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Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford Named Analyst for Fox News

By Chris Ariens on Oct. 22, 2011 - 10:37 AM

Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor, who survived calls for impeachment in 2009 after it was revealed he was having an affair with an Argentinean woman, has been named a political analyst for Fox News. The New York Ti ...

What CNN’s story on political sex scandals left out: Eliot Spitzer

By Chris Ariens on May. 17, 2011 - 3:56 PM

A TVNewser reader Tweeted at us today: @tvnewser @HowardKurtz: Did CNN really exclude Spitzer from Malveaux package on Sex Scandals & Politics? Hmm.. The answer: yes it did. Suzanne Malveaux’s story, which aired at 2:30p ...

Barbara Walters to Interview Jenny Sanford

By Chris Ariens on Nov. 12, 2009 - 3:07 PM

Barbara Walters gets the exclusive with Jenny Sanford, the first lady of South Carolina whose husband, Governor Mark Sanford disappeared and then revealed his extramarital affair with an Argentinean woman in June. Walters is featu ...

TV News Devotes 28 Hours to Michael Jackson; 93% of Cable Airtime

By Chris Ariens on Jun. 30, 2009 - 12:19 PM

The death of Michael Jackson dominated the news coverage late last week but wasn’t the #1 story, the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism found. Early in the week the media gave ongoing attention ...

Evening News Ratings: Week of June 22

By Chris Ariens on Jun. 30, 2009 - 10:00 AM

A week after two evening newscasts set all-time lows, the big three broadcasters bounced back during a big news week that included Iran, the Mark Sanford affair and the death of Michael Jackson. NBC Nightly News won the week avera ...

A Booking Battle … Over Joe Scarborough?

By Chris Ariens on Jun. 26, 2009 - 12:05 PM

For the second time this week, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough has apparently gotten in deep with his NBC colleagues. Page Six has an item about how Scarborough was all set to appear on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday ...

Fox News Identifies (R) Gov. as a (D)

By Chris Ariens on Jun. 24, 2009 - 6:25 PM

During his news conference this afternoon, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford was identified as a (D) on Fox News. Not only is he not a (D) he was, until today, the head of the RGA – Republican Governor’s Association. Th ...

Gov. Sanford Vacation Explanation: “I Have Been Unfaithful to my Wife”

By Chris Ariens on Jun. 24, 2009 - 2:33 PM

The cable news channels are carrying the news conference from South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford during which he just announced: “I have been unfaithful to my wife.” • Politico has a viewer’s guide to the Gov. ...

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