TV Biz New ‘PBS NewsHour’ Debuts Next Week By kevin on Nov. 30, 2009 - 11:55 AM The NY Times’ Elizabeth Jensen and WaPo’s Howie Kurtz both write about the major changes for PBS’ Jim Lehrer and “The NewsHour,” which are some of the most significant since Robert MacNeil retired in ...
TV Biz TVNewser Recap: Week of October 4 By kevin on Oct. 10, 2009 - 4:22 PM A few of the most popular stories on TVNewser this week: It was the eighth anniversary of the war in Afghanistan. Some newsers shared reflections and opinions. Joe Halderman spoke for the first time. CBS “Early Show” a ...
TV Biz Robert MacNeil: Too Much ‘Hyperventilating’ Over Tabloid Stories In TV News By Alissa Krinsky on Oct. 7, 2009 - 7:00 AM Where Are They Now? A TVNewser Series As we continue TVNewser’s ongoing series “Where Are They Now?”, we talk with former PBS anchor Robert MacNeil. Next week: former NBC News correspondent Norma Quarles. He was ...
TV Biz Morton Dean: TV News “Spiraling Down Into a Deep, Dark Ravine” By Alissa Krinsky on Sep. 30, 2009 - 7:00 AM Where Are They Now? A TVNewser Series Today, TVNewser begins a multi-week series where we’ll catch up with some tvnewsers of yesterday to learn about their lives now, and their perspectives on the industry. We begin with for ...
TV Biz PBS’ Newshour Looks to be “More Engaging” With Format Makeover By Chris Ariens on May. 12, 2009 - 8:40 AM The NYTimes’ Elizabeth Jensen writes about the changes coming to PBS’ long-running nightly newscast, “The Newshour with Jim Lehrer.” Mr. Lehrer, who will turn 75 next Tuesday, isn’t stepping down. But ...