Why Am I Speaking Out?
Why Am I Speaking Out? The truth is what it is Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner Sep 21 Of all the messages I have shared over my career, as a field reporter, from the anchor chair, and most recently through my platforms on social media and this Steady newsletter, this is among the most important. At least to me personally. I hope those of you who have followed and supported me help me share it widely. I hope those who have been my critics read it with an open mind. For what I wish to share is an answer to a question that has animated my life now for many years. It is a question that I ask myself daily in an effort to keep myself honest. It is a question that my longtime collaborator on these recent efforts — Elliot Kirschner — and I have discussed over hours of conversation and long text message chains. The question has a lot of complexity around it, but it can be boiled down to one word: Why ? Why have I taken such a strong po...