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Katie Couric on Te’o interview: ‘I think he was really telling the truth’

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:12:20 +0000

CBS New York | BuzzFeed
“What am I going to do, strap a lie detector on this guy?” Katie Couric said to WFAN hosts Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton Friday, while recapping her exclusive interview with former Notre … Read more

In Te’o interview, Couric shows value of follow-up questions

Andrew Beaujon — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:09:57 +0000

“Good Morning America” | Yahoo | Poynter | Deadspin
Did Manti Te’o make a good damage-control decision when he decided to give his first big post-non-dead-girlfriend interview to Katie Couric? Far from it.

Christina Ng writes that Couric (who … Read more

Is it better to be the next Oprah than to try to be the next Cronkite?

Jim Romenesko — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:28:30 +0000

Time.com | Hollywood Reporter | New York Times
James Poniewozik says the answer is certainly yes, “but is Katie Couric the one most likely to do that, to step in and capture the audience left behind by Oprah? I have … Read more

Silver’s advice to young journalists in the digital age

Jim Romenesko — Mon, 23 May 2011 14:32:29 +0000

FiveThirtyEight
FiveThirtyEight.com founder and New York Times staffer Nate Silver delivered the Henry Pringle Lecture to Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism graduates last week. He told them:

* Read everything, including academic papers, which Silver says many journalists miss.
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Couric moves closer to talk show deal with Disney

Jim Romenesko — Fri, 06 May 2011 12:52:47 +0000

Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Disney Co.’s ABC is talking to Katie Couric about doing a syndicated talk show that would launch in the fall of 2012, and having a role within ABC News. Sam Schechner writes:

In the deal
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Couric: ‘I have decided to step down from the CBS Evening News’

Jim Romenesko — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:52:46 +0000

People.com
The least surprising news of the day? “Why did she tell People magazine and not CBS?” tweets Eric Deggans. || James Poniewozik: “Anchoring The CBS Evening News may have been a temporary step back for Couric between one … Read more

Couric move to ABC News ‘a distinct possibility’

Jim Romenesko — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:07:42 +0000

TV Guide
There’s still an offer on the table for Katie Couric to stay at CBS with a syndicated talk show and a “60 Minutes” role, reports Stephen Battaglio, but ABC has made a big push for a Couric … Read more

Couric expected to announce this week she’s leaving ‘CBS Evening News’

Jim Romenesko — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:16:43 +0000

New York Times
CBS will announce Katie Couric‘s successor — expected to be Scott Pelley — during the first week of May, reports Brian Stelter. “Privately, some at CBS complained about the public uncertainty surrounding the ‘CBS Evening … Read more

Watching Couric shill her book on morning TV is ‘equally symbolic and disturbing’

Jim Romenesko — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:44:44 +0000

Los Angeles Times

“There is a breathtaking aspect to watching Katie Couric work this moment, nodding vehemently as if her words weren’t seven varieties of vague, smiling as sweetly as Scarlett O’Hara at the Twelve Oaks barbeque while the morning … Read more

Couric, Lauer to team up for talk show?

Jim Romenesko — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:35:18 +0000

New York Times
“It still seems more likely NBC will keep Matt,” says one of Bill Carter‘s sources. “But it’s not out of the question.” The Times reporter says even if a reunion with Lauer doesn’t happen, Katie Couric… Read more