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Disgraced CBS Anchor Proposes "Rather's Rules" for Good Journalism
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| March 9, 2006
| Rich Noyes
Posted on 03/09/2006 12:43:23 PM PST by Stoat
Disgraced CBS Anchor Proposes "Rather's Rules" for Good Journalism
Posted by Rich Noyes on March 9, 2006 - 10:31.Dan Rather spoke at a Cherry Hill, New Jersey high school last night (Wednesday), South Jersey's
Courier-Post reports this morning, and reporter Jim Walsh noted (without irony) that the disgraced and replaced
CBS Evening News anchor proposed Rathers Rules for improving journalism.
Isnt that a bit like Dr. Kevorkians Rules for better medicine?
In his speech, Rather repeated his recent chiding of the national media for being too soft, and in need of a spine transplant. But when it came to his own journalistic transgression, the 2004 60 Minutes hit piece on President Bush's National Guard service -- a report based on forged memos -- Rather crouched behind his Nixonian stone wall:
Ive said pretty much all I have to say about this subject, he said in response to a question. The public wants to move on, the Courier-Post reported.
An excerpt of the article summarizing Rathers lecture:
The newsman proposed Rather's rules, saying reporters should ask more questions, especially the tough ones. He said the media should offer less sensationalism and more real analysis. It should also pay more attention to international events, he said.
Rather said media improvement was needed for societys well-being.
American journalism at its best is a public trust and is deeply bound up in our system of checks and balances, he said.
He anchored The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather for 24 years, but stepped down in March after a furor over a report on President Bushs military service during the Vietnam War era.
The story, which aired on 60 Minutes Wednesday during the 2004 presidential campaign, was based on alleged memos from Bushs commander in the Texas Air National Guard. However, CBS could not authenticate the documents.
Rather, who has said his departure from the anchor desk was unrelated to the National Guard story, did not mention the report in his speech.
Ive said pretty much all I have to say about this subject, he said in response to a question. The public wants to move on.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blather; blatherlied; cbs; danrather; disgracednewsreader; idiot; journalism; kerrysdirtyrather; media; msm; rather; rathersrules; saddamsbuddy; seebsnews; traitor; treasonousrather; triedtothrowelection
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To: Stoat
American journalism at its best is a public trust and is deeply bound up in our system of checks and balances, from a card carrying member of the Council on Foreign Relations!
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posted on
03/09/2006 2:39:20 PM PST
by
patriot_wes
(papal infallibility - a proud tradition since 1869)
To: Tzimisce; All
Rather's rules:
1) Don't check your sources
2) It's okay to lie if makes conservatives look bad
3) It's not your fault if you get caught doing the 2 above - simply blame an underling. 4) The truth is irrelevant....all that matters is doing everything possible to help the Democrats and the Left.
5) Being caught in a lie is a badge of honor, as it provides yet another opportunity to blame the Evil Republican /RightWing / Christian Attack Machine
6) Honor is not a virtue
7) Professional standards are for sissies
8) What's right for me isn't what's right for everyone else, because I'm better than everyone else.
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posted on
03/09/2006 3:10:24 PM PST
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Stoat; IncPen
Inc pen has a great response for Danny Blather.
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posted on
03/09/2006 3:12:47 PM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(Visit Free Republic to enjoy shameless Schadenfreude as the lies of liberals are exposed!)
To: Stoat
Am I the only one that finds it deliciously funny that Rather is having to speak at a................high school???
......snicker snicker...........
To: Rockitz
12. EASY UNIX Or, UNIX UNDERSTOOD
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posted on
03/09/2006 3:23:46 PM PST
by
Hardastarboard
(HEY - Billy Joe! You ARE an American Idiot!)
To: Grampa Dave
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posted on
03/09/2006 3:26:58 PM PST
by
abb
(Because News Reporting is too important to be left to the Journalists.)
To: abb
Thanks for the ping and link!
"CBS fired four employees over the story and an independent review criticized Rather for "errors of credulity and over-enthusiasm." Rather says his departure from the anchor desk was voluntary."
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posted on
03/09/2006 3:29:01 PM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(Visit Free Republic to enjoy shameless Schadenfreude as the lies of liberals are exposed!)
To: Stoat
"...and if we do these things, then the nation will be protected from people such as myself."
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posted on
03/09/2006 3:31:07 PM PST
by
Fruitbat
To: Stoat
I'll never forget the sweaty, disheveled Danny on my TV screen the day after the election and he STILL hadn't called it....
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posted on
03/09/2006 3:38:13 PM PST
by
Hi Heels
(Don't you wish there were a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence?)
To: Hi Heels; All
I'll never forget the sweaty, disheveled Danny on my TV screen the day after the election and he STILL hadn't called it....It's one thing for Dan to be an utterly arrogant, egomaniacal, unprofessional Democrat operative masquerading as an objective, independent journalist.
It's quite another for anyone else in the 'news' media to give him or his words any credence whatsoever anymore, much less the ultra-valuable face time.
Any media outlet that has anything to do with him anymore can be considered as being an apologist for him and his unrepentantly unprofessional actions, and should be regarded as being actively sympathetic to his shamelessly partisan goals.
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posted on
03/09/2006 3:55:24 PM PST
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Fruitbat
"...and if we do these things, then the nation will be protected from people such as myself."At this point, the only real protection that we have from people like him is the "OFF" button on our TV sets :-)
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posted on
03/09/2006 4:12:31 PM PST
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Stoat
"Rather's Rules" for Good Journalism Good Night & Good Luck...
