Dan Rather
Dan Rather
Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather, Jr.is an American journalist and the former news anchor for the CBS Evening News. He is now managing editor and anchor of the television news magazine Dan Rather Reports on the cable channel AXS TV. Rather was anchor of the CBS Evening News for 24 years, from March 9, 1981, to March 9, 2005. He also contributed to CBS's 60 Minutes. Rather became embroiled in controversy about a disputed news report involving President George W. Bush's...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNews Anchor
Date of Birth31 October 1931
CityWharton, TX
CountryUnited States of America
If I didn't have a front-row seat on history, it was at least a seat on the aisle.
I've always tried to be fair, even-handed, not an advocate for any group.
I think it's important for the public to know, great reporting starts with a publisher who has guts and an editor who has guts.
I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read or see from other sources.
I had just turned 10-years-old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and plunged America into World War II.
I don't pretend to be a digital savant or even a digital apprentice.
The Republican convention opens in New York to re-nominate George W. Bush and showcase the party's, quote, 'moderate side.' Will voters buy it?
One finds oneself saying: 'I know the right question, but ... this is not exactly the right time to ask it.'
If you liked this broadcast, we hope you'll watch it again tomorrow night and maybe tell your neighbors about it.
Texas: 32 electoral votes, another of the so-called big enchiladas or if not an enchilada at least a huge taco.
The American Dream is one of the greatest ideas in the history of human achievement . . . It thrives today in an age when its core components of freedom and opportunity are open to more Americans than ever before. It holds a real, identifiable place in the American heart and mind, and it informs the aspirations of everyone from farmers to software developers, from detectives to bankers, from soldiers to social workers . . . It defines us as a people, even as we add to its meaning with each new chapter in our national experience and our individual actions.
In dealing with the press, do yourself a favor, stick with one of three responses: (a) I know and I can tell you; (b) I know and I can't tell you; (c) I don't know.
Editing can alter the original meaning and context, and computers can alter the image itself. The camera can also be manipulated. At the very least, it must be turned in one direction - only one direction at a time ... Who chooses what direction to point the camera, and why?
I quote the late Ed Murow. ... He said: 'Look, people listen to me when they want an eyewitness account. 'They think I'm a pretty good reporter. But when it comes to my opinions, mine are not worth anymore than the guy at the end of the bar.' And I believe that about myself.