Rather: Government influencing newsrooms« Thread Started on Sept 21, 2007, 6:51am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Rather: Government influencing newsroomsBy SAMANTHA GROSS NEW YORK read at source> http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financia ... I80.htmDan Rather said Thursday that the undue influence of the government and large corporations over newsrooms spurred his decision to file a $70 million lawsuit against CBS and its former parent company."Somebody, sometime has got to take a stand and say democracy cannot survive, much less thrive with the level of big corporate and big government interference and intimidation in news," he said on CNN's "Larry King Live."