Chris Lawrence

Cable News Notes: Covering the Final Combat Brigade as it Leaves Iraq - Posted August 18, 2010
• MSNBC remained in rolling coverage all night of the final U.S. military convoy as it made its way out of Iraq and in to Kuwait. For much of the night it was a tri-anchor situation with Keith Olbermann in New York, ... [TVNewser]

Cooper Carries Injured Child Away from Looting - Posted January 18, 2010
In two segments airing on "The Situation Room" today, more newsers found themselves stepping beyond their roles as journalists to assist during emergency situations in Haiti. While reporting on a chaotic scene in the Port-au-Prince streets, An... [TVNewser]

CNN Sends 11 Correspondents to Port-au-Prince - Posted January 13, 2010
How many correspondents does it take to cover an earthquake? CNN's answer: 11. On the ground in Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Anderson Cooper, CNN (arrived 10:05 am ET) Ivan Watson, ... [FishbowlDC]

TVNewsers Heading To Haiti - Posted January 13, 2010
Continually Updated: We'll update this post as we hear more about who is heading to Hispaniola, either the Dominican Republic or Haiti (if the airport is reopened) to cover yesterday's 7.0 earthquake. CBS' Katie Couric NBC's ... [TVNewser]

Coverage Plans: President Obama's Afghanistan Address Tonight - Posted December 1, 2009
President Obama will address the nation from West Point at 8pmET on his Afghanistan plans. TVNewser reported yesterday that all networks will carry Obama's primetime address. As far as we know so far, here's how the nets and cablers will cover... • CBS: Katie Couric will anchor CBS' live b... [FishbowlDC]

Recognizing Veterans in TV News - Posted November 11, 2009
In honor of Veterans Day, TVNewser would like to take a moment to recognize the following TV news anchors, reporters, and technicians who've served in the U.S. armed forces. We apologize for those missing, of which there are likely many, but here is a brief list: Bob Sch... [TVNewser]

Plans for Fort Hood Memorial - Posted November 10, 2009
This afternoon, broadcast and cable nets will be providing live coverage of the Fort Hood memorial service in Texas and President Obama's remarks. Here are some of their plans: Wolf Blitzer (in D.C.) and ... [TVNewser]

Katie Couric Meets the Press - Posted May 14, 2009
On her trip last week to the Middle East and Africa, Katie Couric whipped out her Flip cam to get a feel for the local scene. She also interviewed some of the other members of the press covering Secy. Gates' trip, who all happened to be on deadline at the time.... [TVNewser]

Nothing Like Kicking Off An Overseas Trip ... With a Cocktail Party - Posted May 4, 2009
Katie Couric is blogging about day one of her 5-day reporting trip to the Middle East and Central Asia. Here's part of a post after landing in Cairo: There is a small press corps on the trip: The New York Times, Washington Post, AP, CBS Radio. CNN's new Pentagon Correspondent ... [TVNewser]

CNN "Redeploying" DC Bureau Correspondents, McIntyre Leaves Network - Posted December 12, 2008
CNN announced today it is "redeploying some of its Washington-based correspondents" today, making Ed Henry the senior White House correspondent, Dana Bash the senior congressional correspondent and ... [TVNewser]

Verjee, Lothian and Lawrence Make Moves at CNN - Posted December 12, 2008
Earlier: "Changes in CNN's DC Bureau" We've learned of more news out of CNN today... CNN's Boston Bureau Chief Dan Lathian is moving to the DC bureau, where he will be a White House correspondent (with Suzanne Malveaux and ... [FishbowlDC]