Unkindest Cut

With numerous layoffs at CBS news, rumor has it Katie Couric will be asked to take a pay cut. CBS hurriedly denied such a thing could happen.

This is almost an exact reenactment of one of my favorite moments from Broadcast News (which really needs to be seen, but I couldn't find the clip). Jack Nicholson, as national anchor Bill Rorich, is being shown around the offices by a network honcho:

Bill Rorich: This is a brutal layoff. And all because they couldn't program Wednesday nights.

Paul Moore: You can make it less brutal by knocking a million or so off your salary... Bad joke, I'm sorry.