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| CBS fires producer for interrupting CSI for Arafat's bucket-kick |
| 2004-11-13 |
| Edited for brevity. Hat tip: Drudge CBS News has axed a news producer who cut into prime-time programming Wednesday night to report the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. The staffer, a female senior producer for CBS's overnight newscast Up to the Minute, broke in to CSI: N.Y. shortly before 11 p.m. with the report, outraging viewers who missed the end of the crime drama. CBS apologized for the interruption Thursday, saying an "overly aggressive" staffer "jumped the gun on a report that should have been offered to local stations for their late news." So, if you work for CBS and interrupt a show with an unsurprising yet bona fide news item, you get fired. If you work for CBS and break out an exclusive and controversial story based on fraudulent documents that could swing a presidential election, you get a pass. Wow. Suddenly CBS has become my trusted news network of choice. |
| Posted by:Dar |
| #9 So, if you work for CBS and interrupt a show with an unsurprising yet bona fide news item, you get fired. Arafart's death was only newsworthy for those who wanted to celebrate. :) |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-11-13 8:14:10 PM |
| #8 Bloggers need to create a newscast that will rival 60 Minutes. Hit 'em where it hurts: in the ratings. |
| Posted by: lex 2004-11-13 7:22:59 PM |
| #7 LOL |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-11-13 4:24:38 PM |
| #6 Big damn deal. Jet's Win! |
| Posted by: Heidi 2004-11-13 4:16:01 PM |
| #5 Integrity < Ratings, eh, Tom? |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-11-13 3:48:48 PM |
| #4 10,000 bloggers who want Dan Rather's head is not as serous an issue to CBS as 10 million CSI fans who want to see the conclusion of their show after sitting through 90% of it. |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-11-13 3:32:42 PM |
| #3 CBS is insane, they fire a producer over that? But Dan stays? I need a beer. |
| Posted by: 98zulu 2004-11-13 3:15:30 PM |
| #2 This producer was just overzealous. Rather committed fraud. bizarro world |
| Posted by: spiffo 2004-11-13 2:57:24 PM |
| #1 Maybe See BS can turn the investigation of Rathergate over to the guys who did this one. Might move it along faster. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-11-13 2:18:14 PM |