Va. Tech Shootings: Couric, Lauer Strike The Right Tone In Interviews

Having all three news anchors in Blacksburg, conducting some of the same interviews, “allowed for some direct comparison, and underlined the strengths, under the right circumstances, of” Katie Couric‘s style, David Bianculli writes.

Here’s his explanation. “Perhaps not coincidentally,” he adds, “of everyone reporting on the college shootings this week, the best, in tone and content of interviews, was Matt Lauer, whom Couric left behind on Today…”