Just back from nine days of reporting from Iraq and Syria, Katie Couric celebrated her first year as anchor of the CBS Evening News far from the anchor chair. Here's a roundup of the stories written about her Iraq/Syria reporting and her year at CBS News.

• The New York Times

• USA Today (Opinion by Al Neuharth)

• Boston Herald

• Chicago Tribune

• New York Newsday

• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

• Newsbusters

• Media Matters