https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/04/05/cbs-prolongs-our-agony/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 04:21:22 -0400<![CDATA[Determined somehow to prove that an anchorman (or woman) is still a relevant profession in 2006, CBS has named Katie Couric, in the words of their press release, &#8220;Anchor and Managing Editor of The CBS EVENING NEWS WITH KATIE COURIC.&#8221; Note the nearly (or actually) pathological narcissism of the title, undoubtedly negotiated to death by a team of lawyers, which elevates Couric to equal billing to the news itself. It&#8217;s almost as if CBS were acknowledging that this was not going to be the truth, but only the &#8220;world according to Couric,&#8221; a field day for deconstructionists. The desperation in this choice and in the need to preserve the role of &#8220;Anchor&#8221; itself is palpable. In the summer of 1995 I issued an endangered species alert for the Anchormanus Pomposis. I didn&#8217;t know then the Anchormanus Pomposa was in the wings.]]>Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:37:23 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2006/04/05/cbs-prolongs-our-agony-n211883