‘NewsHour’ Host and Debate Moderator Jim Lehrer Dies at 85

MARK KENNEDY and DAVID BAUDER / The Associated Press Jan 23, 2020 His serious, sober demeanor made him the choice to moderate 11 presidential debates between 1988 and 2012. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Dan Rather: ‘Wealth Can Never Be a Measure of Worth’

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Dec 5, 2017 The veteran journalist shares his thoughts on the Republican tax bill and class warfare in our "age of unreason." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Should the Media Expose Dubious Anonymous Sources?

By Sam Husseini / FAIR Jul 3, 2017 The integrity of the news process requires a more searching response than just CNN's retraction of a Trump-Russia article and the resignation of three journalists. (Pictured, "Deep Throat" as depicted in "All the President's Men.") Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Movie About Dan Rather Falls Short of ‘Truth’ Concerning George W. Bush’s Military Service

Staff / Truthdig Oct 28, 2015 It features Robert Redford and Cate Blanchett as beleaguered newscaster Dan Rather and CBS producer Mary Mapes, but according to this breakdown, the film "Truth" misses still another opportunity to really get the story about George W. Bush's Vietnam-era years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Dan Rather Supports WikiLeaks

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 24, 2013 Veteran news anchorman Dan Rather gave a tentative endorsement to WikiLeaks on HuffPost Live on Friday, saying the "controversial" data-dumping group provides the country with "a public service." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dan Rather Says ‘Big Money Owns Everything … Including the News’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 30, 2011 In a recent speech, Dan Rather, once one of the few voices trusted to moderate our in-home information supply, called the current state of the news business "upside down and backwards." Inspired by Occupy Wall Street, Rather issued a call to get back to proper journalism, and he suggested that the job would fall to independent journalists. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CBS: 2, Rather: 0

Staff / Truthdig Sep 30, 2009 Former CBS anchor Dan Rather has come up short -- $70 million short, in fact -- in his bid to sue his ex-employers at the network for relieving him of his desk duty following a 2004 report he delivered about then-President George W. Bush's National Guard service during the Vietnam War era. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rather’s $70M Suit Still On

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2008 Dan Rather himself once warned, "Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek," but he's still staring down CBS' toothy maw and refusing to budge in his $70-million lawsuit against his former host network. On Wednesday, a New York Supreme Court justice ruled that (at least for now) Rather's suit could go forward despite CBS' bid to have it dismissed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CBS Strikes Back at Rather

Staff / Truthdig Nov 16, 2007 The clash of TV titans Dan Rather and CBS execs looked like it might get uglier Thursday after the network filed a motion to dismiss Rather's $70-million lawsuit and CBS officials released a statement claiming they were "mystified" by Rather's "bizarre allegations." Back to you, Dan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rather Slaps CBS With $70M Suit

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2007 It's been 15 months since Dan Rather's former host network forced him out of the top spot on the "CBS Evening News," and now he's giving his erstwhile employer a number of strong reasons why he thinks that was no way to treat an anchor -- 70 million reasons, to be precise. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Moyers Probes Press About Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2007 In a long-overdue move, PBS' Bill Moyers is turning his lens on top journalists from mainstream press outlets about their actions, or lack thereof, in the months leading up to the Iraq war. Editor & Publisher reports that some subjects, such as Dan Rather, were upfront about their roles and failings in "Buying the War," while others were not as willing to own up. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Top Spys Story on Prewar Intel Is Finally Told

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 26, 2006 A jaded media ignores CBS' well-documented revelation that the CIA clearly informed Bush that Saddam Hussein had no WMD program. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )