Katie Couric | 03/10/2009 4:45 pm

Couric Wins Cronkite Award for Palin Interview

By The Staff at wowOwow.com

Remember when Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin accused journalist Katie Couric of "exploiting" their disastrous exchange — the one in which Palin couldn’t name some of running mate John McCain’s policies? Couric’s work obviously paid off, because the 52-year-old today received the prestigious Walter Cronkite Award for the exchange. The Baltimore Sun elaborates:

"Couric, who weathered one of network TV’s most criticized anchor-desk launches when she took over from interim anchor Bob Schieffer, was named winner of the University of Southern California’s Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in TV Political Journalism for her focused and illuminating interviews with Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. The award is given by the Lear Center in the School of Journalism.

"And then, Couric and CBS News withstood a withering attack from the right — angered by seeing their candidate so exposed."

No word on whether Palin plans on sending her congratulations, although we’re not holding our breath.

Read more about: CBS News, John McCain, Katie Couric, News, Sarah Palin, Walter Cronkite

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Katie Couric helped to save this country from disaster, just by doing an interview that wasn’t a puff piece. She did her job, something so few journalists are doing these days.

By DeBúrca obj on 03/10/2009 5:05 pm

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I am literally laughing out loud.

By deber B on 03/10/2009 5:12 pm

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Now I know true Journalism is DEAD! Before that interview she was about to be fired! Trust me Palin will come out ahead in the end… Katie will be shining her shoes someday!

By S.J. Morgan on 03/10/2009 6:33 pm

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Thanks SJ for telling the truth. Couric was deliberately trying to antagonize in several clips they did not show. She should have been fired—now look what we-ve got. this country is ruined.

By Mimi Jones on 03/10/2009 6:50 pm

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I agree Mimi, just goes to show that journalism is a lost art and unfortunately it doesn’t require skill to "Interview", Just ask someone what rags they read and ‘Viola’ awards abound, LOL.

By HA BIBI on 03/13/2009 9:09 am

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As Palin stated after the interview, "Katie Couric isn’t the center of everyone’s universe." How that must’ve come as a shock to Katie!

By deber B on 03/13/2009 1:35 pm

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Very well said and soooooooo true.

By Ann Sutherland on 03/16/2009 2:06 pm

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S.J. Now I know true Journalism is DEAD!

As journalism dies, they crown their shining stars. Katie Couric is hard to watch even if she’s interviewing a litter of kittens. But, the libs have to have their heroes, I guess. If Katie works for them, no harm done. Few take her seriously.

By Marjorie C. on 03/11/2009 5:32 am

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Dream on! Sarah Palin’s ignorance did her in.

By Kris Merrill on 03/13/2009 9:02 am

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You are right DuBurca, I know that some would disagree but I really think Katie did a good job. I also think that she tried to give Gov. Palin many chances to answer what I thought were simple questions, so I don’t get why many think she wasn’t fair.

By Mel Berg on 03/10/2009 5:16 pm

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Mel…Asking Palin in the morning what magazines and newspapers she reads, then asking the same stupid question later in the day shows why Couric is dead last in the ratings.

By Mike Hunt on 03/11/2009 5:47 pm

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Couric had the opportunity to ask Palin anything, she harped on magazines and newspaper questions. This award was given by The Norman Lear center, the guy that created All in the Family, The Jeffersons, and Sanford and Son. He has two left hands. All these shows are racist. Couric must be proud.

By Mike Hunt on 03/10/2009 6:24 pm

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"He has TWO LEFT HANDS….love that saying! It says it all!

By S.J. Morgan on 03/10/2009 6:35 pm

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Good points, MIke. We did not get to see the clips of couric deliberately trying to antagonize with hateful abortion remarks—the parts of the interview that were cut.

By Mimi Jones on 03/10/2009 6:51 pm