Tuesday, April 4, 2006

TODAY FOR YOU, TOMORROW FOR ME: Both Bill Carter and Howie Kurtz are reporting that the Katie Couric-to-CBS Evening News thing is going to happen, which prompts three sets of questions:
  • Even if we'll all concede that this matters in terms of a glass ceiling breaking moment, will this matter in terms of your life? When was the last time you watched a network evening news show? (And relatedly, does the anchor determine which channel you'll watch for breaking news?)
  • When Katie Couric is criticized for lacking "gravitas", is it just chauvinism?
  • Who would you like to see replace Couric on Today? Can The View's Meredith Vieira get back whatever gravitas she needs to do the news interviews the show requires?
edited to add: More this afternoon on the Vieira-to-NBC angle, including speculation about What It All Means for the three women already at NBC who are apparently being passed over for the Today slot.

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