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May 21, 2012

And now, the CBS Evening News, with Paris Hilton and Ryan Seacrest

by Bob Sassone, posted Aug 17th 2005 4:02PM

Bob SchiefferOK, maybe that's a little unfair to the interns at CBS. I apologize. But that's the first thing that came to mind when I read this story at The New York Observer about the CBS college interns helping the execs decide what direction the CBS Evening News should take. One of the suggestions is a younger anchorperson alongside Bob Schieffer. But they also suggested more international coverage, so good for them.

Readers, what do you think? Should CBS News try to skew younger? Should they replace Bob Schieffer and go with a different format? Is network news dead anyway? Leave your comments below.

 

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amb34

How about a naked female? Would even this get ratings. Hey, guess what, network news is: DEAD! Even I, a politically connected, self-diagnosed news junkie, does not watch that trash. 18 to 22 minutes of news, with 5 minutes of real news followed by puff pieces? DEAD! I was at my grandma's last month and she was watching the CBS news. Check out the ads running. What's the average age for the news, anyway? 65? 85?

August 17 2005 at 4:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
elizabeth

They should replace Bob Schieffer. How about with a female? What a novel idea. I might actually watch network news if that happened. I'm tired of upper-class white men. What's Carole Simpson up to these days? As for trying a new format, I think it might be time for that, too. When most "younger" people are getting their news from the Daily Show (I watch "Countdown" myself), network news in its current form ain't cutting it.

August 17 2005 at 4:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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