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Today's Fresh Blogs...| Tillman Story Reveals Shortfalls in NBC's Journalism |
| Published: July 29, 2007, 8:57 pm |
| Tags: Nbc, Journalism, Msnbc, Nbc Nightly News Brian Williams, Countdown Keith Olbermann, War Coverage |
| The newest revelations about the circumstances surrounding Pat Tillman’s death are horrifying enough to merit widespread media coverage. But rather than rehashing the details, I think it’s instructive to watch two very different broadcasts, ironically, by two stations with the same parent company: Here’s Jim Miklaszweski on |
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| Dow Down 281 Points Big News Friday, Dow Up 287 Points Not So Newsworthy Monday |
| Published: August 6, 2007, 8:52 pm |
| Tags: Stock Market, Ann Curry, Brian Williams, Charles Gibson, Katie Couric, Abc World News, Cbs Evening News, Nbc Nightly News |
| to barely 20 seconds. Brian Williams teased Friday's NBC Nightly News: Stocks slide again on Wall Street. What is spooking the market tonight as we head into the weekend? Williams spent a minute-and-half with CNBC's Jim Cramer discussing reasons for the plunge, but on Monday fill-in anchor Ann Curry gave the good news just 20 |
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| Colbert's cast to go up on eBay tonight |
| Published: August 23, 2007, 6:22 am |
| Tags: Autographed, Bill O Reilly, Brian Williams, Broken Wrist, Cast, Colbert Report, Colbertreport, Comedy Central, Ebay, Katie Couric, Michael Bloomberg, Nancy Pelosi, Stephen Colbert, Stephencolbert, Tim Russert, Tony Snow |
| Tony Snow, Katie Couric, Brian Williams, Tim Russert, Bill O'Reilly, and Michael Bloomberg. Read Permalink Email this Comments |
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| Moonlighting: Brian Williams Is Hilarious, Has Boobs |
| Published: August 27, 2007, 10:00 am |
| Tags: Amy Poehler, Brian Williams, Don T Quit Your Dayjob, Moonlighting |
| Last night, NBC News anchor Brian Williams appeared in the mildewed basement of the Upright Citizen's Brigade theater. He was doing standup, which was really confusing. Also he has a mighty rack. ... |
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| Today, Andy Rooney and Charlie Gibson Equally Unfunny |
| Published: August 27, 2007, 1:04 pm |
| Tags: Company Town, Andy Rooney, Brian Williams, Don Imus, Katie Couric, Ralph Lauren, Stella Mccartney |
| he, unlike Katie Couric and Brian Williams, is humorless. [NYT]FINANCE • Lehman Brothers opted out of an additional 80,000 square feet on Park Avenue, signaling a possible subprime-related slowdown in the Manhattan commercial-real-estate market. [NYP] • Bear Stearns' rivals are trying to poach business, claiming that Bear's |
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| Understanding Journalism: ABC "World News" anchor Charlie Gibson wasn't ... |
| Published: August 27, 2007, 12:10 pm |
| Tags: Also Which Anchor Needed Ratings Boost, Brian Williams, Charlie Gibson, Katie Couric, Rachel Sklar, Stephen Colbert, Understanding Journalism, You Can T Spell Authenticity Without T I T T Y |
| ABC "World News" anchor Charlie Gibson wasn't interested in funning around with T.V. comedian Stephen Colbert and his fake campaign against "wrist violence," even though other big T.V. anchors did.... |
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| Charles Gibson didn't sign Colbert's cast |
| Published: August 27, 2007, 10:43 am |
| Tags: Abc, Brian Williams, Cbs, Charles Gibson, Ebay, Jon Stewart, Katie Couric, Nbc, Stephen Colbert, Stephencolbert |
| anchors Katie Couric and Brian Williams both signed Stephen Colbert's wrist cast, which is now up for bid at eBay. But why didn't the other network anchor sign it, ABC's Charles Gibson? That's the question some people are asking this week. Both Couric and Williams played along and signed the cast, which Colbert got from an injury back in |
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| Rachel Sklar Available for All Your Quoting Needs |
| Published: August 27, 2007, 6:21 pm |
| Tags: Intel, Brian Williams, Charlie Gibson, Katie Couric, Mediabistro, Rachel Sklar, Stephen Colbert |
| Gibson and Katie Couric and Brian Williams to wear bracelets on air in order to raise awareness of "wrist violence," and Katie and Brian, the fun anchors, are playing along. In the article Huffington Post media editor Rachel Sklar said their participation shows "good humor" and "humanity," and then Portfolio blogger Jeff Bercovici jumped on her |
