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Dan Rather Complains of 'Climate of Fear'
Former CBS anchor Dan Rather said there is a "climate of fear” in newsrooms that is worse than he’s ever seen in his four-decade career. Rather declared that in the years since the then-White House correspondent tangled with President Nixon during the Watergate affair, politicians "of every persuasion” have gotten better at applying pressure on the corporations that own the broadcast networks. Addressing the Fordham University School of Law on Monday, he called the current atmosphere a "new journalism order.” He said this pressure – along with "dumbed-down, tarted-up” news coverage, 24-hour cable news competition and the chase for ratings – "creates a bigger atmosphere of fear in newsrooms.”
Story Continues Below Recalling his Watergate days, Rather said he felt supported by his CBS bosses even though there were forces in the Nixon administration pushing to have him removed from his beat. He attributed that support to the network’s commitment to "public service” as well as corporate profits, Reuters reported. But he had high praise for the new generation of TV journalists and their coverage of Hurricane Katrina, saying: "It’s been one of television news’ finest moments.”
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