COURIC’S MOVE TO CBS WILL NOT HELP THE SINKING NETWORK OR THE EVENING NEWS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2006

CONTACT: TIM SCHEIDERER OR COLLEEN O’BOYLE AT 703.683.5004

Alexandria, VA—Katie Couric, long-time anchor of NBC’s Today, announced today that she is moving over to CBS in June and will takeover as anchor of the CBS Evening News in September, and will likely contribute to 60 Minutes as well. With her long record of liberally biased reporting on political issues, as documented by the Media Research Center (MRC) for 15 years, political coverage at the CBS Evening News under Couric’s direction will mean more of the same.

“CBS blew a golden opportunity to upgrade its Evening News anchor slot,” said MRC President Brent Bozell. “CBS chose the perky, likeable, and politically liberal Katie Couric, whose biases will only reinforce CBS’s reputation as a network riddled with liberally biased reporting. CBS, already in third place in the evening news ratings, has metaphorically put its anchor chair on the deck of the old media Titanic.”

Since becoming co-host of NBC’s Today in April 1991, Katie Couric has often used her perch to salute her liberal heroes (including Hillary Clinton and Jimmy Carter) or complain about “right-wing conservatives,” reports the MRC. In her years on Today, She’s lectured Charlton Heston about the need for gun control, championed the need for campaign finance “reform,” and even touted the wonders of France’s nanny state. A new report on Katie Couric’s history of liberally biased reporting can be read at www.MRC.org.

To schedule an interview with MRC President Bozell or an MRC spokesperson, please contact Tim Scheiderer (x. 126) or Colleen O’Boyle (x. 122) at 703.683.5004.