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Charlie Gibson resigning
- Thread starter TheRob
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Interesting development, a bit of a surprise to me - though it's probably less so at ABC. Diane Sawyer will certainly do better than Katie Couric has done for CBS; for one thing she simply has more of a hard-news background. She comes off as more credible and less "fluffy" than Katie ever dreamed of being.
BUT, the question is: will she do as well as Gibson? I don't know about that. It would have been better if ABC could have pulled someone younger from their news staff for this duty, but honestly I don't know who else they could tap for this at the moment. There's no obvious choice for them. Just goes to show how the various news department cutbacks have somewhat hobbled their operation at the middle level.
BUT, the question is: will she do as well as Gibson? I don't know about that. It would have been better if ABC could have pulled someone younger from their news staff for this duty, but honestly I don't know who else they could tap for this at the moment. There's no obvious choice for them. Just goes to show how the various news department cutbacks have somewhat hobbled their operation at the middle level.
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Paige Turner
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I agree with Sawyer being more credible than Couric, but I have to wonder what happened to Elizabeth Vargas.
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imhomerjay
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I don't think they could go back to the Liz Vargus route after circumstances threw their last attempt at younger talent--through no fault of their own--off the track so quickly. Not to mention she might not want the job again at this point in her life.
If they felt bypassing Sawyer would cause her to bolt, it may be a logical interim step, but ABC does have some talented folks in the stable. David Muir and Dan Harris handle the weekend World News shows quite well, and from the Nightline stable, Cynthia McFadden and Terry Moran shine. Jake Tapper seems to pull no punches in his WH role (ticking off both sides must mean you're doing SOMETHING well). On a longer-term trajectory, the weekend GMA anchors might be viable down the road if this sets into motion some additional opportunities for them. The idea that just because one has done some light news that they can't--or in fact don't as part of their regular job--do hard news isn't logical in the least.
If they felt bypassing Sawyer would cause her to bolt, it may be a logical interim step, but ABC does have some talented folks in the stable. David Muir and Dan Harris handle the weekend World News shows quite well, and from the Nightline stable, Cynthia McFadden and Terry Moran shine. Jake Tapper seems to pull no punches in his WH role (ticking off both sides must mean you're doing SOMETHING well). On a longer-term trajectory, the weekend GMA anchors might be viable down the road if this sets into motion some additional opportunities for them. The idea that just because one has done some light news that they can't--or in fact don't as part of their regular job--do hard news isn't logical in the least.
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/story?id=8471429
I'll miss Charles Gibson, such a professional.
Diane Sawyer will do great work as the anchor of World News.
Good luck Charlie and Diane!
I'll miss Charles Gibson, such a professional.
Diane Sawyer will do great work as the anchor of World News.
Good luck Charlie and Diane!
imhomerjay said:
Holy crap Homer, we actually agree on something!!
Yes, Jake Tapper does an excellent job and is one of the few MSM guys who actually asks critical questions of BOTH parties. And that's all I would ask of any reporter. Be equally tough and inquisitive on everyone. There are too few around who are doing that anymore.
You won't see him licking the president's boots in the way that Brian Williams did.
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imhomerjay
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Is it one of the signs of the end of days? Just joking.
I like following Tapper's Twitter thread, because you can infer what has set off one side or the other (or both), and his replies basically tell the wingnuts of both extremes that they're crazy (in...usually...more polite terms), and calling BS what it is.
He also did a good job filling on on "This Week" a few weeks ago. Perhaps, just perhaps, ABC would consider looking at him for the inevitable post-Sawyer era, whenever that comes. Pure speculation, of course.
I like following Tapper's Twitter thread, because you can infer what has set off one side or the other (or both), and his replies basically tell the wingnuts of both extremes that they're crazy (in...usually...more polite terms), and calling BS what it is.
He also did a good job filling on on "This Week" a few weeks ago. Perhaps, just perhaps, ABC would consider looking at him for the inevitable post-Sawyer era, whenever that comes. Pure speculation, of course.
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searadiofreak
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On a big picture view, who would have ever thought there would be two solo female anchors on the big three network evening news? On an even bigger picture view, who would have thought the big three network evening news would have so little relevance? (IMO, the real reason Gibson is turning it in).
I'll probably switch back to Katie once Charlie is off the air.
Look for ABC to be back in this spot in 3 to 5 years. I'd like to see Dan Harris get the nod at that time.
I figured Charlie would stay another several years.
Look for ABC to be back in this spot in 3 to 5 years. I'd like to see Dan Harris get the nod at that time.
I figured Charlie would stay another several years.
I've lost interest in Diane over the last few years. Anytime I've turned on ABC election coverage of any kind the last few years, it's been Charlie, Diane, and George Stephanopolous. And it's always Charlie and George who have important things to say while Diane is basically relegated to the background and who occasionally giggles like a schoolgirl while looking like she is wondering what she can possibly say to get herself more airtime.
Maybe that's just her morning/GMA persona and she thinks it works on primetime election night coverage. I haven't watched GMA (or any morning news program) in years so I don't really know how she handles herself on GMA.
Maybe that's just her morning/GMA persona and she thinks it works on primetime election night coverage. I haven't watched GMA (or any morning news program) in years so I don't really know how she handles herself on GMA.
WMC2006 said:
The only reason to bother with any of them is to find out what the spin is going to be - and even then you have to parse every word. It all comes down the pike from the Voter News Service...er...Associated Press anyway. Same exact news on every network every single day, with an occasional different "human interest" story. It's all a load.
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cspotrun
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it really doesn't matter too much who is anchoring the abc, cbs, nbc news, because everyone is watching 24 hr news on cable! but i've often wondered how FOX would do with an evening newscast against the "used to be" big 3.
cspotrun said:
Not everyone wants to watch Wolf Blitzer prancing around the 'Situation Room.' Cable news is way too self-righteous IMHO. It's fine for breaking news events, but the over-analysis of the same 3 stories ALL DAY LONG get's a bit tiring. I think there will always be some audience for nightly network news.
cspotrun said:
That was one of the first issues Rupert Murdoch addressed when he started the Fox network; he decided that the evening newscasts were a "dinosaur" and elected not to have one on the Fox broadcast network. I suspect if he had it would have the same ratings problems the Big Three are having.
bpatrick said:
I have always wondered why FOX never did get into the network evening news thing. But with that being said and despite Murdoch's comments I think there was a time when FOX was actually looking at doing such a thing. For some reason I seem to remember reading in the Washington Post many many years ago where FOX was thinking about doing a network evening newscast for its stations with Maury Povich as anchor. This had to be between his stint on "A Current Affair" and his current "who is the daddy" talk show. But after reading that bit in Tom Shales column..I never heard of their plans ever again.
"The FOX Evening News with Maury Povich" !! Imagine what THAT would had been like. UGH !!!
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cspotrun
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the problem is, the network nightly news just doesn't FIT America's busy "Lifestyle" anymore, most people are stuck in a traffic jam trying to get home when its on, so they miss it, besides if they were paying any kind of attention to the news during the day, they've already heard it by the time it comes on abc, cbs, nbc... and there's Fox and Cnn, very convienient you can jump on anytime to catch up... network national news is a dinosaur.kms575 said:
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