TV Biz CNN and FNC Go Wall-To-Wall With Iran Protest By Chris Ariens on Jun. 20, 2009 - 8:06 PM After last weekend’s criticism over a lack of U.S. cable news coverage of the post-Iranian election protests, at least two of those networks – CNN and Fox News – have been going wall-to-wall with coverage today. ...
TV Biz Israel-Gaza Ground War Changes Cable Plans By Chris Ariens on Jan. 3, 2009 - 6:50 PM The cable news channels have been covering breaking news from Gaza for much of the afternoon. The official word of Israeli Defense Force ground troops moving in to Palestinian territory was reported around 1:40pmET this afternoon, ...
CNN Marvelous Mal’s Return to the Olympics Includes CNN Anchor/Daughter By Chris Ariens on Aug. 15, 2008 - 2:59 PM CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield is leaving Monday for China, but she’s not just going to report on the games, or the athletes, or on Beijing. Whitfield will be reporting on her father, former U.S. Olympian Mal Whitfield and ...