Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Dan Rather cites "climate of fear"


Reuters reports that former CBS News anchorman Dan Rather gave an emotional address at the Fordham University School of Law on Monday, in which he said there is a "climate of fear running through newsrooms stronger than he has ever seen."

According to the report, Rather said politicans are better than ever at applying pressure on corporate media owners when they don't like the media companies' journalism. He called it a "new journalism order."

Holding back tears at times, Rather also blasted television news for "dumbed-down, tarted-up" coverage.

Earlier: Anchors honored with Emmy

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