Jeffrey Schneider

Politico's Levi to ABC; ABC's Raabe to The Atlantic - Posted March 21, 2011
Like a game of musical flacks... Natalie Raabe has left her post at ABC News to join The Atlantic as a communications director. She's worki... [FishbowlDC]

White Powder Scare at ABC News - Posted March 3, 2011
A suspicious pile of white powder discovered on a desk at ABC News in New York turned out to be instant soup left on the desk by an overnight employee. The NYPD responded to ABC's upper west side headquarters this morning with the all-clear given soon thereafter. "We take these things seriously, so... [TVNewser]

More correspondents make their way into Libya - Posted February 23, 2011
As the State Department works to get American citizens out of Libya, more western TV journalists are going in. And because flying is not a safe option, most reporters are entering Libya by car from the Eastern border with Egypt. NBC News ... [TVNewser]

ABC News Crew Threatened with Beheading; CBS' Lara Logan Detained - Posted February 3, 2011
More U.S. journalists are finding themselves caught in the middle of the chaos in Cairo. ABC News reports a group of Egyptian men carjacked a crew from ABC and threatened to behead them today. Correspondent Brian Hartman, cameraman ... [TVNewser]

ABC News bound for 'Extinction?' Prediction 'Belongs at the Bottom of the Birdcage' - Posted September 10, 2010
Marketwatch.com's Jon Friedman has a question about ABC News, what with the impending departure of David Westin, the cutting of 25% of the staff, and the fact th... [TVNewser]

ABC News Not Flying Florida Pastor to New York - Posted September 10, 2010
Instead of burning Korans in a field near his Gainesville, FL church, Pastor Terry Jones is planning to be in New York tomorrow. He believes he has a meeting with the Imam heading up the lower Manhattan mosque project. On MSNBC this morning, NBC News correspondent Kerry Sanders reported from outside the... [TVNewser]

ABC News Reprimands Audio Operator Who Covered Mosque Protest - Posted August 26, 2010
A freelance audio operator covering a protest at the site of a proposed mosque and community center near Ground Zero has been reprimanded for his behavior. Andrea Lafferty, who was a speaker at the mosque opposition rally, first noticed the audio operator questioning a man ... [TVNewser]

Appeals Court Rules Case Against ABC News, John Stossel Can Go Forward - Posted August 24, 2010
A federal appeals court has revived a defamation lawsuit against ABC News and former correspondent, John Stossel. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the suit filed by TV evangelist Dr. Frederick Price, finding that Price may be able to prove that his words in a 2007 "20/20" report about politicians, businessmen,... [TVNewser]

Tom Shales v. Christiane Amanpour: Criticizing the Critic - Posted August 3, 2010
WaPo media critic Tom Shales is getting it from a few sides today after his review of "This Week with Christiane Amanpour." ABC News tells Salon that Shales' questioning of the wording of the "In Memoriam" segment is "an utterly f... [TVNewser]

John McKenzie Leaving ABC News - Posted May 5, 2010
ABC News medical correspondent John McKenzie is leaving the network. McKenzie is one of more than 300 ABC News employees who took a buyout. He'll remain with the network for... [TVNewser]

TV News Audio Op Detained with Pot at Obama Event in Iowa - Posted April 27, 2010
TVNewser has learned an audio engineer hired to cover Pres. Obama's visit to Iowa has been detained by the Secret Service after marijuana was found in his backpack. The unidentified man, a so-called local hire, was brought on by a cameraman who was hired by ABC News to cover today's events. ABC... [TVNewser]

ABC Fires Back at WaPo's Tom Shales - Posted March 23, 2010
WaPo's TV critic Tom Shales believes the sky will fall for ABC's pick of Christiane Amanpour for host of "This Week". And ABC is firing back. Hard. The more negative Shales is, the more positive ABC says it is about its choice. ABC Senior V.P. ... [FishbowlDC]

ABC Spends $7,000 on Charter for Diane Sawyer, George Stephanopoulos, Producers - Posted February 1, 2010
From Sunday's Page Six, an item about Diane Sawyer, George Stephanopoulos and five ABC News producers flying via private jet back to New York after last week's State of the Union. Says ABC News spokesperso... [TVNewser]

Update: NBC News Files Complaint with White House Over ABC's Access - Posted January 21, 2010
> Update: An NBC News spokesperson tells us, "NBC News did not file a formal or informal complaint about this interview." > Earlier: TVNewser has learned that NBC News has filed a formal complaint with expressed concern to the White House press office over the distribution of presidential inter... [TVNewser]

Major Shifts At ABC PR Coincide With Recent Anchor Changes - Posted January 4, 2010
First on PRNewser: With the recent anchor changes at ABC News, there is a major shift in publicists representing each of the news broadcasts. Natalie Raabe, who had been the publicist for "World News with ... [PRNewser]

ABC 'World News' Decade Look-Back Incorrectly IDs Eliot Spitzer - Posted December 29, 2009
On "World News with Diane Sawyer" last night, correspondent David Muir was wrapping up the decade in politics for one of those show closing pieces you'll see a lot of this week. Unfortunately, he got the title wrong for one of the subjects. Muir's track went like this: ... [TVNewser]

Stephanopoulos Has Ratings Hill to Climb - Posted December 15, 2009
Preliminary numbers are in for the new GMA with co-anchor George Stephanopoulos. The show, which was the first broadcast with the new anchor team of Stephanopoulos, ... [TVNewser]

Reports of Chris Cuomo's Resignation Untrue - Posted December 6, 2009
RadarOnline is reporting that ABC's Chris Cuomo resigned from the network today, via email. ABC News spokesperson ... [TVNewser]

