A New York Anchor Drops the Tie While Dilbert Commiserates With Social Media Managers, Plus Other News of the Day

– It’s almost blasphemous, but a New York anchor has decided to drop the tie during nightly newscasts. “I don’t think it’s a secret for any news organization, that we’re trying to hold onto viewers,” said Saturday night anchor for WNBC-TV David Ushery to the New York Times. “We think they still want information, still want news, still want credible presentation of it. I kind of had this idea for it, shooting it in a different style and giving it a little more relaxed feel.”

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