Word: stringer
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...including the first videotaped interview with U.S. hostages in Baghdad), Rather was upstaged by ABC's Ted Koppel, who beat him into Iraq. Nor has Rather's globe- trotting improved the ratings: the CBS Evening News has been No. 3 for the past three weeks. Broadcast-group president Howard Stringer insisted that the costly Iraq coverage was not a factor in Burke's ouster. "I have not had a | single discussion with the news division about the cost of the Iraq coverage," he said. "The footage Dan got from Baghdad was worth its weight in gold." He also denied...
...nation's leading news organizations, routinely turns down all press interviews.) He is also under pressure to reverse the ratings slide of the CBS Evening News. Yet CBS sources last week discounted reports that Burke's job was in jeopardy. CBS Broadcast Group chief Howard Stringer praised Burke for dealing with "a delicate and complicated issue with thoughtfulness and strength. He has my and this company's full support...