This week has seen quite its share of shakeups when it comes to major network news and broadcasters. Katie Couric is leaving ABC to join Yahoo and may potentially abandon her $40 million contract. Lara Logan is also taking leave from her longtime gig at 60 Minutes. Her abrupt--if temporary--departure follows CBS’ embarrassing debacle in their coverage of Benghazi.
November has not been a kind month for seasoned news veteran Lara Logan. Not only was she publicly embarrassed for her lack of fact checking, but she was recently forced to take leave from CBS News.
Her suspension stems from an October 27 report with Dylan Davies. Mr. Davies spoke in grim detail about what he observed on the ground in Benghazi, the day of the 2012 attack.
The problem?
Dylan Davies completely lied to the news organization; no one checked his facts. CBS immediately retracted the story, however, the damage was done.
CBS News chief Jeff Fager spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about the unfortunate situation:
"As soon as we learned about the FBI report, we knew right away. All of us. There wasn't any debate about it. He deceived us. He works very hard at his deception. There are a lot of people out there who try to deceive reporters. And I think we're really good at finding it. We worked this one hard."
Of course, there is another anchorwoman making headlines for her move, and that is Katie Couric. The longtime broadcaster will be heading to Yahoo, in what could be a game-changing move.
Couric moving to the internet is reminiscent of Howard Stern turning to Sirius after abandoning terrestrial radio. Considering that Stern makes nearly $70 million dollars annually, embracing technological shifts could pay off for Couric.
Not everyone, though, is as optimistic. Bloomberg Businessweek, for example, views the transition more cautiously, telling its readers:
“By adding Couric, Yahoo is clearly trying to give people a reason to visit (and revisit) its site. But adding a 56-year-old news veteran with a lukewarm following probably isn’t the ground-breaking move the company needs to turn itself around.”
But we want to hear from you, Classicalites. What do you think about the recent shakeups? Should Logan be fired for her shoddy reporting? Should Couric just focus on her failing talk show?
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