David Zurawik

Sunday Show Preview - Posted October 9, 2009
• NBC's Meet the Press: Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), NBC military analyst and former US Southern Command Commander-in-chief Ret. Gen. Barry McCaffrey and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Ret. Gen. Richard Myers and a roundtable with Atlantic Media political director Ron Brownstein, WSJ's Paul... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Wrap-Up: Obama-Rama - Posted September 21, 2009
Embedded video from CNN Video • Above, on CNN's "Reliable Sources" yesterday, Howard Kurtz discussed, among other topics, President Obama's five-Sunday-show-blitz with WaPo's Chris Cillizza, conservative commentator Amy Holmes and St. Petersburg Times' Eric Deggans. • More from Kurtz in WaPo's Media Notes "Saturation Sunday": ""Anytime is a good time to interview the... [FishBowlDC]

Kurtz, Brown, Hartman, and Zurawik Discuss Gibson-Sawyer Announcement - Posted September 7, 2009
This weekend on CNN's "Reliable Sources," host Howard Kurtz talked with The Daily Beast's Tina Brown, former CBS Evening News EP Rome Hartman, and the Baltimore Sun's David Zurawik about last week's announcement from ABC that Charlie Gibson would be stepping down from "World News" and that Diane Sawyer would be... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted August 14, 2009
CBS' Face the Nation: WH Press Sec. Robert Gibbs. Roundtable with former Sen. Charles Hagel and Former Rep. Lee Hamilton. ABC's This Week w/ Jake Tapper (Steph on vacay): Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT). Rountable with Donna Brazile, Nat.... [FishBowlDC]

Early Sunday Show Preview - Posted July 2, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Programming Note: Meet the Press will not air Sunday, July 5 due to NBC's coverage of the Wimbledon tennis finals. We will return at our regular time on July 12. CBS' Face the Nation: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, Sen. Chuck Grassley... [FishBowlDC]

Early Sunday Show Preview - Posted July 2, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Programming Note: Meet the Press will not air Sunday, July 5 due to NBC's coverage of the Wimbledon tennis finals. We will return at our regular time on July 12. CBS' Face the Nation: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, Sen. Chuck Grassley... [FishBowlDC]

Early Sunday Show Preview - Posted July 1, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Programming Note: Meet the Press will not air Sunday, July 5 due to NBC's coverage of the Wimbledon tennis finals. We will return at our regular time on July 12. CBS' Face the Nation: ABC's This Week: Fox News Sunday: CNN's State of the Union: Former Secretary... [FishBowlDC]

ABC's Health Care Special: Reviews - Posted June 26, 2009
Excerpts from two reviews of Wednesday night's ABC News special "Questions for the President: Prescription for America": • The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz says that, despite being criticized "as an Obama 'infomercial' before a single moment had aired...it was a pretty good look at a complicated issue." But Kurtz does have his "quibbles.... [TVNewser]

ABC's Health Care Special: Reviews - Posted June 26, 2009
Excerpts from two reviews of Wednesday night's ABC News special "Questions for the President: Prescription for America": • The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz says that, despite being criticized "as an Obama 'infomercial' before a single moment had aired...it was a pretty good look at a complicated issue." But Kurtz does have his "quibbles.... [TVNewser]

Maddow: "We Don't Debate The Ratings Very Much" - Posted April 22, 2009
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow is back in the news today on several fronts. The LA Times picks up on a story first reported on TVNewser about Maddow's ratings drop. The "breakout star on cable" has seen her "numbers cool," writes Yvonne Villarreal. Maddow says she's not concerned how the new administration may affect ratings.... [TVNewser]

Maddow: "We Don't Debate The Ratings Very Much" - Posted April 22, 2009
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow is back in the news today on several fronts. The LA Times picks up on a story first reported on TVNewser about Maddow's ratings drop. The "breakout star on cable" has seen her "numbers cool," writes Yvonne Villarreal. Maddow says she's not concerned how the new administration may affect ratings.... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 04.15.09 - Posted April 15, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Its day 86 covering the Obama administration and week 11 for us. Also Tax Day. What we know and what we're reading this Wednesday morning... NEWSPAPERS... [FishBowlDC]

The "Oh God" Response, and Reaction - Posted February 26, 2009
As we reported yesterday, Chris Matthews addressed the "oh God" comment during Hardball last night. See what he said, and some reaction below:.msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 425px;} .msnbcLinks a {text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px;} .msnbcLinks... [TVNewser]

The "Oh God" Response, and Reaction - Posted February 26, 2009
As we reported yesterday, Chris Matthews addressed the "oh God" comment during Hardball last night. See what he said, and some reaction below:.msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 425px;} .msnbcLinks a {text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px;} .msnbcLinks... [TVNewser]

Cabler Connections to the Mumbai Attacks - Posted November 27, 2008
As networks were looking for correspondents on the ground to cover the attacks in Mumbai Wednesday, FBN had someone to talk to — reporter Jeff Flock's daughter, Elizabeth Flock. Flock is in Mumbai working for Forbes Magazine, and called in with reports of the situation. At the end of the segment, anchor... [TVNewser]

Greta Response to Kurtz Stays Unpublished - Posted November 17, 2008
Following Howard Kurtz' story last Thursday that included David Zurawik's critique of Greta Van Susteren's interview with Gov. Sarah Palin, Van Susteren responded on her blog, Gretawire. But the response was quickly taken down. She told TVNewser on Thursday she planned to edit it and re-post, but it has remained unpublished. Emailers... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted November 14, 2008
Meet the Press: Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), BP Capital Management founder/chair T. Boone Pickens and a roundtable with New York Times' Tom Friedman, BBC's Katty Kay, NBC's Andrea Mitchell and PBS' Tavis Smiley. Face the Nation: Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), Newt Gingrich and Gov.... [FishBowlDC]

CNN Breaks Into Comedy - Posted October 27, 2008
CNN's foray into comedy/news hybrid programming debuts on Saturday at 10pmET, with the premiere of D.L. Hughley Breaks the News. Reaction around the web was mixed (pictured: Hughley interviews "Freddie Mack" during Saturday's show): • The Baltimore Sun's David Zurawik thought the program was "off to a promising start." He writes that,... [TVNewser]

Ali Velshi Goes After the TV Critic Who Went After Him - Posted October 13, 2008
On Reliable Sources this weekend CNN's Ali Velshi confronted David Zurawik after the Baltimore Sun TV critic blasted Velshi and CNBC's Jim Cramer for doing "that cable news schtick" of delivering opinion over fact. Embedded video from CNN Video Oh, and after the day the Dow had today, do you think anyone seriously... [TVNewser]