Katie Couric is leaving NBC’s Today show to anchor the CBS evening news and take part in 60 minutes. As Rachel at TinkertyTonk notes “I cannot remember the last time I watched the network evening news. Can you?” Ah, no, I can’t. And the next question would be when did I last watch the evening news and not notice their bias?
The NYT article gets the salient fact right here: “The evening newscasts have for some time been programs in decline at all three networks, with audiences that have grown markedly older.” I do clearly remember the parade of denture, medicare supplement, and adult diaper ads last time I watched even though I couldn’t tell you when that was. So great, a women gets to helm the nightly newscast when pretty much nobody cares.
