Wow, media columnist Jon Friedman sure can overreact. It’s been four months since Katie Couric debuted as anchor of CBS Evening News and he’s already calling for her removal.

“Couric's record says she is in third place,” he writes. “It's time for CBS to go to Plan B.”

Changing the face of the news doesn’t automatically mean people start watching it. There is no magical anchor who would have propelled CBS into first place. It’s been in third place for years. And years.

Using Friedman’s logic, ABC’s Charlie Gibson should be fired because his newscast didn’t shoot into first place. It means that most every anchor on cable news should be canned.

What’s worse is Friedman blames the Internet for creating an atmosphere that demands instant results.

While Couric attracted a big audience during the honeymoon period, that has long since ended. With the Internet speeding up the world, Couric's grace time wasn't destined to last very long, anyway.

Boy am I tired of people blaming the Internet for their own ADHD. Getting instant access to information shouldn’t mean we’re unable to make long-term plans, it should mean we make smarter long-term plans.