Dan Rather anchored the ‘CBS Evening News’ for over 20 years, starting on March 9, 1981. But he always seemed more in his element as a reporter, and now as a news analyst on social media.
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The former Fox News CEO crossed the line between unbiased coverage and political activism with ease.
It’s not as if the newsrooms of US television stations need any more bad publicity
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Professor of Media Studies, University of Virginia
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Professor of English, Arizona State University
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Paterno Family Liberal Arts Professor Emeritus, Penn State
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Professor of History, Vanderbilt University
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