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He was the first PA anouncer for the Houtston Colt 45's it needs to be in here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.246.57.146 ( talk) 01:49, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
This article does not accurately represent those who theorize about conspiracies behind JFK's assassination. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.228.36.76 ( talk) 00:10, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
Should some mention be made of the impact of Dan Rather's reporting from Afghanistan, specifically in regards to Charlie Wilson and eventual US secret involvement? By all accounts, like this for example, it was Rather's televised reporting that moved Charlie Wilson to maneuver the US government to secretly arm the Afghan rebels, which apparently lead directly to the Soviet's eventual defeat. This seems not a small matter. The current article entry, "During the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, Rather was on camera wearing a traditional Mujahadeen headdress and garments while reporting from near the front lines. These reports helped Rather gain prominence with the Evening News audience (and the nickname "Gunga Dan"; Rather's reports were also spoofed by the comic strip Doonesbury)," not only makes no reference to any of this, but seems to trivialize Rather's Afghanistan reports. -BC aka Callmebc ( talk) 13:52, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
Since nobody has objected, I added the Wilson bit, and I as well replaced the Citation Missing tag regarding him wearing sweater with an NY Times ref that refers to it. -BC aka Callmebc ( talk) 23:17, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
And it shouldn't be degraded as such by being associated with him. I'd bet it's older, but the GySgt. at Parris Island, as portrayed by (R.) Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket (1987). Steven ( talk) 16:59, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
I'm fairly sure that the "His chances are slim to none right now... ...Slim will have left town." comment is also not an original Ratherism. Can anyone confirm/deny? Sleepeh ( talk) 20:51, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
Mabye there is more than one, but that is a newspaper comics outfit, somebody's idea of a joke, it needs to be deleted, Dan Rather likey is not writing for the funny papers. 71.114.181.145 ( talk) 22:34, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
This article states that Rather has been "accused of having a liberal bias" (my emphasis). How is the liberal perspective of an individual an accusation? Can this be written in a more NPOV way? This is the first time that I have heard of an American journalist being accused of having a liberal bias. Sumthingweird ( talk) 09:28, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
24.7.125.134 ( talk) 02:35, 5 January 2009 (UTC) Les
instead.
Could those two pictures be moved down into the biography section. I think the page would look better if they were placed below the content box. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Starrymessenger ( talk • contribs) 13:14, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
There was some activity on the Rather-CBS lawsuit last April, when a judge removed the three executives named. But there seems to be nothing substantial since then. The section at least should include this, as well as any info for 2009. (I am still looking.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.230.222.18 ( talk) 00:31, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
How is the "ra" of "Rather" pronounced? Like (1) the "ra" of "rat" or (1) like the "ra" of "rah" or "trance"? I thought it was the former(1), but then I don't understand how the name "Rather" could be a pun on the word "rather" (which I pronounce with the second "ah" type of sound). But perhaps this is because I am British. Perhaps Americans prounce the word "rather" with the "ra" of "rat"? Anyway I would like to know how to prounce this man's name.-- 133.62.200.185 ( talk) 06:54, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
The British and Americans: two peoples separated by a common language. It is pronounced like the word "rather". See this CBS Evening News clip.
The Houston Press "Hairballs" section is not a WP:RS. In the 3/16/2011 online edition, it has articles with cartoons with errect penises] and is a free weekly paper that supports itself with ads for thinly-disguised prostitution. On its http://www.houstonpress.com/adIndex/ page it has a link to "Adult Entertainment(8,920)" where that seemingly is the number number of classifieds in that category. Also, the link to the LSD claim is broken. -- Javaweb ( talk) 17:13, 16 March 2011 (UTC)Javaweb
Numerous problems: Why pick Rather saying other people will say Obama is not doing a good job promoting his healthcare policies? Is that important in his Wikipedia bio? This is not notable. He has done 10,000 stories over his 50-some years as a reporter. Why this story? Seemingly, a weak attempt by right-wing newsbusters.org to imply some racism on Rather's part. He took his life into his hands in reporting civil rights in the Deep South. To have the article suggest he is racist violates WP:BLP and WP:NPOV. This was taken out of context. Saying his critics will say he couldn't sell watermelons in the summer in Texas with the State Troopers help is the opposite of saying "He could sell refrigerators to Eskimos". -- Javaweb ( talk) 21:08, 25 March 2011 (UTC)Javaweb
Yes, "Kenneth" needs mention in a Rather bio. And the blackboard reference to that incident is worth including, since we lack a separate article on the incident. But the wording must confuse readers about whether (like
Homer Simpson) the fictional leader shares a name with a person, or, instead, with a char, from outside the work in question. And even if it didn't, Donald Sutherland would still be too far removed even from "Kenneth" (let alone from Rather) to be mentioned.
