“Katie Couric had a rough week, yo-yo dieting at the whim of a network graphics professional who slimmed her down in a promotional photo,” TV Week writes in an editorial. “CBS must prevent this kind of faux pas if it’s going to launch its new ‘Evening News’ anchor to her best advantage and buttress the reputation of TV journalists.”
The magazine continues: “The way the controversy unfolded in the blogosphere, and the play it got in the press, signals that the incident is more than a public relations trifle. CBS lost a little more credibility and relevance, particularly with the younger viewers they’re trying to win back.”
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