Media on Media

Is it just me or do local anchors become most genuinely animated when the story is about someone else in the media? Especially if that someone scored a big contract. We most likely don't care as much as they do, but it's their party and we just showed up to watch, right?

Here are a couple of interesting media on media stories I found at salon.com:

Katie Couric's on a six-city tour of folksy town hall meetings this week, but according to Lowdown, CBS has banned the press from attending. (Lloyd Grove's Lowdown at NY Daily News)

When Dan Rather appeared on "Anderson Cooper 360" last week, he requested specifically not to be identified on-screen as a former CBS anchor. (Philly.com)

If you've forgotten (or never knew) the role Rather played in so many stories that defined America, take a look back at his book "The Camera Never Blinks."