Costas Not Only Keeps Job But Gets Pat on the Back
CNN President Jonathan Klein has approved the decision by Bob Costas to bail out of the Larry King Live show Wednesday night after producers declined to change the topic of the broadcast, the Natalee Holloway case in Aruba. In an interview with today's (Wednesday) New York Times, Klein remarked, "It's important that we never have an anchor doing a story he does not believe in." Klein suggested that he himself does not believe in the story. He told the Times that cable news outlets have covered it because "It's easy and it's brainless. ... They're looking for an ongoing drama like Law & Order, except Law & Order doesn't do the same plot every night." Klein particularly struck out at rival Fox News Channel, pointing out that on the day earlier this month when 14 marines were killed in Iraq, Fox News's Greta Van Susteren stuck with the Holloway case. "Fourteen Americans dead, and they have Natalee Holloway on," Klein told the Times, adding: "And they're supposedly America's news channel." A spokeswoman for Fox News Channel responded: "If Jon performed as well as he talks he wouldn't have to explain his network's dismal ratings." Meanwhile, the Wilmington, DE News-Journal in an editorial today praised Costas for his "principled refusal" to appear on the show and concluded: "Congratulations to Mr. Costas. You have our respect. You also have our hope that you continue to get work." |
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I always felt Costas had a little integrity. I hope the tide has turned enough so he doesn't suffer the "Republican Buzzsaw" effect that has cowed or ruined the careers so many journalists.
he has integrity AND humor. with those, you cannot go wrong
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