CBS: No special report on Ford’s death

CBS did not break into its regular programming to announce the death of President Ford on Tuesday. The news came late on the East Coast and during prime time on the West Coast. CBS went with a crawl announcing the news rather than a full-on special report. ABC and NBC ran special reports. Katie Couric is on an overseas vacation, but CBS says she is coming home to anchor the news and for any upcoming Ford coverage, possibly starting Friday. CBS’s choice reflects recent decisions by the networks to steer away from news during programming and leave it to the news channels.