--
Jerzy•
t
20:34, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
I linked "re-education" (which grammatically modifies "camp") to the Dab
re-education, on the plausible assumption that the contributor intended to be ambiguous, and
AGFing that the contributor had what i lack, a reasonable familiarity with the film. I urge those better disposed than i to determine what the director intended the audience to understand about said camp, which In My Ignorant Opinion is likely be
brainwashing disguised or euphemized as
rehabilitation (penology).
--
Jerzy•
t
22:24, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
An August 22 edit inserted an opinion as fact. Also, the referenced publisher's prècis of the book and the table of contents and the referenced page does not support the inclusion of that opinion. The reference does not support the importance of Rather's role in the disaster. If you are looking for an explanation of the disaster, see WHAT DO YOU CARE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK? Further Adventures of a Curious Character. By Richard P. Feynman with Ralph Leighton. Illustrated. 255 pp. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Half of the book describes his experience working on the Challenger disaster committee. This is the best selling book by the Nobel Prize winner. NASA needed a mission past Apollo and moon landings, sold the shuttle as making space travel routine and safe enough for a school teacher to justify the astronomical sums required. They promised an aggressive schedule and underestimated the probabilty of disaster by orders of magnitude. NASA felt if it could not routinely launch these things, they would lose their funding. NBC, CBS, and all the major papers only accurately reported the failed launch attempts. Accurate reporting is what you are supposed to do. The decision to launch despite scientific misgivings was NASAs, based on worrying about losing funding because of postponements. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.66.146.19 ( talk) 01:54, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
At the start of a Cougar Town episode "A Woman in Love (It's not me)", Courtney Cox's character, after being asked "Which celebrity would you have sex with for 15 minutes?" answered "Dan Rather.". She than quickly added "Long story."
I'd like to suggest this be added to the "In popular culture" section. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.43.182.107 ( talk) 08:41, 12 February 2014 (UTC)
I forget what novel it was in, but the "What is the frequency, Kenneth" is used as a McGuffin. I think it was a spider robinson novel. -- Patbahn ( talk) 04:28, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
"Rather called the incident "a rather minor thing""
It was definitely a Rather thing. --- Dagme ( talk) 17:36, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
The "Criticism" section says:
"Rather has, however, been the object of criticism from people who accuse him of having a liberal bias.[62]"
[62] is a reference to an article from the MRC. The Wikipedia article on the MRC at /info/en/?search=Media_Research_Center starts off:
"The Media Research Center (MRC) is a politically conservative content analysis organization ... Its stated mission is to "prove—through sound scientific research—that liberal bias in the media does exist and undermines traditional American values" and to neutralize what they perceive as liberal bias in mainstream media"
It goes on from there. I don't see this as a "criticism" of Rather. Rather (NPI), it is an indictment of his right wing detractors.
In the subsequent section, the same point is made, using references to an article with a far right slant from The Economist, an unprincipled, essentially right wing publication, and an article from the Christian Science Monitor which mentions Rather’s far right detractors.
So it would be good for a NPOV to say just who the people are who accuse Rather of having a liberal bias --- namely, Far Right zealots. --- Dagme ( talk) 19:04, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
The section now ends with: "Other critics have expressed dislike for Rather's on-air delivery or argued that Rather was too "ham-handed", "pseudo-folksy" or "old-fashioned"." - without any citations or references. This should be deleted or corrected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.194.39.86 ( talk) 12:53, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
"In 1997, a TV critic writing in the New York Daily News solved the mystery and published a photo of the alleged assailant, William Tager."
