When News Makes News

Isn't it strange when as you read the daily paper or watch the nightly newscast, you find that that paper or newscast has in fact made the news itself? How dumb they must feel reporting on themselves.

Today I noticed that Dan Rather is leaving CBS News. It seemed only a matter of time really...he didn't like being forced out of the anchor chair and they didn't like his screwup on the Bush National Guard story a couple of years back. He'll land somewhere, although if I were him I'd say age 74 was a good time to retire.

Meanwhile, over at WCCO, coincidentally our CBS station in the Cities, they're pairing Frank and Amelia at 6 pm. Big surprise there. Not really, anyone who watches TV news in these parts probably saw it coming the minute KARE decided to dump Frank in favor of Smilin Mike, who looks rather like a plastic doll in some shots.

The question really should be: when newscasters make news themselves, with all the moving and shaking, is it a sign that TV news is less about news and more about entertainment?