Jack Cafferty

Birthday "Blitz!" CNN's Situation Room Celebrates 4 Years - Posted August 10, 2009
Happy 4th birthday to CNN's Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer! Wolf toasted his anniversary on air today...only to get jabbed by fellow CNN anchor Jack Cafferty who said to Blitzer, "You know what I find remarkable? I look pretty much the same, but you've aged a lot." Blitzer teased, "I know... [FishBowlDC]

Birthday "Blitz!" CNN's Situation Room Celebrates 4 Years - Posted August 10, 2009
Happy 4th birthday to CNN's Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer! Wolf toasted his anniversary on air today...only to get jabbed by fellow CNN anchor Jack Cafferty who said to Blitzer, "You know what I find remarkable? I look pretty much the same, but you've aged a lot." Blitzer teased, "I know... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Media Menu: Quarter Century Edition - Posted March 27, 2009
Today on the menu Steve and I talk about yesterday's NYT's cuts, how to use HuffPo to become a "death of newspaper" blogger, and why my bracket situation is not getting any better. Also, what we learned this week. Steve's unsure whether he's acquired any specific quarter-century wisdom beyond the fact... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Media Menu: Quarter Century Edition - Posted March 27, 2009
Today on the menu Steve and I talk about yesterday's NYT's cuts, how to use HuffPo to become a "death of newspaper" blogger, and why my bracket situation is not getting any better. Also, what we learned this week. Steve's unsure whether he's acquired any specific quarter-century wisdom beyond the fact... [FishBowlNY]

The Morning Media Menu With CNN's Jack Cafferty - Posted March 26, 2009
Today on the menu we skipped our morning dose of caffeine and had a chat with straight-talking Jack Cafferty of CNN's Cafferty Files instead. Cafferty, who has a new book coming out titled "Now or Never: Getting Down to the Business of Saving Our American Dream," had plenty to say... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Media Menu: CNN's Jack Cafferty - Posted March 26, 2009
The Morning Media Menu was joined by CNN's Jack Cafferty today. He has a new book out, "Now or Never: Getting Down to the Business of Saving Our American Dream." TVNewser: He says he decided to write the book as a response to the Bush administration. "I just felt like the... [FishBowlDC]

Cafferty on the "Menu": "The American Public is an Impatient Group" - Posted March 26, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu we were joined by CNN's Jack Cafferty, author of the new book, "Now or Never: Getting Down to the Business of Saving Our American Dream." He says he decided to write the book as a response to the Bush administration. "I just felt like... [TVNewser]

CNN's Jack Cafferty on the "Menu" - Posted March 25, 2009
Jack Cafferty of CNN is our guest tomorrow on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast. Cafferty's new book, out this month, is called, "Now or Never: Getting Down to the Business of Saving Our American Dream." We'll talk to him about the Bush administration, the Obama administration, and, well, how to get... [TVNewser]

CNN's Jack Cafferty on the "Menu" - Posted March 25, 2009
Jack Cafferty of CNN is our guest tomorrow on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast. Cafferty's new book, out this month, is called, "Now or Never: Getting Down to the Business of Saving Our American Dream." We'll talk to him about the Bush administration, the Obama administration, and, well, how to get... [TVNewser]

Jack Cafferty Hates Your Kids - Posted March 24, 2009
CNN.com features an excerpt from Jack Cafferty's new book, "Now or Never" that includes a rather harsh critique of modern parenting. We don't have kids, so we're just going to lean back and enjoy the finger pointing. I don't know the status of parenting in America. But I know a little about... [FishBowlLA]

Taking Out the Trash - Posted March 3, 2009
What we almost missed today... Is Newt Gingrich coming around to the NYT? First line of his most recent column from Human Events: "I'm beginning this week by doing something I don’t usually do: thanking the New York Times." CNN's Jack Cafferty admits a crush on First Lady Michelle Obama here, calling her... [FishBowlDC]

Taking Out the Trash - Posted March 3, 2009
What we almost missed today... Is Newt Gingrich coming around to the NYT? First line of his most recent column from Human Events: "I'm beginning this week by doing something I don’t usually do: thanking the New York Times." CNN's Jack Cafferty admits a crush on First Lady Michelle Obama here, calling her... [FishBowlDC]

The Cafferty File is Empty - Posted December 19, 2008
We think that the templated toss to Jack Cafferty should have come out of Wolf Blitzer's scripts. At the end of the first section of The Situation Room today: Let's check in with Jack Cafferty with the Cafferty file. Jack?Oh, unfortunately, Jack Cafferty is not here today. He has the day... [TVNewser]

Cafferty Reads Email Comparing Limbaugh and Hannity to KKK - Posted December 15, 2008
During his Cafferty File segment on Friday CNN's Jack Cafferty asked viewers: "Should Republicans stop listening to Rush Limbaugh?" Newsbusters reports Cafferty referred to the radio host as "that gasbag Limbaugh," while referencing comments made by Colin Powell last week during an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria. While reading viewer emails after the... [TVNewser]

Carol Cafferty Remembered - Posted September 7, 2008
Jack Cafferty was not on The Situation Room on Friday for The Cafferty Files, because his wife of 35 years, Carol Cafferty, passed away that morning. "Carol was everything to Jack," said Wolf Blitzer. See The Situation Room's tribute to Carol:... [TVNewser]

The Ticker (p.m. edition): Turner, Olympics, Cafferty... - Posted August 6, 2008
> Despite net income falling 26% in 2Q, Time Warner's Turner division, which includes CNN & Headline News, delivered an 11% increase in ad sales. TVWeek reports Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes says the unit outperformed expectations "given the economic conditions." > Joe Scarborough isn't afraid to poke a little fun... [TVNewser]

The Ticker (p.m. edition): Turner, Olympics, Cafferty... - Posted August 6, 2008
> Despite net income falling 26% in 2Q, Time Warner's Turner division, which includes CNN & Headline News, delivered an 11% increase in ad sales. TVWeek reports Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes says the unit outperformed expectations "given the economic conditions." > Joe Scarborough isn't afraid to poke a little fun... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 09.26.07 - Posted September 26, 2007
Good morning Washington. Most of you read newspapers at work. An ABC release announced, "For the just-completed 2006-07 season, ABC's 'World News with Charles Gibson' was the #1 evening newscast among Adults 25-54. This marks ABC's first seasonal demo win since 1995-96. For the season, 'World News' averaged a 2.1/9 and 2.62 million... [FishBowlDC]

Poll: Which Troubled Starlet Took The Better Mugshot? - Posted July 26, 2007
Nicole, Paris, Lindsay With the L.A. media mired in Lindsay Loha-steria — and the national media, apart from Jack Cafferty, tolerating it — we thought we'd eat the last remaining table scraps of this story: who wore their mugshot better? Lindsay? Paris? Nicole? Let the mindless voting begin! EARLIER: Jack Cafferty Refuses To... [FishBowlNY]

Now Cafferty Takes A Stand - Posted July 25, 2007
First MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski refused to read, tried to burn, then shredded her script regarding the release of Paris Hilton from jail, now CNN's Jack Cafferty is trying to take the high road on celebrity news, too. And, as in Brzezinski's case, the on-air refusal is making international news. See... [TVNewser]

Now Cafferty Takes A Stand - Posted July 25, 2007
First MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski refused to read, tried to burn, then shredded her script regarding the release of Paris Hilton from jail, now CNN's Jack Cafferty is trying to take the high road on celebrity news, too. And, as in Brzezinski's case, the on-air refusal is making international news. See... [TVNewser]