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Katie Couric accused her former employer of being “out of touch” on Sunday after “CBS Evening News” introduced it might be changing host Norah O’Donnell with two male anchors, which she argued was “odd.”
“It was more than a little disappointing to read that Ms. O’Donnell would be replaced by two men, John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois,” Couric wrote in an op-ed for The New York Times, noting that she revered each Dickerson and DuBois. “The two people who will be greeting Americans watching evening newscasts will be men.”
O’Donnell introduced in July that she could be stepping down from her place as lead anchor on “CBS Evening News” to maneuver to a special function at CBS. Couric additionally beforehand held the lead anchor place at “CBS Evening News,” and left the community in 2011.
“It’s odd and more than a little out of touch that even while CBS has announced a restructuring that introduces an additional layer of women executives, the leading editorial decision makers will mostly be men,” Couric continued.
Katie Couric took intention at CBS News, her former employer, over hiring two males to interchange “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell. (Left: (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images), (Right: Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg by way of Getty Images))
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She argued that Vice President Harris’ presidential marketing campaign demanded a various group of reporters.
“We’re also in the midst of a campaign that could result in the election of the first woman president, and first woman of color as president. It’s a potentially historic story — one that needs a diverse group of journalists covering it,” Couric wrote.
CBS News introduced that “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan would even be offering common reporting for this system from Washington, D.C.
Couric argued it was much more disappointing that the folks behind the scenes at “CBS Evening News” are “three White men: Bill Owens, Guy Campanile and Jerry Cipriano.”
Sean McManus, President, CBS News and Sports and Katie Couric, CBS Television Anchor and Managing Editor communicate throughout the Television Critics Association Press Tour for CBS on the Ritz Carlton Hotel on July 16, 2006, in Pasadena, California. ((Photo Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images).)
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She praised Cipriano, who she stated was her “right-hand writer,” whereas she labored on the community, however lamented “male writers occasionally have blind spots.”
“While I was at CBS, I read copy written by one of my male colleagues describing Hillary Clinton in a way that struck me as subtly sexist. I asked my team, ‘Would you describe a male candidate this way?’ We rewrote it,” Couric stated.
“‘CBS Evening News’ has been in third place for decades. While I couldn’t move the needle during my time as anchor, I had hoped to open minds,” Couric concluded. “Traditional broadcast news may be waning, but more than half of the viewing population should still demand more from the industry. Until then, once again, nightly network newscasts are the purview of a few good men.”
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CBS News didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
