View Post Al Jazeera Why You Won’t See Bieber’s Arrest on Al Jazeera America By Merrill Knox on Jan. 23, 2014 - 2:50 PM At least one cable news network is staying away from today’s Justin Bieber drama: Al Jazeera America has not covered the pop star’s arrest aside from a brief mention in the 8amET hour. An Al Jazeera America source tell ...
View Post Al Jazeera | Revolving Door Al Jazeera America Adds Regional Correspondents for 12 Bureaus By Chris Ariens on Jul. 30, 2013 - 1:23 PM Al Jazeera America continues to staff up adding correspondents to report from 12 U.S. news bureaus. Al Jazeera America will have correspondents in Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New Orleans, New Y ...
TV Biz NBC’s Betsy Fischer Weds Politico’s Jonathan Martin By Alex Weprin on May. 29, 2012 - 9:42 AM Congratulations to “Meet the Press” executive producer Betsy Fischer and Politico senior writer Jonathan Martin, who married over the weekend in Virginia. Politico’s Mike Allen officiated the ceremony, and gave t ...
Politics Is it Okay to use the Term ‘Cracker’ when describing Florida voters? By Chris Ariens on Feb. 1, 2012 - 11:17 AM Cracker, a pejorative term generally used to describe Southern rural white people, turned up at least twice yesterday during cable news coverage of the Florida primary. On Chuck Todd’s MSNBC show Tuesday, Politico’s Jonath ...
NBC MTP EP Betsy Fischer Says ‘Yes’ to Politico’s Jonathan Martin By Chris Ariens on Oct. 23, 2011 - 10:47 AM Betsy Fischer, the executive producer of “Meet the Press,” and Politico’s Jonathan Martin got engaged Friday night at the Inn at Perry Cabin in St. Michaels, MD. Martin emailed his Politico colleague Mike Allen: ...
Fox News Shep Gets Hall of Fame Nod By SteveK on Oct. 2, 2008 - 3:44 PM FNC anchor Shepard Smith is anchoring live in St. Louis at the site of the VP debate today, but tomorrow he’ll be somewhere totally different. Smith will be inducted into the University of Mississippi Alumni Hall of Fame tom ...
CBS Couric’s Questions Get Veep Treatment — But What Did Palin Say? By SteveK on Sep. 30, 2008 - 6:04 PM Tonight, for the fourth time in five shows, the CBS Evening News will feature a Katie Couric interview with Gov. Sarah Palin. But TVNewser has learned Palin will be featured tomorrow and Thursday as well on the Evening News. A ser ...