TV Biz The Media Divide: Who’s Keeping up with the Joneses? By Chris Ariens on Sep. 16, 2009 - 3:07 PM Politico’s Michael Calderone and Mike Allen take an in-depth look at how the news these days looks different depending on where you watch. From birthers to tea parties to town halls and – not to mention President Obama ...
TV Biz Morning Media Menu: Politico’s Calderone on Sen. Kennedy By kevin on Aug. 26, 2009 - 11:13 AM Today on the Morning Media Menu, Politico.com staff writer Michael Calderone talked about the passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy as well as Kennedy’s legacy and how the news media covered him. You can also go here to liste ...
Politics Health Care Bad for Ratings? By kevin on Jul. 27, 2009 - 9:09 PM Health care may be a top priority for the current administration, but apparently it isn’t for TV viewers. Politico’s Michael Calderone writes about the struggle President Barack Obama and the news media as a whole face ...
Politics Remainder of Sanford Emails Released By kevin on Jul. 17, 2009 - 11:04 AM More Sanford emails! Earlier this week, we took a look at a few of the emails sent to Gov. Mark Sanford‘s communications director, including ones sent by ABC’s Jake Tapper. Yesterday, more of the over 500 emails have b ...
MSNBC Can Ed Schultz Improve MSNBC’s 6pm Ratings? By SteveK on May. 13, 2009 - 10:28 AM That is the question raised by Politico’s Michael Calderone today, who profiled MSNBC’s Ed Schultz. MSNBC president Phil Griffin describes the switch from David Shuster to Schultz. “I think doing the kind of prog ...
CNN What Will Roland Martin Mean For “No Bias, No Bull”? By SteveK on Feb. 26, 2009 - 6:11 PM Yesterday we reported CNN political contributor Roland Martin will be filling in for eight weeks while Campbell Brown goes on maternity leave in April. But can Martin, who supported Barack Obama during the presidential election an ...
MSNBC Olbermann Names Calderone “Worse Person” For “Oh God” Post By SteveK on Feb. 26, 2009 - 11:32 AM Politico’s Michael Calderone made the “Worst Persons” list last night due to his initial report about the “oh God” comment on MSNBC. “Mr. Calderone, you guessed, you guessed wrong, you pretended ...
Politics Tapper to Gibbs: Obama “Doesn’t Believe in Transparency?” By SteveK on Feb. 5, 2009 - 6:05 PM Politico’s Michael Calderone highlights a contentious exchange between press secretary Robert Gibbs and ABC News’ Jake Tapper at the White House press briefing today as the discussion moved to transparency: `
Fox News Glenn Beck’s First Guest: Sarah Palin By SteveK on Jan. 15, 2009 - 1:32 PM Glenn Beck’s 5pmET Fox News program premieres on Monday, and Politico’s Michael Calderone reports his first guest is already set: Gov. Sarah Palin. Palin has been in the news recently for her scathing critique of the m ...
Politics Obama Meets With Conservatives (And Liberals) Ahead Of Inauguration By SteveK on Jan. 14, 2009 - 1:55 PM Larry Kudlow revealed a few details this morning on “The Call” about the off-the-record meeting last night between President-elect Barack Obama and many prominent conservatives held at ABC News contributor George Will& ...