September 22, 2004

SUMNER REDSTONE, the drive-in movie mogul who own MTV and CBS News, says he doesn't think the journalistic meltdown at CBS will "negatively impact the brand.'' And like other corporate heads, Redstone says he exercises zero governance over his news company -- it's a completely hands off affair. That's right, there are zero checks and balances at the top of the food chain -- Dan Rather and the rest of the CBS News "Taliban" are free to do what they want, without a supervising adult to be found anywhere. And if truth be told, there is more check and balance -- more adult supervision -- by Sumner Redstone over MTV than there is by any executive over CBS News. Dangerous Dan could broadcast the CBS Evening News in his pajamas for all Sumner Redstone has to say about it.

UPDATE: MTV weighs in on Dan Rather vs. the blogosphere. Posted by Greg Ransom | TrackBack