‘A Ridiculous, If Ingenious, Invention’ – Frank Rich Asks Why TV News Anchormen Still Exist

“The network anchor’s roots are not in journalism but in the native cultural tradition apotheosized by L. Frank Baum. … NBC’s [Brian Williams] train wreck played out as corporate and celebrity farce … because it doesn’t actually matter who puts on the bespoke suit and reads the news from behind a desk.”