Irony Alert: Dan Rather Worried About Facts In Journalism

I’m a fan of ironic speeches.

Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather is worried about the future of his profession.

The increasingly biased media will threaten the U.S. in Rather said at a speech here Jan. 24 as part of a Kennedy Political Union event.

“A free and independent press is the red beating heart of democracy and freedom,” he said.

Rather believes today’s correspondents give more lip service and less facts to support their stories.

Rather also said viewers should know that when they are watching shows like “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” — who Rather said he respects — and “Hardball with Chris Matthews,” they are getting opinion, not news.

There’s a difference in meaning between “the press” and “the media,” Rather said.

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