Dan Rather’s Media Tour: Friedman’s Advice

By Brian 

Jon Friedman has an open letter to Dan Rather:

“…Naturally, you’ll be in demand to publicize the venture, and I see you’re already booked to appear on talk shows hosted by Larry King and Chris Matthews. No doubt there will be others to follow. What with journalists inclined to act like gossip hounds, you’ll also get lots of pushy questions about your awkward exit from CBS. The interviewers will push you to unload on CBS.”

After imagining some of the questions Rather faces, Friedman continues: “I hope you’ll take the high road, turn the other cheek, smile bravely and recite platitudes, to show the world that you have moved on. Let your new boss, Cuban, fight your battle in public. It actually benefits his business interests to goad the mainstream media into a fight because this kind of act creates controversy…”

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