I challenge the excuse that news organizations have downsized foreign bureaus due to diminished advertising revenue. The honchos could lower the salaries of news personalities. Some current salaries: Erin Burnett $3M, Lester Holt $4M, David Muir $5M (2021), Steve Croft $5M, Brian Williams $6M, Scott Pelley $7M, Norah O'Donnell $8M (2021), Gayle King $11M, Anderson Cooper $12M, Jake Tapper $13M, George Stephanopoulos $15M, Michael Strahan $17M, Robin Roberts $20M. The honchos could also use advertising revenue from entertainment shows to supplement the news divisions' advertising revenues.
I challenge the excuse that news organizations have downsized foreign bureaus due to diminished advertising revenue. The honchos could lower the salaries of news personalities. Some current salaries: Erin Burnett $3M, Lester Holt $4M, David Muir $5M (2021), Steve Croft $5M, Brian Williams $6M, Scott Pelley $7M, Norah O'Donnell $8M (2021), Gayle King $11M, Anderson Cooper $12M, Jake Tapper $13M, George Stephanopoulos $15M, Michael Strahan $17M, Robin Roberts $20M. The honchos could also use advertising revenue from entertainment shows to supplement the news divisions' advertising revenues.