Master Reporter

Time Magazine. Owned by Time-Warner.

CNN. Owned by Time-Warner.

Time Magazine reports this about possible successors to Dan Rather, but I care less about that then the final statement:

Anderson Cooper The rising CNN star (who also works for 60 Minutes Wednesday) could be in the running, especially if the rumored CNN-CBS merger moves ahead. --

Would they not be in a position to know whether it is a RUMOR or not?