To longtime CBS broadcaster Dan Rather, American journalism in recent years "has in some ways lost its guts."
During his hour-long keynote address at South by Southwest Interactive, Rather opined at length on the state of his profession, in which too many journalists have become lapdogs to power, rather than watchdogs.
"I do not exclude myself from this criticism... By and large, so many journalists-there are notable exceptions-have ...
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Outstanding journalism! Dan Rather's words were honest, straight-forward and, above all, needed to be said! I have been waiting for someone of substance to state out loud what so many of us remember, in years long past, what real reporters did and their ability to questuon power. It took a "reporter" from "that" time, one who did speak truth to power, to describe the state of our media today. Thanks to Dan Rather, journalism may just get a transplant- of a few "guts", finally.