Why the Changes Coming to GMA are not as Easy as ABC - Posted October 23, 2009
The Plot thickens at "Good Morning America." Buzz at ABC is that co-anchor Diane Sawyer is lobbying management to hold off announcing her "GMA" replacement until after she leaves for "World News." News division chief ... [TVNewser]

"If They're Going for a Big Name to Replace a Big Name, Who's Bigger than George?' - Posted October 21, 2009
We're curious - is it George? Despite media reports to the contrary, George Stephanopoulos' coronation as new co-anchor of "Good Morning America" is not a ... [TVNewser]

It's Spin City for Moguls & Machers at Michael's - Posted September 30, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE The flacks were certainly out in full force today at Michael's. It seemed anyone who was (or represents) anyone was out and about with something to spin. Well, at least it's a sign that life goes on in Manhattan no matter how bleak New York magazine says ... [FishbowlNY]

Stossel on Story Bump: "I Hate It That ABC Didn't Run My Piece" - Posted July 2, 2009
On his ABCNews.com blog Monday, John Stossel wrote, "I am sick of the coverage of Michael Jackson." Turns out he's sick of the coverage due in part... [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 H... [TVNewser]

Terry Moran Explains "Stupid" Comments About Farrah Fawcett - Posted June 25, 2009
Comments made by ABC News "Nightline" anchor Terry Moran have drawn the outrage of some of his co-workers. In the hours after the death of Farrah Fawcett, Moran added his thoughts to an ema... [TVNewser]

What Recession? Anderson Cooper Nearly Doubles in Price - Posted February 27, 2009
Last night in Times Square, Bailey House had its annual auction which featured several tvnewsers as items up for bid, including Meet & Greets and studio tours with Katie Couric, Charlie Gibson, ... [TVNewser]

Meet the Anchors - Posted February 24, 2009
Want to have a meet-and-greet with Brian Williams, or Katie Couric or Charlie Gibson? How about grabbing lunch with Anderson Cooper? You can, if you bid o... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 12.17.08 - Posted December 17, 2008
Good morning, Washington. What DC cafeteria is featured above? Think you know? Email us with your best guess. AND: Join us after the jump to find out if you guessed our last contest correctly. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning... [FishbowlDC]

What Does Jay Carney's Move Mean For ABC's Claire Shipman? - Posted December 16, 2008
The news that Time's Washington bureau chief Jay Carney is leaving the magazine to become Vice President-elect ... [TVNewser]

Networks To Call Them as They See Them - Posted November 4, 2008
Sheldon Gawiser has been calling elections for NBC for 40 years — his first as polling director at Cleveland's WKYC in 1968. After the debacle of 2000 (where Gawiser appeared on-air with Tom Brokaw... [TVNewser]

Charges Against ABC News Producer Dropped - Posted October 16, 2008
Criminal trespass charges filed against ABC News producer Asa Eslocker during the DNC will be dropped by the Denver City Attorney. Denver Police arrested Eslocker as he was attempting to take pictures of senators and VIP donors leaving a private meeting. "We are enormously... [TVNewser]

ABC News Brought Up During O.J. Trial - Posted September 23, 2008
A key witness in the O.J. Simpson trial, auctioneer Thomas Riccio, said during questioning yesterday that he was paid $15,000 by ABC News (and even more from Entertainment Tonight, TMZ.com and the Howard Stern Show) for audio recordings of the alleged robbery at the Palac... [TVNewser]

New Yorker Column Short on Facts, Long on Attacks of ABC News - Posted September 15, 2008
The New Yorker's Steve Coll spends a column today blasting ABC News over a variety of issues relating to ... [TVNewser]

Charles Gibson's Palin Interview: The Timing - Posted September 11, 2008
As the news nets cover the memorial services for the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, ABC's Charlie Gibson is across the country getting ready for the first of three separate sit-down interviews with GOP VP nominee ... [TVNewser]

Martin Bashir "Bitterly Regrets" "Asian Babes" Remark - Posted August 1, 2008
ABC's Martin Bashir is apologizing for "a tasteless remark" he made while keynoting an event at the the Unity conference in Chicago last week. Bashir was invited to speak at the banquet of the Asian American Journalists Association. According to the StarTribune's N... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 04.08.08 - Posted April 8, 2008
Good morning Washington. It's the birthday of Kofi Annan and Chuck Todd! And, on this day in 1986, Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. And TVNewser gives us an update on Tucker Carlson's TV show. Speaki... [FishbowlDC]

Jeff Schneider to Lifetime - Posted October 10, 2007
Jeffrey Schneider becomes Lifetime's SVP/Business Affairs/Deputy General Counsel, thus supervising all business affairs for the network's programming. He's a vet of both veteran of Fox and MTV. Based in Los Angeles, he'll will work closely with Susanne Daniels, President/Entertainment and Linda Rein, SVP/B... [FishbowlLA]

Did ABC Not Find Sitting, D.C. Madam-Frequenting U.S. Senator Newsworthy? - Posted July 10, 2007
ABC's Brian Ross, after viewing the so-called D.C. Madam's client list, quoted in May: "[The Palfrey clients'] names won't mean anything to our audience," Ross said in an interview. "They just weren't n... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Gay Talese, John Huey and The Guys - Posted January 17, 2007
The scene at 55th and Fifth resembled something of a men's club today where the power suits -- and ties -- ruled. Media machers including Time Inc.'s editor-in-chief John Huey, ad man Jerry Della Femina and the sartorially splendid Ga... [FishbowlNY]