Brian Lowry
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CNN's Jon Klein Plays Defense at TCA - Posted July 29, 2009
This week at the Television Critics Association press tour, CNN President Jon Klein had to defend his network after two weeks in the public eye following Lou Dobbs' coverage of the "birthers" movement.
During a three-hour panel Klein continued touting CNN's claim to the biggest "reach" of any network, thanks... [TVNewser]
CNN's Jon Klein Plays Defense at TCA - Posted July 29, 2009
This week at the Television Critics Association press tour, CNN President Jon Klein had to defend his network after two weeks in the public eye following Lou Dobbs' coverage of the "birthers" movement.
During a three-hour panel Klein continued touting CNN's claim to the biggest "reach" of any network, thanks... [TVNewser]
Show Biz Reporters Exchange Barbs in NY Observer Piece - Posted April 23, 2009
You can read the whole story for yourself - but we'll sum it up:
Sharon Waxman, Nikki Finke, Anita Busch, Patrick Goldstein and Brian Lowry all hate each other and claim that they are the ones that are the most journalistic. Basically, they're scratching each others' eyes out in a New York... [FishBowlLA]
"The Ed Show" Premiere: Post-Mortem - Posted April 7, 2009
Ed Schultz' new 6pmET MSNBC show premiered last night, and so far the reaction to "The Ed Show" on the Web has been mixed. We'll have ratings soon, but first, here's a look at some first-night thoughts:
• Variety's Brian Lowry thought MSNBC wants Schultz "to be its Glenn Beck." Although he... [TVNewser]
"The Ed Show" Premiere: Post-Mortem - Posted April 7, 2009
Ed Schultz' new 6pmET MSNBC show premiered last night, and so far the reaction to "The Ed Show" on the Web has been mixed. We'll have ratings soon, but first, here's a look at some first-night thoughts:
• Variety's Brian Lowry thought MSNBC wants Schultz "to be its Glenn Beck." Although he... [TVNewser]
Cramer vs. Stewart: The Day After - Posted March 13, 2009
So the much-hyped showdown between Jim Cramer and Jon Stewart took place last night on The Daily Show (unedited video after the jump). How did it go?:
• The New York Times' Alessandra Stanley thought it didn't feel like a news or entertainment interview. "Mr. Stewart treated his guest like a C.E.O.... [TVNewser]
Cramer vs. Stewart: The Day After - Posted March 13, 2009
So the much-hyped showdown between Jim Cramer and Jon Stewart took place last night on The Daily Show (unedited video after the jump). How did it go?:
• The New York Times' Alessandra Stanley thought it didn't feel like a news or entertainment interview. "Mr. Stewart treated his guest like a C.E.O.... [TVNewser]
Griffin: "We're Less About Ideology Than Fox" - Posted January 16, 2009
MSNBC held their Television Critics Association panel yesterday in Los Angeles, and the questions ranged from comparisons of MSNBC and FNC to comparisons of Obama and Bush.
Variety's Brian Lowry writes that MSNBC president Phil Griffin fielded questions about the network's "windshield-wiper act" of having Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews again anchoring... [TVNewser]
Morning Reading List, 07.22.08 - Posted July 22, 2008
Good Morning Washington. Where can you find the above slippers? Let us know.
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We've got your morning mix of media... [FishBowlDC]
Trade Round-Up: August 22, 2007 - Posted August 22, 2007
Variety's TV insider Brian Lowry breaks down Star Jones' return to television, reviewing her new Court TV talk show. Lowry gives Jones a lashing, writing that her new star vehicle is "utterly off-putting" and reminds viewers why Oprah Winfrey's skills aren't easily cloned, saying she delivers "incomprehensible" questions and is poorly... [FishBowlLA]
Trade Round-Up: August 22, 2007 - Posted August 22, 2007
Variety's TV insider Brian Lowry breaks down Star Jones' return to television, reviewing her new Court TV talk show. Lowry gives Jones a lashing, writing that her new star vehicle is "utterly off-putting" and reminds viewers why Oprah Winfrey's skills aren't easily cloned, saying she delivers "incomprehensible" questions and is poorly... [FishBowlLA]
The "Gut" Feeling About Cable News - Posted July 18, 2007
Variety columnist Brian Lowry writes about the cable news coverage of DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff's "gut feeling."
"The news channels unwittingly reward nebulous plots with the sort of overwhelming response normally reserved for Paris Hilton." Lowry writes. "More troubling, however, isn't so much the news media's tendency toward groupthink as... [TVNewser]
The "Gut" Feeling About Cable News - Posted July 18, 2007
Variety columnist Brian Lowry writes about the cable news coverage of DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff's "gut feeling."
"The news channels unwittingly reward nebulous plots with the sort of overwhelming response normally reserved for Paris Hilton." Lowry writes. "More troubling, however, isn't so much the news media's tendency toward groupthink as... [TVNewser]
In The Trades: Dolls, Idols, - Posted February 21, 2007
HBO and American Girl have made a deal to develop films, series, specials and documentaries, based on the American Girl dolls. Better idea would be dolls based on HBO products: G-String Divas, The Sopranos or Sex and the City.
Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick, eps of American Idol, will produce... [FishBowlLA]
In The Trades: Dolls, Idols, - Posted February 21, 2007
HBO and American Girl have made a deal to develop films, series, specials and documentaries, based on the American Girl dolls. Better idea would be dolls based on HBO products: G-String Divas, The Sopranos or Sex and the City.
Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick, eps of American Idol, will produce... [FishBowlLA]





