Rather Outspoken in an autobiographical recount about the life of Dan Rather and his life-long career of journalism. Rather highlights the ups and downs of his life, such as getting hired by CBS News and later getting fired by them after releasing controversial content about the Bush presidency. Giving people truthful facts and information was important to Rather, whether it terminated his job or not.
Starting the novel with the main controversies that got him fired, relating to Bush and Abu Ghraib, he entails the corrupt tricks of corporate media not wanting to release information in fear of backlash. In the next two chapters, Rather describes his early life and how he had started his career as a local radio host and got recruited by CBS. He has two chapters entirely about every president he has met and provides acute details about how they have affected the country. Next, he describes the constant travel and communication across the world that comes with journalism. Going further into detail with the CBS case, he sets forth the sorrows that came with corporate not wanting him to release the truth in order to stop the company from getting unnecessary criticism, even though they were necessary facts. There was a love hate relationship between Rather and CBS at this point, and he had to separate himself from the image that was made for him while associated with the company. The creation of Dan Rather Reports, his new way to broadcast information, sparked because he was still into journalism and decided to go his own way.
Dan Rather’s core values were finding the truth and sharing it with the people. He has accomplished doing this with his hard journalism strategies and revealing it with his broadcasts. You could say he was Rather Outspoken.