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posted on
03/09/2006 4:30:34 PM PST
by
O Neill
(Aye, Katie Scarlett, the ONLY thing that lasts is the land...)
To: Stoat
"Ive said pretty much all I have to say about this subject, he said in response to a question. The public wants to move on. Not so fast Dan, I'm not done basking in the afterglow. Got a cigarette?
73
posted on
03/09/2006 6:34:59 PM PST
by
Doctor Raoul
(COLD PINK: Frigid Womyn For Peace)
To: Stoat
Great pic! I'll have to save it. The idea for the UID came from Monty Python & the HG.
At this point, the only real protection that we have from people like him is the "OFF" button on our TV sets :-)
Unfortunately too many Americans don't have that sense. LOL As the baby boomers pass, so too will the evening snewses.
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posted on
03/09/2006 6:46:52 PM PST
by
Fruitbat
To: Stoat
Rather and Jimmy Carter need to get together. Both are oblivious to the extreme irony their lives have taken on. Even as they strive daily to wrong the rights that have been made in this country, under the delusion of compassion, still they manage somehow to confuse *current* with *former*. And *relevant* with *useless*. And they have taken away our ability to look for some kind of goodness in them as they reach the end of their journey. How's that for ultimate irony, boys?
To: Doctor Raoul
"Ive said pretty much all I have to say about this subject, he said in response to a question. The public wants to move on. Not so fast Dan, I'm not done basking in the afterglow.
Me neither :-)
Got a cigarette?
No cigs in the stoat cave, but how about a nice cigar?
Be sure to blow the smoke in Dan's face :-)
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posted on
03/09/2006 8:28:47 PM PST
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Fruitbat
Great pic!I'm delighted that you like it. :-) Most of the other "fruitbat hanging upside down" pics that I found had the wings folded up against itself, whereas this one looks a bit more lively and ready to take off at a moment's notice. Obviously a Conservative Fruitbat ready to take off and do battle against Left-wingers :-)
I'll have to save it.
Be my guest. It's not mine....I merely snapped my fingers and sucked it out of the ether and into the stoatputer :-)
The idea for the UID came from Monty Python & the HG.
I suspected as much :-) Nice to find another Python fan here at FR :-)
At this point, the only real protection that we have from people like him is the "OFF" button on our TV sets :-)
Unfortunately too many Americans don't have that sense. LOL
And, unfortunately, they are allowed to vote. """SAD""""
As the baby boomers pass, so too will the evening snewses.
Let us all hope and pray that you are absolutely right :-)
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posted on
03/09/2006 8:39:37 PM PST
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: small voice in the wilderness
Rather and Jimmy Carter need to get together. Both are oblivious to the extreme irony their lives have taken on. Even as they strive daily to wrong the rights that have been made in this country, under the delusion of compassion, still they manage somehow to confuse *current* with *former*. And *relevant* with *useless*. A common problem among Liberals and the Left, unfortunately.
And they have taken away our ability to look for some kind of goodness in them as they reach the end of their journey. How's that for ultimate irony, boys?
Agreed. Instead of politely exiting Stage Left, they continue to harangue the sane people of the world with their own particular brands of idiocy. Both appear to be focused, as is Clinton, on their legacies and are desperate to salvage anything at all that will cause future generations to do something other than to recoil from their memory. I would simply turn away in disgust if it were not a matter of them both retaining enough power at this point to do significant damage to the world. Thankfully we have adults in the White House for a change and that gives me some small degree of solace.
78
posted on
03/09/2006 8:48:17 PM PST
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Stoat
That woman in the picture next to Dan was my Freshman year Engrish teacher, Mrs. Pecker! We also had a science teacher named Richard Head! Imagine if they got married, and her last name was hyphenated?
Anyhoo, I wish I knew about his appearance, I would have been down for a one-man freeping. From what the article says, Cherry Hill's whole guest-speaker program is going the way of the mainstream media--extinct. One reason given was lack of participation. A no-brainer when your average speaker is Bill Clinton, Madeline Albright, Desmond Tutu, Bill Maher, Roger Ebert, Al Franken, and Goldie Hawn.
To: Captainpaintball
That woman in the picture next to Dan was my Freshman year Engrish teacher, Mrs. Pecker! We also had a science teacher named Richard Head!
MARCIN SZCZEPANSKI/Courier-Post
Dan Rather chats with Marsha Pecker, chairwoman of the Star Forum, in Cherry Hill on Wednesday.
Imagine if they got married, and her last name was hyphenated?
It would most likely not be a name that would be acceptable to the FR censors :-) "cough"
Anyhoo, I wish I knew about his appearance, I would have been down for a one-man freeping.
They may have intentionally 'neglected' to put out any publicity regarding his appearance precisely because they didn't want any alternative viewpoints being expressed.
And with all due respect, I am guessing that you would most likely not have been alone, as I'm sure that there are many Joisey - area FReepers who would have been delighted to help you out :-)
From what the article says, Cherry Hill's whole guest-speaker program is going the way of the mainstream media--extinct. One reason given was lack of participation. A no-brainer when your average speaker is Bill Clinton, Madeline Albright, Desmond Tutu, Bill Maher, Roger Ebert, Al Franken, and Goldie Hawn.
My college is pretty much the same way....all Lefties, all the time.
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posted on
03/09/2006 9:31:06 PM PST
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
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