Sam Donaldson Says "Network News Dead"

Reposted as history. Originally posted in April of 2005

By Bill McConnell -- Broadcasting & Cable News - 4/19/2005

Former ABC News reporter/anchor Sam Donaldson is ready to say the last rites for network news because it will soon lose its dominant position as Americans' primary source of news. "I think it's dead. Sorry," he said during a breakfast panel Tuesday at the National Association of Broadcasters' convention in Las Vegas. "The monster anchors are through."

The really important opinion in this article is the last one, "The three also agreed that that Internet bloggers have had a generally positive impact on news because mainstream reporters are forced to better verify their information and pare opinions out of their work or face the wrath of scrutinizing critics".

Blogs are making news more accurate. Truth is necessary for democracy to work.