CNN CNN’s Jon Klein Plays Defense at TCA By kevin on Jul. 29, 2009 - 8:59 PM This week at the Television Critics Association press tour, CNN President Jon Klein had to defend his network after two weeks in the public eye following Lou Dobbs’ coverage of the “birthers” movement. During a t ...
MSNBC “The Ed Show” Premiere: Post-Mortem By SteveK on Apr. 7, 2009 - 3:39 PM Ed Schultz’ new 6pmET MSNBC show premiered last night, and so far the reaction to “The Ed Show” on the Web has been mixed. We’ll have ratings soon, but first, here’s a look at some first-night thought ...
CNBC Cramer vs. Stewart: The Day After By SteveK on Mar. 13, 2009 - 11:46 AM So the much-hyped showdown between Jim Cramer and Jon Stewart took place last night on The Daily Show (unedited video after the jump). How did it go?: • The New York Times’ Alessandra Stanley thought it didn’t fee ...
MSNBC Griffin: “We’re Less About Ideology Than Fox” By SteveK on Jan. 16, 2009 - 11:20 AM MSNBC held their Television Critics Association panel yesterday in Los Angeles, and the questions ranged from comparisons of MSNBC and FNC to comparisons of Obama and Bush. Variety’s Brian Lowry writes that MSNBC president P ...
TV Biz The “Gut” Feeling About Cable News By Guest on Jul. 18, 2007 - 11:40 AM Variety columnist Brian Lowry writes about the cable news coverage of DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff‘s “gut feeling.” “The news channels unwittingly reward nebulous plots with the sort of overwhelming respo ...