Danny Shea

Why I Followed Andrew Sullivan to the Financial District - Posted April 21, 2009
It's sort of fitting that my last FBNY post should be about The Atlantic dinner/conversation I attended earlier this evening, which featured Michael Hirschorn and Andrew Sullivan, since this post was actually my first foray into this whole blogging thing (and remains my top Google result). The talk — the... [FishBowlNY]

Shep Promotes "Glenn Beck Friday": Doom Room, Fear Chamber and "Ginormous Ratings" - Posted March 13, 2009
Fox News has been promoting "Glenn Beck Friday" all day today, in anticipation of Beck's 5pmET special. During Studio B Shepard Smith promoted the special as only he could. "It's Glenn Beck Friday — details of the event of the new millennium coming through this hour, we wait with bated breath," he... [TVNewser]

Shep Promotes "Glenn Beck Friday": Doom Room, Fear Chamber and "Ginormous Ratings" - Posted March 13, 2009
Fox News has been promoting "Glenn Beck Friday" all day today, in anticipation of Beck's 5pmET special. During Studio B Shepard Smith promoted the special as only he could. "It's Glenn Beck Friday — details of the event of the new millennium coming through this hour, we wait with bated breath," he... [TVNewser]

Huffpo Questions LAT's Journalistic Integrity for Publishing Rihanna's Name as an Assault Victim - Then Publishes Photo of Her as an Assault Victim - Posted February 20, 2009
Media Editor at Huffington Post Danny Shea called LAT staffer Andrew Blankstein out by name questioning the ethics (stating that other publications 'wouldn't go there') of naming an assault victim. Namely singer Rihanna - allegedly beat up by her boyfriend Chris Brown. The whole saga is here. So because Huffington Post is a... [FishBowlLA]

FBLA Exclusive Interview With Andrew Blankstein - Posted February 10, 2009
Media Editor the Huffington Post, Danny Shea, taking a tip from Jossip's David Hauslaib, decided that naming singer Rihanna as an assault victim of Chris Brown's wasn't journalistic. Wasn't ethical? Wasn't what they teach in the ol' j-school. So Shea called the staffer than penned the piece Andrew Blankstein, and he... [FishBowlLA]

FBLA Exclusive Interview With Andrew Blankstein - Posted February 10, 2009
Media Editor the Huffington Post, Danny Shea, taking a tip from Jossip's David Hauslaib, decided that naming singer Rihanna as an assault victim of Chris Brown's wasn't journalistic. Wasn't ethical? Wasn't what they teach in the ol' j-school. So Shea called the staffer than penned the piece Andrew Blankstein, and he... [FishBowlLA]

Lunch: Special Post-Inauguration Edition - Posted January 21, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE The mood was festive at Michael's today, with plenty of Obama buttons on display and lots of talk about the president's stirring inaugural address. Jack Kliger told me, "I thought the whole thing was inspiring. His speech was terrific." Jack had a good laugh about Barack Obama's heartfelt thanks... [FishBowlNY]

Klein on Layoffs: "We Actually Have More People Working at CNN Than Worked Here a Year Ago" - Posted December 29, 2008
CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein reflects on 2008 in an interview with The Huffington Post's Danny Shea, and he describes why the recent "layoffs" are actually "tradeoffs." "We actually have more people working at CNN than worked here a year ago," he says. "And we continue, of course, being mindful of the economic... [TVNewser]

If It's Sunday... - Posted December 3, 2008
As we await an official announcement that David Gregory will be the new moderator of "Meet the Press" we want to pull back the curtain about how this story broke. Gregory was at the top of most lists to take the reins of the show, so the news, if true, is... [TVNewser]

David Gregory All but Certain for Meet the Press - Posted December 2, 2008
According to TVNewser it seems all but a certainty that David Gregory is the new Meet the Press host. HuffPo's Danny Shea got wind of the choice last night, and even though it was mostly denied by everyone involved it now looks like Gregory's it. If so it's an... [FishBowlNY]

HuffPo, Gregory and "Meet" - Posted December 2, 2008
>UPDATE: Politico's Mike Allen hears what Danny Shea is hearing, adding another layer of credibility to the Gregory story. ("Enjoying a gravitas boost from his prematurely salt-and-pepper mane and friendships with Tom Brokaw and other of the legendary figures of NBC News, Gregory quickly became one of the biggest network stars... [FishBowlDC]

Garrett Defends Obama's FNC Availability - Posted November 3, 2008
The Huffington Post's Danny Shea obtained an email of the original rundown for today's Fox & Friends, as well as correspondent Major Garrett's issues with one of the segments. The segment involved a discussion with Media Research Center's Brent Bozell. The rundown, sent to producers, anchors and correspondents at 7:59pmET last... [TVNewser]

FNC's Growingly Expensive Lineup - Posted October 23, 2008
Just in the last three weeks, Fox News Channel re-signed Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity, arguably its two biggest stars, to expensive new contracts. They also added a new big name, Headline News' Glenn Beck. The New York Times' Bill Carter looks at how they're going to pay for everything. FNC is still... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: CNN, MSNBC, CBS... - Posted October 16, 2008
> Beet.TV caught up with CNN's Wolf Blitzer and Campbell Brown for video interviews about bias and the media. Check out Blitzer and Brown. > Chris Matthews made some big impressions at Hofstra University last night. Some thought it was like seeing Santa Claus, and others wished he would clean... [TVNewser]

Obama Campaign Wants You To Watch CNN Tonight - Posted September 26, 2008
You know that text message the Obama campaign sent out to announce their VP pick? Well, the campaign is still sending out texts to many of those who subscribed, including HuffPo's Danny Shea. Here's one they sent out this afternoon: Watch Barack debate John McCain tonight at 9pm Eastern on CNN. Also,... [TVNewser]

Obama Campaign Wants You To Watch CNN Tonight - Posted September 26, 2008
You know that text message the Obama campaign sent out to announce their VP pick? Well, the campaign is still sending out texts to many of those who subscribed, including HuffPo's Danny Shea. Here's one they sent out this afternoon: Watch Barack debate John McCain tonight at 9pm Eastern on CNN. Also,... [TVNewser]