Katie Couric Hits Back at Critics

people ^ | 10/30/06 | Stephen M. Silverman

[MAD-AS-HELL]

Couric tells USA Today, "We kind of ignore people who are observing everything we do and praising, criticizing or analyzing it, and we're just doing what we want."

Katie, as you ignore those who trash you, a whole lot more are ignoring your program because you are not a credible news person. Better make sure you have invested your money well. You won't be anchoring much longer

[NittanyLion]

Couric tells USA Today, "We kind of ignore people who are observing everything we do and praising, criticizing or analyzing it, and we're just doing what we want."

Some business call those "people" their "customers". Successful businesses give them what they want; arrogant businesses ignore them and go bankrupt as a result.

[evets]

Couric is a demoncrat tool.

[jdm]

"Rome wasn't built in a day and neither will The CBS Evening News.

Yeah, but CBS has had some 70 odd years to build (already). FOX has had, what, 10 years?

[wagglebee]

Claiming that despite her third-place ranking among the major three network newscasts, she's "feeling great" and "having a great time," Couric tells USA Today, "We kind of ignore people who are observing everything we do and praising, criticizing or analyzing it, and we're just doing what we want."

If network news was run the way a sports team, a corporation or even a network prime-time TV show was run, Katie would already be out of a job. In the prime time TV ratings, if a new show is consistently last in it's time slot, it gets yanked, seeBS would do the same with Katie except they have no one else to go to.

[sarasota]

"...we're just doing what we want." I'd call that a clue.

[Texas Eagle]

As such, she notes, "Rome wasn't built in a day and neither will The CBS Evening News. It's a process...

Yeah. So is decomposition.

[jdm]

Last time I saw a woman wearing boots like that, my neighbors dialed me up to say, "Hey, we just saw you on COPS!" /sarc

[dead]

We kind of ignore people who are observing everything we do

They exist in numbers easy to ignore.

[Vasilli22]

Exactly!

I think if my boss ever calls me into his office to discuss my lack of production I'll just simply tell him that "I'm just doing what I want and having a great time!" That will work I'm sure.

[DManA]

What does she care, she's got an unbreakable contract.

[CAWats]

I read somewhere that her ratings in the L.A. markets is 1.1.

[Kenton]

Couric tells USA Today, "We kind of ignore people who are observing everything we do and praising, criticizing or analyzing it, and we're just doing what we want."

Same with the Dixie Chicks. Remember them? Thery used to be a popular country group, but now they have to go to other countries to sell out a concert.

[justshutupandtakeit]

So what is the over/under on her termination? I figure they will start phasing her out after Jan 1.

[redstates4ever]

[ozzymandus]

What does she care about the ratings? She has a contract!

[avacado]

"As such, she notes, "Rome wasn't built in a day and neither will The CBS Evening News. It's a process, and being in the middle of the process, while it's sometimes challenging and can be frustrating,..."

Gee, democracies aren't built in a day either you frikin' brainless asshat but that doesn't stop you from trashing America and Iraq as they struggle forward in the noblest of all pursuits: LIBERTY AND FREEDOM FOR THE OPPRESSED!

[traditional1]

"lemming-like journalism"

I think the sign off has been found!

[redstates4ever]