View Post Politics State of the Union Coverage Plans: Broadcast Networks By Merrill Knox on Jan. 27, 2014 - 1:02 PM Here’s what the broadcast networks have planned for President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday. ABC: Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos will anchor from Washington, D.C. They will be joined by Jonathan Ka ...
View Post CNN | MSNBC Chris Matthews, Sean Hannity, Ashleigh Banfield in ‘House of Cards’ Second Season By Jordan Chariton on Jan. 7, 2014 - 12:00 PM In a new trailer released by Netflix for the hotly anticipated second season of “House of Cards,” MSNBC’s Chris Matthews and CNN’s Ashleigh Banfield make cameos in Kevin Spacey’s political thriller. & ...
View Post CNN | NBC | TV Biz Politico Media Panel Agrees Media ‘Leans Left’ By Jordan Chariton on Dec. 19, 2013 - 11:05 AM A Politico Playbook panel with CNN’s Jake Tapper, NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell, the New York Times’ Peter Baker and Mark Leibovich all agreed that in general the news media leans left. “A certain type of per ...
View Post CNN | NBC How Dana Bash and Kelly O’Donnell Used Social Media to Report on the Shutdown By Merrill Knox on Oct. 21, 2013 - 9:37 AM The AP’s David Bauder takes a look at coverage of the government shutdown, noting the crisis “taught some reporters new benefits of virtually instant communications.” CNN’s Dana Bash and NBC’s Kelly O ...
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 ...
View Post CNN | Fox News | MSNBC | Politics | Weather One Speech, Many Different Approaches By Alex Weprin on Jun. 25, 2013 - 2:57 PM This afternoon President Obama delivered a big speech on the issue of climate change. As it happens, the speech ended up making clear the filters through which the cable news channels approach a news item. When the President beg ...
View Post Events | MSNBC Surprise 50th Party for Joe Scarborough By Chris Ariens on Apr. 10, 2013 - 10:01 AM Mika Brzezinski, MSNBC president Phil Griffin and the UAE’s Ambassador to the U.S. Yousef Al Otaiba threw a 50th birthday bash for Joe Scarborough last night in Washington, DC. According to Politico, Scarborough thought they ...
View Post NBC | Politics State of the Union Coverage: NBC News By Alex Weprin on Feb. 8, 2013 - 12:02 PM NBC’s coverage of President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union Address will begin at 8:45 PM Tuesday with an online web show at NBCNews.com, with network coverage kicking in at 9 Pm ET. “NBC Nightly News” and ...
View Post Politics Bash, Raddatz, O’Donnell and Crawford Pose in Capitol Rotunda By Merrill Knox on Jan. 21, 2013 - 2:42 PM As politicians set aside their differences today to celebrate President Obama’s second inauguration, reporters from competing networks are following suit. CNN’s Dana Bash tweeted this photo of her with CBS’ Jan C ...
View Post Politics Newsmaker Interviews, Before Inauguration Lunch By Chris Ariens on Jan. 21, 2013 - 1:11 PM Like a red carpet at a Hollywood awards show, TV news correspondents are lined up at the entrance to Statuary Hall right now doing interviews ahead of the Inauguration lunch and, later, parade. On ABC, Martha Raddatz interviewed o ...
