In all the Katie hoopla, this line in Matea Gold’s must-read was overlooked. Katie said: “There are a lot of lazy reporters out there and I think they rely on Google and don’t necessarily do their own thinking.” It leads an e-mailer to ask: “Wonder what all the lazy reporters who spilled gallons of ink on her have to say about that today?”
> WP’s Lisa de Moraes has a great play-by-play of All About Katie day. A sample: “Then Bennett sings ‘The Best Is Yet to Come.’ As in CBS News…”
> Baltimore Sun: “American presidents have left the Oval Office with less fanfare and ritualistic pomp than Katie Couric’s monthlong departure after 15 years from NBC’s Today show…”
> Boston Globe: “Note to the CBS publicity department: It’s OK to pare down that budget a bit. Katie Couric’s farewell on the ‘Today’ show yesterday was, in effect, a giant advertisement for the ‘CBS Evening News…'”
> NY Daily News: “Katie Couric’s gala farewell to ‘The Today Show’ yesterday could have produced a very nice soundtrack album. It was less interesting as TV…”
> USA Today: “Wednesday’s farewell, capping off weeks of testimonials from diverse public figures, ‘shows how deeply the roles of reporter and celebrity have blended together in today’s high-profile media world,’ says Fordham University communications professor Paul Levinson…”
> Orlando Sentinel: “Was the Couric send-off excessive? Undoubtedly. But NBC wanted to thank her for making the network a lot of money…”
> Detroit Free Press headline: “Tomorrow, Katie gets to sleep in…”
Katie’s Goodbye: Morning Papers, Part 2
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