Philadelphia Inquirer
"Commentary has always been part of good journalism, as long as it's labeled as commentary," says
Alex Jones of Harvard's Shorenstein Center. "My guess is that the networks abandoned it because it was dangerous, not because it wasn't appealing. It made too many people mad. They were afraid. I hope this [CBS] gets them
back in the game [with commentaries by
Bob Schieffer]. This is a step forward, not back."