View Post ABC | CNN | Politics Dana Bash: I Tried to Get Eric Cantor ‘Off His Talking Points’ By Jordan Chariton on Jun. 16, 2014 - 12:02 PM Following her “State of the Union” interview with recently defeated Virginia Congressman Eric Cantor yesterday, CNN’s Chief Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash acknowledged her game plan. “I tried to get ...
View Post ABC | Al Jazeera | CBS | CNN | Fox News | MSNBC | NBC Networks’ D-Day +70 Coverage Plans By Jordan Chariton on Jun. 4, 2014 - 11:00 AM Broadcast and cable news networks will provide special coverage this week for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. “CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley” is doing a weeklong series, with corres ...
View Post ABC | Politics Will ABC’s Jonathan Karl Miss Jay Carney? By Jordan Chariton on May. 30, 2014 - 5:15 PM With today’s surprise announcement that White House Press Secretary Jay Carney is resigning, ABC’s Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl is temporarily without a “flack jacket” to spar with. The two ...
View Post TV Biz Pres. Obama Accepts VA Secretary Eric Shinseki’s Resignation By Jordan Chariton on May. 30, 2014 - 11:36 AM Broadcast networks provided special coverage this morning for President Obama’s statement on the VA scandal investigation, in which he announced his acceptance of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki‘s resignation. CBS News brok ...
View Post Politics Obama Announces Troop Cuts in Afghanistan By Merrill Knox on May. 27, 2014 - 2:59 PM In a statement from the Rose Garden Tuesday afternoon, President Obama detailed his plan to “conclude our combat mission in Afghanistan.” Obama announced a reduction of U.S. troops from 33,000 to 9,800 at the beginning ...
View Post TV Biz Broadcast Networks Cover Pres. Obama’s Statement on VA Controversy By Jordan Chariton on May. 21, 2014 - 11:14 AM The broadcast networks cut in with special coverage of President Obama’s statement on the Department of Veterans Affairs scandal that left dozens of veterans in Phoenix dead waiting for medical care. ABC News broke in at 10: ...
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 TV Biz How the Evening Newscasts Reported the New Benghazi Emails By Jordan Chariton on May. 1, 2014 - 12:49 PM “CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley” was the only evening newscast last night to not cover newly uncovered emails from White House adviser Ben Rhodes, which provided talking points to former U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice ...
View Post ABC | CBS | NBC | Politics | TV Biz NBC News Airs Special Report on Pres. Obama, Pope Francis Meeting By Jordan Chariton on Mar. 27, 2014 - 10:29 AM NBC News was the only broadcast news network to provide a network special report of President Obama’s first meeting with Pope Francis this morning. Matt Lauer broke in at 5:13amET as the president arrived at the Vatican, wit ...
View Post TV Biz Coverage of Pres. Obama’s Statement on Ukraine By Jordan Chariton on Mar. 20, 2014 - 10:57 AM President Obama will make a statement at 11amET on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. NBC News will break into NBC’s broadcast network with a special report from Savannah Guthrie with Chuck Todd reporting. ABC News will break ...