Ronald Reagan

Newmark, Sklar, Sullivan Talk Consumer Protection With Consumer Reports and Consumerist - Posted May 20, 2009
Last night's panel (from left to right) Kevin McKean, Craig Newmark, Rachel Sklar, Ben Popken and Bob Sullivan Last night, we hit a panel at 92Y Tribeca hosted by the Consumerist and Consumer Reports that focused on online media's contribution to consumer protection. The panel, moderated by Consumer Reports' editorial director Kevin... [FishBowlNY]

Newmark, Sklar, Sullivan Talk Consumer Protection With Consumer Reports and Consumerist - Posted May 20, 2009
Last night's panel (from left to right) Kevin McKean, Craig Newmark, Rachel Sklar, Ben Popken and Bob Sullivan Last night, we hit a panel at 92Y Tribeca hosted by the Consumerist and Consumer Reports that focused on online media's contribution to consumer protection. The panel, moderated by Consumer Reports' editorial director Kevin... [FishBowlNY]

It's Sam's Last Day - Posted February 27, 2009
ABCNews.com put together a montage-o-Sam. Today is the ABC News veteran Sam Donaldson's last day. The montage includes Donaldson pressing Pres. Ronald Reagan during his news conferences, Donaldson's signature close about "another edition of Primetime LIVE!" and clips of some of his "television programs on the Worldwide Web." ... [TVNewser]

Sam Donaldson to Retire from ABC News - Posted February 16, 2009
What better day for Sam Donaldson to announce his retirement than on Presidents' Day. Donaldson, who covered presidents from Kennedy to Obama, is retiring next week from full time work at ABC News. The 41-year ABC News vet will continue to appear occasionally on This Week with George Stephanopoulos as well... [TVNewser]

Sam Donaldson to Retire from ABC News - Posted February 16, 2009
What better day for Sam Donaldson to announce his retirement than on Presidents' Day. Donaldson, who covered presidents from Kennedy to Obama, is retiring next week from full time work at ABC News. The 41-year ABC News vet will continue to appear occasionally on This Week with George Stephanopoulos as well... [TVNewser]

CNN is Top-Rated Cable Channel For Inauguration - Posted January 21, 2009
> Updated with broadcast numbers. CNN was the top-rated cable news channel for Inauguration coverage, according to Nielsen's Fast National data. 11am-2pmET: • Total Viewers:NBC - 10,406,000ABC - 10,129,000CBS - 7,049,000CNN - 6,941,000FNC - 4,438,000MSNBC - 2,571,000 • A25-54 demo:NBC - 4,335,000ABC - 3,931,000CNN - 2,811,000CBS - 2,724,000FNC - 1,379,000MSNBC - 924,000 (after the jump, how... [TVNewser]

What An Obama Loss Would Mean To Punditry - Posted November 3, 2008
Slate tantalizes us with a story that we think is going to be about pundits: An Obama loss would mean the majority of pundits, reporters, and analysts were wrong. Pollsters would have to find a new line of work, since Obama has been ahead in all 159 polls taken in the last... [FishBowlLA]

McCain/Palin Vs. The Newspapers - Posted October 1, 2008
Our thanks to Wonkette for this video. This is John McCain getting agro on a Des Moines Register reporter. It's really weird to get angered by legitimate questions. It's even weirder to compare Sarah Palin to Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. Might as well say that she has more executive experience... [FishBowlLA]

Debate Numbers Are In, 'Must See TV' Ratings Down - Posted September 29, 2008
According to Nielsen 57 million people watched the presidential debate on Friday night between Barack Obama and John McCain, meaning about 1/3 of the television sets in major U.S. markets tuned in -- also based on our unofficial research (i.e. Twitter) a whole lot of television sets in bars. That... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 11.19.07 - Posted November 19, 2007
Good morning Washington. National Journal reports, "Average time spent consuming news on a typical workday," broken down by type of Washingtonian. The Pew Talk Show Index for November 4-9 shows, "Dennis Kucinich's call to impeach Vice President Cheney made nary a blip with the general media last week but it was a... [FishBowlDC]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted November 8, 2007
Re-Run: You've read it everywhere else already, but here's the paper of record's straight-news take on show runners throwing their weight behind the WGA strike. Reagan's Misplaced Belt Buckles: The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library is missing about 80,000 artifacts. If you want to make a distasteful Alzheimer's joke, go right ahead. We... [FishBowlLA]

Time's Redesign Features Teary Reagan - Posted March 15, 2007
Left, Time's cover, November 17, 1980; right, Time's redesign, which will be unveiled tomorrow Tomorrow, Time is unveiling its possibly Economist-inspired redesign with a cover story — "How The Right Went Wrong" — about the state of the GOP featuring a tear-shedding Ronald Reagan on its cover. This is the 58th time... [FishBowlNY]

Times' Stanley: Ford TV Eulogies 'Cheery,' Respectful — With The Exception Of Today's Ann Curry - Posted December 28, 2006
New York Times television critic Alessandra Stanley spent yesterday working over her remote, watching the crush of coverage — with the exception of CBS, of course — of Gerald Ford's death: In Gerald R. Ford, who was 93 and served less than one full term, television found the avatar of comfortable presidential... [FishBowlNY]