I would propose that this be reworded -- the identity of Rather's assailant was alleged and ultimately charged & convicted, but the mystery about the meaning of "Kenneth, what is the frequency?" remains. Prgcnt ( talk) 12:49, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
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http://12160.info/video/dan-rather-cbs-news-anchor-dead-at-80 Trish pt7 (talk) ( talk) 22:57, 25 April 2018 (UTC)
This entire article has no mention of Rather's deliberate blocking and censoring of the MLK Jr. FBI bedroom tapes? He mentions it in his own book on pages 101-102 of The Camera Never Blinks (papaerback version ISBN 0-345-27423-7). "I fault myself for not following up on what was a valid story." This was a pure example of media bias (in MLK's favor). Starhistory22 ( talk) 19:27, 27 May 2018 (UTC)
AFAICT, Rather did 21 episodes on the Young Turks, the last being June 18: Trump Policy Separates Migrant Kids From Parents, Throws Them In Cages Ep. 21 - Streamed live on Jun 18, 2018 No subsequent Monday live shows or YouTube videos AFAICT. Also, TYT Plus Android app, released mid-August, shows 20 programs but no News with Dan Rather. Can find no explanation - no hint of media covering parting of ways. Doug Grinbergs ( talk) 04:51, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
The paragraph about "The Big Interview" is 3-5, mostly 4-5 years old, and lists "smaller" stars than recent shows. These shows are also right up there with "Charlie Rose quality," will be used by biographers forever as source material. For example:
"Check out this season’s lineup:"
10/2 Ringo Starr
10/9 Rod Stewart
10/23 Lynyrd Skynyrd
10/30 Kansas
11/6 Joan Baez
11/13 Dan Aykroyd
11/20 Buddy Guy
11/27 Brian Setzer
12/4 Ricky Skaggs
12/11 Kenny Loggins" —Cheers!
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21:33, 4 November 2018 (UTC)Doug Bashford
Didn't the FCC assign frequencies for broadcast TV? What did a broadcast engineer named Kenneth Steininger have to do with it? AFAIK networks did not change frequencies according to news events. PapayaSF ( talk) 17:42, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
"Cronkite also said that Bob Schieffer's succession was long overdue."
The phrase "Bob Schieffer's succession" can mean at least two different things that are virtually opposite to each other.
I hope that someone who knows how to write clearly will fix this with an accurate and unambiguous statement. 50.205.142.50 ( talk) 22:56, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
Under the section "Books," the first one noted is The Palace Guard with a publication date of 1977. However, in the fictional Rex Stout book A Family Affair, published in 1974, Nero Wolfe is reading The Palace Guard (page 15 of hardcover edition). I cannot find verifiable data to determine why 1977 is listed. 50.26.139.162 ( talk) 14:43, 7 September 2020 (UTC)Susan Stravato
We need a proper lead paragraph, that summarizes his career and tells us why he is notable. What we have now is a "why he became popular 60 years ago." LK ( talk) 06:04, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
Like many Wikipedia articles, I find this one seems like a hundred puzzle pieces glued together. Reading it through completely, the writing seems awful. Some things are out of sequence; some sentences are non sequitors, having no apparent connection to the rest of the paragraph. References are shoved in abruptly and seem to have no reason for being.
This article badly needs rewriting—not so much because of individual pieces but because there is no holistic structure or theme. I believe bio articles ought to follow a general chronology, and section heads should be treated as subheads for example, instead of completely separate sections calling out in detail material that has been referenced in another section.