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| You're Going A Long Way, Baby: Katie Couric Leaves Today For Iraq To Get Gravitas The Hard Way |
| Published: August 29, 2007, 9:20 am |
| Tags: Brian Williams, Katie Couric, Quality Job Number One, Tv News, You Re Going Long Way Baby |
| Now that Hamptons season is nearly over, Katie Couric is ready to leave for Iraq on a trip that's all about the journalism. You will take her so seriously. You will tune in every night! She is not... |
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| Despite hyping lower July death toll, network evening news programs silent on number of troop deaths this summer |
| Published: August 29, 2007, 12:20 pm |
| Tags: Brian Williams, Charlie Gibson, Katie Couric, Abc, Abc World News Tonight, Cbs, Cbs Evening News, Nbc, Nbc Nightly News, National Security Foreign Policy, War In Iraq |
| NBC's Nightly News with Brian Williams: WILLIAMS: Also today, news that the 78 U.S. military deaths in July was the lowest monthly figure of the year. That, by the way, includes four fallen Americans just yesterday. But civilian deaths in Iraq last month jumped by one-third. And there was new violence today, awful violence: three bomb |
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| Happy Anniversary Katie! |
| Published: September 5, 2007, 4:06 am |
| Tags: Abc, Bob Schieffer, Brian Williams, Cbs Evening News, Charles Gibson, Harry Smith, Harrysmith, Katie Couric, Katiecouric, Nbc, Network News, Networknews, Russ Mitchell |
| Filed under: News, CelebritiesSo much controversy about Katie Couric taking over The CBS Evening News. And now here it is a year later (she started on September 5, 2006), so I have to ask: how do you think she's doing? I'll admit I had my doubts and might have even expressed them here, but in reality, I think she's doing fine. She can't do |
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| Couric Spends More Time on 'Alex the Parrot' Than Hsu's Money |
| Published: September 11, 2007, 10:23 pm |
| Tags: Campaign 2008, Andrea Mitchell, Brian Williams, Charles Gibson, Hillary Clinton, John Yang, Katie Couric, Norman Hsu, Abc World News, Cbs Evening News, Good Morning America, Nbc Nightly News, The Early Show, Today Show |
| on Giuliani followed by Hsu: BRIAN WILLIAMS: The political career of Rudolph Giuliani can easily be seen in two parts. Before and after 9/11, split right down the middle by tragedy. He took on the title of America's Mayor almost starting on that awful day. And that day became the basis, really, for his run for President. And not everyone |
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| Two Nets Note Bush's Anger at MoveOn's Petraeus Ad |
| Published: September 13, 2007, 8:03 pm |
| Tags: Iraq, Brian Williams, General David Petraeus, George W Bush, Katie Couric, Tim Russert, Cbs Evening News, Nbc Nightly News |
| MoveOn.org while, on NBC, Brian Williams and Tim Russert specifically highlighted Bush's outrage. Russert related how Bush said those who are responsible could, in effect, stuff it. On ABC's World News, George Stephanopoulos, who attended the lunch, discussed some of Bush's comments during the gathering, but didn't mention his take |
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| Brian Williams Derides Petraeus as No Eisenhower |
| Published: September 13, 2007, 10:15 am |
| Tags: Iraq, Brian Williams, General David Petraeus, Nbc Nightly News |
| this transcript of the Williams interview with Petraeus, conducted at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, as edited to air on the September 12 NBC Nightly News: BRIAN WILLIAMS: He's a four-star Army General and a Ph.D. from Princeton. He's a patriot, presiding over a tough slog of a war, but delivering a pretty steadfast message here |
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| Nets Thrilled by Warner Call for 5,000 Fewer Troops, But Distressed When Bush Makes It Happen |
| Published: September 14, 2007, 12:00 pm |
| Tags: Iraq, Bob Schieffer, Brian Williams, Charles Gibson, George Stephanopoulos, George W Bush, Katie Couric, Tim Russert, Abc, Cbs, Nbc |
| critics, while NBC's Williams emphasized how the plan would remain in place, with a large robust U.S. force. ABC's George Stephanopoulos saw the speech as a mixed message, with some troops coming home, but also that America is going to be in Iraq and in the region for a very long time. Here's more on how the three |
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