CBS CBS News London Bureau Cuts Staff By Chris Ariens on Sep. 30, 2010 - 3:44 PM In another example of international downsizing by American networks, TVNewser has learned CBS News is letting go four longtime camera/sound crews from the London bureau. CBS News EVP Paul Friedman made the trip to London earlier t ...
TV Biz Maintaining Focus on America’s Longest War By kevin on Jun. 21, 2010 - 4:40 PM B&C’s Marisa Guthrie writes today about the challenge at the news networks in keeping the war in Afghanistan a top story. “For television news correspondents who have spent time in the war zones of Afghanistan and ...
CBS CBS Announces Guest List for WHCA Dinner By Chris Ariens on Apr. 28, 2010 - 6:15 PM CBS News has announced their guest list for Saturday’s White House Correspondents Association dinner. In addition to anchors/correspondents Katie Couric, Harry Smith, Dave Price, Lara Logan, Chip Reid, Bill Plante and execs ...
CBS CBS News Doc Delivers The Body Scoop for Girls By Chris Ariens on Feb. 25, 2010 - 1:11 PM • GalleyCat covers last night‘s book party for CBS News medical contributor Dr. Jennifer Ashton. The whole “Early Show” team was there: Maggie Rodriquez, Harry Smith and Dave Price, and the big bosses: Sean ...
TV Biz News Crews Begin Leaving Haiti By kevin on Jan. 25, 2010 - 11:48 AM NYTimes’ Brian Stelter writes about the next step in the process of covering the earthquake in Haiti: the withdrawal of news crews. As the costs and the number of difficulties begin to increase and, unfortunately, as public ...
Politics Broadcasters Prepare for another Wilsonian Moment at SOTU By Chris Ariens on Jan. 17, 2010 - 9:40 AM B&C’s Marisa Guthrie talks with TV News execs about the upcoming State of the Union Address, tentatively set for Jan. 26. With the Hill bitterly divided over health care, and a tight Senate race in Massachusetts threaten ...
TV Biz Newser Notes from Haiti By Chris Ariens on Jan. 14, 2010 - 4:33 PM • Fox News correspondent Steve Harrigan, who’s covered wars and other international conflict, was overcome with emotion telling the story of a woman who lost 4 of her children in the quake, and her fifth child at a hosp ...
TV Biz CBS News SVP on Checkbook Journalism: ‘It’s Out of the Bottle’ By Chris Ariens on Jan. 4, 2010 - 6:32 AM The AP’s David Bauder highlights the latest incidents of checkbook journalism, two of which happened over the holidays: NBC News chartering a Brazil-to-U.S. flight for David and Sean Goldman and CNN and ABC paying for cell p ...
CBS EP Change Delays New ‘Early Show’ Graphics Look By Chris Ariens on Dec. 10, 2009 - 10:44 AM For weeks the CBS “Early Show” has been working with affiliates as they prepare to roll out a new graphics look dubbed Early Enhanced. But yesterday’s announcement that EP Zev Shalev would be leaving the show has ...
CBS | Revolving Door ‘Early Show’ EP Zev Shalev Departing CBS By Chris Ariens on Dec. 9, 2009 - 11:04 AM Zev Shalev, who has been executive producer of the CBS “Early Show” for the last 18 months, told his staff this morning that he’s leaving the broadcast, and the network. Shalev plans to launch an online news/soci ...