I'd like to try a new write-thru to reorganize this article, without really changing much of the actual material. I'm not sure how to do that here, though, as opposed to editing a paragraph or section, for example. What do you think? American Jackson ( talk) 08:26, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
Thank you - that's the noob advice I was looking for. American Jackson ( talk) 23:36, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
It should be noted that Mr. Rather’s incorrect interpretation of the Zapruder film where he stated that he saw JFK’s head fling forward after being shot was quickly followed by Rather’s promotion to the head of news for CBS. 92.12.2.157 ( talk) 11:53, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
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He was the first PA anouncer for the Houtston Colt 45's it needs to be in here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.246.57.146 ( talk) 01:49, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
This article does not accurately represent those who theorize about conspiracies behind JFK's assassination. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.228.36.76 ( talk) 00:10, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
Should some mention be made of the impact of Dan Rather's reporting from Afghanistan, specifically in regards to Charlie Wilson and eventual US secret involvement? By all accounts, like this for example, it was Rather's televised reporting that moved Charlie Wilson to maneuver the US government to secretly arm the Afghan rebels, which apparently lead directly to the Soviet's eventual defeat. This seems not a small matter. The current article entry, "During the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, Rather was on camera wearing a traditional Mujahadeen headdress and garments while reporting from near the front lines. These reports helped Rather gain prominence with the Evening News audience (and the nickname "Gunga Dan"; Rather's reports were also spoofed by the comic strip Doonesbury)," not only makes no reference to any of this, but seems to trivialize Rather's Afghanistan reports. -BC aka Callmebc ( talk) 13:52, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
Since nobody has objected, I added the Wilson bit, and I as well replaced the Citation Missing tag regarding him wearing sweater with an NY Times ref that refers to it. -BC aka Callmebc ( talk) 23:17, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
And it shouldn't be degraded as such by being associated with him. I'd bet it's older, but the GySgt. at Parris Island, as portrayed by (R.) Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket (1987). Steven ( talk) 16:59, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
I'm fairly sure that the "His chances are slim to none right now... ...Slim will have left town." comment is also not an original Ratherism. Can anyone confirm/deny? Sleepeh ( talk) 20:51, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
Mabye there is more than one, but that is a newspaper comics outfit, somebody's idea of a joke, it needs to be deleted, Dan Rather likey is not writing for the funny papers. 71.114.181.145 ( talk) 22:34, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
This article states that Rather has been "accused of having a liberal bias" (my emphasis). How is the liberal perspective of an individual an accusation? Can this be written in a more NPOV way? This is the first time that I have heard of an American journalist being accused of having a liberal bias. Sumthingweird ( talk) 09:28, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
24.7.125.134 ( talk) 02:35, 5 January 2009 (UTC) Les
instead.
Could those two pictures be moved down into the biography section. I think the page would look better if they were placed below the content box. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Starrymessenger ( talk • contribs) 13:14, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
There was some activity on the Rather-CBS lawsuit last April, when a judge removed the three executives named. But there seems to be nothing substantial since then. The section at least should include this, as well as any info for 2009. (I am still looking.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.230.222.18 ( talk) 00:31, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
How is the "ra" of "Rather" pronounced? Like (1) the "ra" of "rat" or (1) like the "ra" of "rah" or "trance"? I thought it was the former(1), but then I don't understand how the name "Rather" could be a pun on the word "rather" (which I pronounce with the second "ah" type of sound). But perhaps this is because I am British. Perhaps Americans prounce the word "rather" with the "ra" of "rat"? Anyway I would like to know how to prounce this man's name.-- 133.62.200.185 ( talk) 06:54, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
The British and Americans: two peoples separated by a common language. It is pronounced like the word "rather". See this CBS Evening News clip.
The Houston Press "Hairballs" section is not a WP:RS. In the 3/16/2011 online edition, it has articles with cartoons with errect penises] and is a free weekly paper that supports itself with ads for thinly-disguised prostitution. On its http://www.houstonpress.com/adIndex/ page it has a link to "Adult Entertainment(8,920)" where that seemingly is the number number of classifieds in that category. Also, the link to the LSD claim is broken. -- Javaweb ( talk) 17:13, 16 March 2011 (UTC)Javaweb
Numerous problems: Why pick Rather saying other people will say Obama is not doing a good job promoting his healthcare policies? Is that important in his Wikipedia bio? This is not notable. He has done 10,000 stories over his 50-some years as a reporter. Why this story? Seemingly, a weak attempt by right-wing newsbusters.org to imply some racism on Rather's part. He took his life into his hands in reporting civil rights in the Deep South. To have the article suggest he is racist violates WP:BLP and WP:NPOV. This was taken out of context. Saying his critics will say he couldn't sell watermelons in the summer in Texas with the State Troopers help is the opposite of saying "He could sell refrigerators to Eskimos". -- Javaweb ( talk) 21:08, 25 March 2011 (UTC)Javaweb
Yes, "Kenneth" needs mention in a Rather bio. And the blackboard reference to that incident is worth including, since we lack a separate article on the incident. But the wording must confuse readers about whether (like
Homer Simpson) the fictional leader shares a name with a person, or, instead, with a char, from outside the work in question. And even if it didn't, Donald Sutherland would still be too far removed even from "Kenneth" (let alone from Rather) to be mentioned.
