Even ex-CBS'ers hate CBS' news

This is just too good. Van Gordon Sauter, ex-president of CBS’s news division—from the 1980’s to be sure—just had a scathing article published in the LA Times: What's Ailing CBS News? Let's Make a Not-So-Little List:

"What's the big problem at CBS News? Well, for one thing, it has no credibility. [emphasis mine—johnh] And no audience, no morale, no long-term emblematic anchorperson and no cohesive management structure. Outside of those annoyances, it shouldn't be that hard to fix. Personally, I have a great affection for CBS News, even though I was unceremoniously shown to the door there nearly 20 years ago in a tumultuous change of corporate management. But I stopped watching it some time ago. The unremitting liberal orientation finally became too much for me. [emphasis mine—johnh] I still check in, but less and less frequently. I increasingly drift to NBC News and Fox and MSNBC. "

And then Sauther goes on to say:

This week, when CBS News announced that four employees would lose their jobs in connection with the George Bush National Guard story, I was struck by how the network had become representative of a far larger, far more troubling problem: A large swath of the society doesn't trust the news media. And for many, it's even stronger than that: They abhor the media and perceive it as an escalating threat to the society. [emphasis mine—johnh]

MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Take THAT!

An “escalating threat to the society”, huh? Yup, I’d say this boy’s on the ball.


Hat tip to Murrell for emailing me a heads-up on this one.