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| − | CBS News is a | + | '''CBS News''' is a news organization that broadcasts several programs, including [[The CBS Evening News]] with [[Katie Couric]] and [[60 Minutes]]. |
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| − | In the 1960s, news anchor [[Walter Cronkite]] (the "most trusted man in America") | + | ==George Bush Controversy== |
| + | CBS claimed[[George W. Bush]] went [[AWOL]] from his [[National Guard]] duty during the [[Vietnam War]], but the documents it relied on to make this accusation were later found to be forged. | ||
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| + | ==Notable Anchors== | ||
| + | In the 1950s Edward R. Murrow worked for CBS News and famously criticized Senator [[Joseph McCarthy]]. | ||
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| + | In the 1960s, news anchor [[Walter Cronkite]] (the "most trusted man in America") publicly opposed U.S. military support for South Vietnam in the [[Vietnam War]]. | ||
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| + | When Katie Couric became the sole head anchor of the CBS Evening News she became the first woman to solo-anchor on the weekday evening news of the three traditional U.S. broadcast networks ([[ABC]], [[CBS]] and [[NBC]]). | ||
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Revision as of 22:55, August 21, 2007
CBS News is a news organization that broadcasts several programs, including The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric and 60 Minutes.
George Bush Controversy
CBS claimedGeorge W. Bush went AWOL from his National Guard duty during the Vietnam War, but the documents it relied on to make this accusation were later found to be forged.
Notable Anchors
In the 1950s Edward R. Murrow worked for CBS News and famously criticized Senator Joseph McCarthy.
In the 1960s, news anchor Walter Cronkite (the "most trusted man in America") publicly opposed U.S. military support for South Vietnam in the Vietnam War.
When Katie Couric became the sole head anchor of the CBS Evening News she became the first woman to solo-anchor on the weekday evening news of the three traditional U.S. broadcast networks (ABC, CBS and NBC).