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CBS magazine slims down Couric in photo
Good start on restoring that CBS integrity...NEW YORK - No, Katie Couric didn't suddenly lose 20 pounds. The incoming "CBS Evening News" anchor appears significantly thinner in a network promotional magazine photo thanks to digital airbrushing. Maybe next time they could have her on fire, or carrying dead babies out of rubbled buildings... The touched-up photo of Couric dressed in a striped business suit appears on the inside of the September issue of Watch! which is distributed at CBS stations and on American Airlines flights. So I guess they figured nobody would see it? CBS News President Sean McManus said he was "obviously surprised and disappointed when I heard about it." Of course you were, Sean... The original picture was snapped in May and was widely circulated to the media as an official photo of Couric. Couric, 49, said she hadn't known about the digitally reworked version until she saw the issue. The former NBC "Today" show host told the Daily News, "I liked the first picture better because there's more of me to love." What's the frequency, Katie? Gil Schwartz, executive vice president of communications for CBS Corp., said Wednesday in a phone interview the photo alteration was done by someone in the CBS photo department who "got a little zealous." But he dismissed any notion of heads rolling over the matter. Yeah. These guys might come in handy down the road... "I talked to my photo department, we had a discussion about it," Schwartz said. "I think photo understands this is not something we'd do in the future." Suuuuuure, boss. Whatever ya say... He said the photo department "services tens of thousands of photographs every year" for all parts of the company and that it "does a fantastic job." Whaddya ya need, boss? Dan Rather hanging out with that Karr psycho in Thailand? Coming right up... "The article that accompanies the picture is very responsible, very interesting," he added. Yeah? Is it fake too? How do we even know Katie Coric exists? While expressing regret, McManus tried to make light of the matter."I've asked that three inches in height be added to my official CBS photo," he quipped to the News. Hahahahaha...wait, is he serious? We can do that you know... Couric debuts in the anchor's chair Sept. 5. CBS has spent millions on marketing to prepare viewers for her arrival. "CBS News. Just Like You Remember It". Posted by: tu3031 2006-08-30 |
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