Washington Post
Katie Couric knows her critics believe her Iraq trip is about promoting her third-place newscast, but she insists she's there to provide a snapshot of the war before Gen.
David Petraeus' report comes out. "I discussed [the trip] with my daughters and my parents a little bit, after I made the decision, and assured them I was going to be smart," Couric tells
Howard Kurtz. "All my friends e-mailed me, saying, 'No heroics.' That's not what this is about."
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Couric's "been treated unfairly from day one," says news veep (Newsday)
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Former Couric producer regrets not experimenting a bit longer (LAT)
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"This new gravitas-filled woman seems a shell of her perky self" (SPT)
