The Ticker: Carlson, ‘Exclusive,’ Couric…

By Brian 

> From an e-mailer: “Sept. 1 at 10:02am, CNBC advertises EXCLUSIVE Steve Liesman interview with Ben Bernanke. So what is this big ‘exclusive?’ CNBC was one of a gangbang of reporters and cameras following Bernanke walking out of the courthouse. And the funniest part is that WHILE THE SCREEN SAYS EXCLUSIVE the CNBC air shows Bernanke walking over to Bloomberg’s Kathleen Hayes and answering questions…” Correction: 3:01pm: “CNBC did do an exclusive interview with Fed Chair Ben Bernanke,” an e-mailer says. “We asked him a couple of questions and he answered them. No other cameras anywhere in site.”


> FishBowlDC stops by Tucker Carlson‘s dance lessons…

> I think these “behind the scenes” AOL Video clips of Katie Couric are pretty silly, but Lost Remote thinks “it’s refreshing to see a network news anchor who’s not uptight on camera…”

> One of FOXNews.com’s stangest blog entries ever: “Unlike Iran, I have agreed to stop enriching uranium and announced it just as the United Nations deadline approached. I just wish the rest of the world was as compliant as I am,” Brian Kilmeade says…

> THR reports: “Sony Pictures has signed to sponsor CNN video podcasts, making it the first major studio to do so…”

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