Today I had the opportunity to listen to Harry Smith of the CBS Early Show speak at the University of Miami School of Communications. It was really interesting to hear a journalist speak candidly about his experiences in the field as well as comment on his collegues' and competition's work. He talked about his own experiences in reporting, travel and his opinions on the state and direction of news today from both a professional and consumer's perspective.
During the Q&A session, Smith was asked about his thoughts regarding the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric. Though he is a member of the CBS team, Smith did acknowledge that he thought NBC was "probably the best" in the nightly news market now, with CBS falling in third after ABC. He wasn't afraid to criticize his praise another network and express his true feelings about his own. However, he did follow that up with mentioning that the CBS Evening News has improved greatly in the past few months, saying that anytime there is a shift in a network, it takes a while for things to work themselves out and settle down. Furthermore he encouraged the audience to keep checking back on the news in a couple of months; he has no doubt that it will continue to improve and find it's rhythm.
For more information on the CBS Early Show or Evening News, visit their website at: http://www.cbsnews.com.
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