--
Jerzy•
t
20:34, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
I linked "re-education" (which grammatically modifies "camp") to the Dab
re-education, on the plausible assumption that the contributor intended to be ambiguous, and
AGFing that the contributor had what i lack, a reasonable familiarity with the film. I urge those better disposed than i to determine what the director intended the audience to understand about said camp, which In My Ignorant Opinion is likely be
brainwashing disguised or euphemized as
rehabilitation (penology).
--
Jerzy•
t
22:24, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
An August 22 edit inserted an opinion as fact. Also, the referenced publisher's prècis of the book and the table of contents and the referenced page does not support the inclusion of that opinion. The reference does not support the importance of Rather's role in the disaster. If you are looking for an explanation of the disaster, see WHAT DO YOU CARE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK? Further Adventures of a Curious Character. By Richard P. Feynman with Ralph Leighton. Illustrated. 255 pp. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Half of the book describes his experience working on the Challenger disaster committee. This is the best selling book by the Nobel Prize winner. NASA needed a mission past Apollo and moon landings, sold the shuttle as making space travel routine and safe enough for a school teacher to justify the astronomical sums required. They promised an aggressive schedule and underestimated the probabilty of disaster by orders of magnitude. NASA felt if it could not routinely launch these things, they would lose their funding. NBC, CBS, and all the major papers only accurately reported the failed launch attempts. Accurate reporting is what you are supposed to do. The decision to launch despite scientific misgivings was NASAs, based on worrying about losing funding because of postponements. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.66.146.19 ( talk) 01:54, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
At the start of a Cougar Town episode "A Woman in Love (It's not me)", Courtney Cox's character, after being asked "Which celebrity would you have sex with for 15 minutes?" answered "Dan Rather.". She than quickly added "Long story."
I'd like to suggest this be added to the "In popular culture" section. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.43.182.107 ( talk) 08:41, 12 February 2014 (UTC)
I forget what novel it was in, but the "What is the frequency, Kenneth" is used as a McGuffin. I think it was a spider robinson novel. -- Patbahn ( talk) 04:28, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
"Rather called the incident "a rather minor thing""
It was definitely a Rather thing. --- Dagme ( talk) 17:36, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
The "Criticism" section says:
"Rather has, however, been the object of criticism from people who accuse him of having a liberal bias.[62]"
[62] is a reference to an article from the MRC. The Wikipedia article on the MRC at /info/en/?search=Media_Research_Center starts off:
"The Media Research Center (MRC) is a politically conservative content analysis organization ... Its stated mission is to "prove—through sound scientific research—that liberal bias in the media does exist and undermines traditional American values" and to neutralize what they perceive as liberal bias in mainstream media"
It goes on from there. I don't see this as a "criticism" of Rather. Rather (NPI), it is an indictment of his right wing detractors.
In the subsequent section, the same point is made, using references to an article with a far right slant from The Economist, an unprincipled, essentially right wing publication, and an article from the Christian Science Monitor which mentions Rather’s far right detractors.
So it would be good for a NPOV to say just who the people are who accuse Rather of having a liberal bias --- namely, Far Right zealots. --- Dagme ( talk) 19:04, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
The section now ends with: "Other critics have expressed dislike for Rather's on-air delivery or argued that Rather was too "ham-handed", "pseudo-folksy" or "old-fashioned"." - without any citations or references. This should be deleted or corrected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.194.39.86 ( talk) 12:53, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
"In 1997, a TV critic writing in the New York Daily News solved the mystery and published a photo of the alleged assailant, William Tager."
