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Dan Rather Inks Memoir Deal

Rob Quinn — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:31:06 CST

Dan Rather has decided it's time to sum up his 60-year career in journalism. The veteran newsman has signed a book deal with Grand Central Publishing for his memoir, Mediabistro reports. The book, to be titled Summing Up , will look at historical events including Watergate and the JFK assassination, and...

Dan Rather Loses Bid to Reinstate CBS Lawsuit

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:02:12 CST

New York's top court today rejected Dan Rather's bid to reinstate his $70 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against CBS. Rather's motion was denied without comment today by the Court of Appeals. "I am disappointed that no court or jury studied the evidence," said Rather in a statement. "The case was dismissed...

Court Dismisses Dan Rather's Suit vs. CBS

M. Morris — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:16:11 CDT

Dan Rather's $70 million lawsuit against CBS is all but over after an appellate court in New York dismissed his case today. Rather's lawyer vowed to appeal the ruling in the breach of contract suit. Rather initiated the suit following his ouster as Evening News anchor in the wake of...

Rather Digs In for Legal War With CBS

Nick McMaster — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:34:38 CDT

Dan Rather is still out to prove that CBS sacrificed him to appease its corporate backers and conservative allies, the Los Angeles Times reports. In a $70-million lawsuit filed 2 years ago, Rather claimed that CBS, caving to Viacom and the Bush administration, forced him to retract a controversial story...

Rather: Prez Must Save Newspapers

Matt Cantor — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:10:03 CDT

The media's troubles mean that "this country is in trouble," writes Dan Rather, and no academic study or think-tank report is going to save the industry. We need no less than a “nonpartisan, blue-ribbon” presidential commission “to address the perilous state of America’s news media,” and make recommendations as to...

Rather Wins File Access in CBS Firing Suit

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:22:34 CDT

A judge has reinstated Dan Rather's $70 million lawsuit against CBS and granted the former anchor access to thousands of pages of documents pertaining to his ouster following a network story he ran critical of former President George's Bush performance in the Texas Air National Guard. Rather's attorneys believe the...

Rather's Suit Likely to Embarrass Bush

Mary Papenfuss — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 07:15:16 CST

Regardless of the outcome of former anchor Dan Rather's lawsuit against CBS for his firing over a George Bush National Guard story, one man is not going to be pleased: the president. The case is bound to revisit embarrassing charges that Bush received favorable treatment and dodged requirements serving in...

CBS Sought to 'Mollify Right' in Rather Investigation

Jess Kilby — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:13:54 CST

Former anchor Dan Rather appears to be making headway in his $70 million lawsuit against CBS for his firing, the New York Times reports. With the power of subpoena, Rather has unearthed documents showing that the network used Republican operatives to vet members of the supposedly independent panel set up...

Schieffer Vows to Get Straight Answers in Debate

Peter Fearon — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:31:17 CDT

CBS veteran broadcaster Bob Schieffer has vowed to stand firm when he moderates the final presidential debate tonight, and will press the candidates to answer questions put to them, Politico reports. Jim Lehrer, Gwen Ifill and Tom Brokaw have come under fire for being too easy on candidates in previous...