Rather: Read a Newspaper

By: (AP) CBS anchorman Dan Rather had some unusual advice for television viewers who want to learn more about stem cell research: read a newspaper.

Rather made his recommendation Thursday night at the conclusion of CBS' coverage of President Bush's speech announcing his decision to allow limited stem cell research.

Rather recapped in four sentences what Bush had said, then told viewers that "obviously, this is a very complicated subject.

"It's the kind of subject that, frankly, radio and television have some difficulty with because it requires such depth into the complexities of it," he said.

"So we can with, I think, impunity, recommend that if you're really interested in this, you'll want to read in detail one of the better newspapers tomorrow," he said.

With that, Rather signed off the special report, and CBS began airing the latest edition of "Big Brother."