We Want 'News From White Guys'

To defend Katie Couric‘s slumping Evening News ratings, CBS News senior VP of standards and special projects Linda Mason told CBS’ Public Eye, “I’m just surprised … that Katie is having such a tough time being accepted by the public, which seems to prefer the news from white guys, and now that Charlie‘s doing so well, from older white guys. I guess they want the reassurance of a Walter Cronkite.”