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SocialDemocrat61

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5. Dan Rather said during the Bush memos contraversy

Reply to kentuck (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 12:06 PM

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that one day he finally realized that he was no longer working for CBS News but was working for Viacom News. The old CBS of Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite doesn't exist anymore, and hasn't for decades now.

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John Avlon @JohnAvlon: For @CBS to cancel @colbertlateshow is complete malpractice. [View all] Passages Friday OP

Wonder if there will be shareholder lawsuits. bucolic_frolic Friday #1

That's a great question. Passages Friday #2

Doubtful that shareholders can sue for operational decisions newdeal2 Friday #3

What happened to CBS? kentuck Friday #4

Dan Rather said during the Bush memos contraversy SocialDemocrat61 Friday #5

It's so awful, those journalists would not recognize the place. Passages Friday #6