nov 2013 #44

they've been like this for years, and it's just as bad on CBS radio news librechik Nov 2013 #46

Always a Mellon owned corporate mouthpiece. nt. Mc Mike Nov 2013 #47

cbs is not what it used to be. started going downhill after Dan left lostincalifornia Nov 2013 #51

No clue. LWolf Nov 2013 #52

Who owns it? annabanana Nov 2013 #53

The corporate media is first, last and foremost, the corporate media. Uncle Joe Nov 2013 #54

Seriously, the only ads I see on TV are insurance commercials... Blanks Nov 2013 #56