View Post Fox News Bret Baier: ‘After I Saw that, I Said ‘We Are Dropping the Ball on that Coverage’ By Chris Ariens on May. 2, 2014 - 3:49 PM Bret Baier is taking a cue from John Oliver. The Fox News “Special Report” host was watching Oliver’s inaugural show on HBO last Sunday when it hit him that the world’s biggest election — where up to ...
View Post CNN | Fox News Joe Klein is Turning to Fox News Because CNN Has ‘Gone in the Toilet’ By Jordan Chariton on Apr. 28, 2014 - 1:13 PM As Time Inc. prepares to spin off from Time Warner, TIME columnist Joe Klein says he can now speak candidly about soon-to-be former corporate sibling CNN. “It is such an embarrassment to our profession that CNN has gone in t ...
View Post Politics Production Wraps on ‘The Chris Matthews Show’ By Chris Ariens on Jul. 5, 2013 - 8:59 AM The syndicated weekend public affairs program, “The Chris Matthews Show” is wrapping up production after 11 years. And the final three broadcasts, airing over the next three weekends, feature 17 of the show’s mos ...
MSNBC Media Writers on Keith Olbermann’s Departure By Molly Stark Dean on Jan. 24, 2011 - 1:45 PM After Keith Olbermann’s departure from MSNBC last week, media writers have been busy writing their take on it. There is a noticeable pattern of respect for his talent and rumors of his uncooperative temperament. TIME‘s ...
Politics Helen Thomas Reaction: ‘Outrageous, Indefensible’, ‘Just Shocking’ By Alissa Krinsky on Jun. 6, 2010 - 6:52 PM The fallout continues in the wake of comments made last week by veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas. In an interview with a blogger, Thomas said Jews should “get the hell out” of Israel and “go home ...
Fox News Glenn Beck Responds to Sedition Charge: ‘I love my country’ By Chris Ariens on Apr. 20, 2010 - 12:13 PM On last weekend’s syndicated “The Chris Matthews Show”, TIME magazine’s Joe Klein charged that some of the speech coming from radio & TV talker Glenn Beck, and others, is seditious: “I did a littl ...
ABC | NBC Update: NBC News Files Complaint with White House Over ABC’s Access By Chris Ariens on Jan. 21, 2010 - 4:45 PM > Update: An NBC News spokesperson tells us, “NBC News did not file a formal or informal complaint about this interview.” > Earlier: TVNewser has learned that NBC News has filed a formal complaint with expressed ...
CBS Cablers Talk Couric/Palin By SteveK on Oct. 1, 2008 - 9:51 PM After a back-and-forth on the web about what would be said, tonight it was revealed. CBS’ Katie Couric asked Gov. Sarah Palin about the Supreme Court, and the answer had the cablers buzzing. CNN, FNC and MSNBC all had discus ...
Politics Is Web Intolerance “Hurting America?” By Chris Ariens on Sep. 1, 2008 - 7:33 PM Phil Donahue may be long gone from his daytime shows, (or his MSNBC prime time show for that matter). But he was back in the form of Joe Scarborough today at a Huffington Post-sponsored panel about how new media are impacting the ...
TV Biz Was Scarborough Actually Aiming at Anderson? By SteveK on Jul. 24, 2008 - 11:22 AM When MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough talked about how “a couple of hosts” ran with the story of Sen. John McCain’s “gaffe” Tuesday night, many people thought he was talking about Keith Olbermann. Scarbo ...