Accuracy in Media

Oprah Winfrey has been hired by CBS News as a special contributor to “60 Minutes,” the show’s executive producer Jeff Fager announced this morning via a press release. “There is only one Oprah Winfrey,” said Fager. “She has achieved excellence in everything she has touched. Her body of work is extraordinary, including thousands of interviews […]

Speaking at the Television Critics Association press tour, CBS News chairman Jeff Fager showed that he is a master of understatement when he told the group that “I think we did lose some viewers in recent years” in referring to Katie Couric’s tenure at the network. CBS lost “some” viewers alright, about 600,000 in the […]

TV Newser reports that incoming CBS News chairman Jeff Fager tried to rally the troops at an employee town hallwhen he made the following comments about the “CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.” There’s plenty of reason to be proud our evening newscast. It is at least as good as the competition and more often […]

CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager said in an interview that he wasn’t sure if Katie Couric wants to stay at the network. From TV Newser: Obviously Katie Couric is very important to CBS, people are talking about her, her contract is up in a couple of months. What are your thoughts on Katie? You know, […]