I would propose that this be reworded -- the identity of Rather's assailant was alleged and ultimately charged & convicted, but the mystery about the meaning of "Kenneth, what is the frequency?" remains. Prgcnt ( talk) 12:49, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
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http://12160.info/video/dan-rather-cbs-news-anchor-dead-at-80 Trish pt7 (talk) ( talk) 22:57, 25 April 2018 (UTC)
This entire article has no mention of Rather's deliberate blocking and censoring of the MLK Jr. FBI bedroom tapes? He mentions it in his own book on pages 101-102 of The Camera Never Blinks (papaerback version ISBN 0-345-27423-7). "I fault myself for not following up on what was a valid story." This was a pure example of media bias (in MLK's favor). Starhistory22 ( talk) 19:27, 27 May 2018 (UTC)
AFAICT, Rather did 21 episodes on the Young Turks, the last being June 18: Trump Policy Separates Migrant Kids From Parents, Throws Them In Cages Ep. 21 - Streamed live on Jun 18, 2018 No subsequent Monday live shows or YouTube videos AFAICT. Also, TYT Plus Android app, released mid-August, shows 20 programs but no News with Dan Rather. Can find no explanation - no hint of media covering parting of ways. Doug Grinbergs ( talk) 04:51, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
The paragraph about "The Big Interview" is 3-5, mostly 4-5 years old, and lists "smaller" stars than recent shows. These shows are also right up there with "Charlie Rose quality," will be used by biographers forever as source material. For example:
"Check out this season’s lineup:"
10/2 Ringo Starr
10/9 Rod Stewart
10/23 Lynyrd Skynyrd
10/30 Kansas
11/6 Joan Baez
11/13 Dan Aykroyd
11/20 Buddy Guy
11/27 Brian Setzer
12/4 Ricky Skaggs
12/11 Kenny Loggins" —Cheers!
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21:33, 4 November 2018 (UTC)Doug Bashford
Didn't the FCC assign frequencies for broadcast TV? What did a broadcast engineer named Kenneth Steininger have to do with it? AFAIK networks did not change frequencies according to news events. PapayaSF ( talk) 17:42, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
"Cronkite also said that Bob Schieffer's succession was long overdue."
The phrase "Bob Schieffer's succession" can mean at least two different things that are virtually opposite to each other.
I hope that someone who knows how to write clearly will fix this with an accurate and unambiguous statement. 50.205.142.50 ( talk) 22:56, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
Under the section "Books," the first one noted is The Palace Guard with a publication date of 1977. However, in the fictional Rex Stout book A Family Affair, published in 1974, Nero Wolfe is reading The Palace Guard (page 15 of hardcover edition). I cannot find verifiable data to determine why 1977 is listed. 50.26.139.162 ( talk) 14:43, 7 September 2020 (UTC)Susan Stravato
We need a proper lead paragraph, that summarizes his career and tells us why he is notable. What we have now is a "why he became popular 60 years ago." LK ( talk) 06:04, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
Like many Wikipedia articles, I find this one seems like a hundred puzzle pieces glued together. Reading it through completely, the writing seems awful. Some things are out of sequence; some sentences are non sequitors, having no apparent connection to the rest of the paragraph. References are shoved in abruptly and seem to have no reason for being.
This article badly needs rewriting—not so much because of individual pieces but because there is no holistic structure or theme. I believe bio articles ought to follow a general chronology, and section heads should be treated as subheads for example, instead of completely separate sections calling out in detail material that has been referenced in another section.
I'd like to try a new write-thru to reorganize this article, without really changing much of the actual material. I'm not sure how to do that here, though, as opposed to editing a paragraph or section, for example. What do you think? American Jackson ( talk) 08:26, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
Thank you - that's the noob advice I was looking for. American Jackson ( talk) 23:36, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
It should be noted that Mr. Rather’s incorrect interpretation of the Zapruder film where he stated that he saw JFK’s head fling forward after being shot was quickly followed by Rather’s promotion to the head of news for CBS. 92.12.2.157 ( talk) 11:53, 20 September 2022 (UTC)