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CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell says ‘down the middle’ is still the best way to report

NORAH O’DONNELL IS TESTING OUT THE COLOR-changing lights in her new Washington, D.C., studio. Using an iPhone, she highlights the stage with red then purple then green. “We can have photos on the floor too,” she says. “Or graphs. With the election, there are a lot of options.”

The studio is sparkling white, like the inside of an Apple Store, a physical manifestation of a fresh start for a network that has struggled with a series of sexual-harassment scandals and a drop in the ratings in the past few years. O’Donnell took over as anchor of the in July and eagerly agreed to the suggestion from the new CBS News president, Susan Zirinsky, to move the show from New York City to

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