ABC News

ABC Affiliates Concerned About Launch of ABC News-Univision Channel - Posted May 8, 2012
ABC News and Univision are moving forward with plans to jointly launch a 24-hour news channel, a venture which reportedly does not sit well with ABC's affiliates. Broadcasting & Cable ... [TVSpy]

Saturday 'GMA' Wins Among Younger Viewers in April - Posted May 5, 2012
Like its weekday counterpart, the Saturday edition of ABC's "Good Morning America" has continued to make inroads against the Saturday edition of NBC's "Today." For the month of April, Saturday "G... [TVNewser]

Facebook Tackles The Need for Organ Donors - Posted May 1, 2012
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg announced this morning that the social network will now have a feature allowing users in the U.S. and U.K. to spread the word to friends that they are registered organ donors. And if they're not, there are links that will take visitors to sites where they can enroll. Zuckerberg... [PRNewser]

Facebook Launches Organ-Donation Tool - Posted May 1, 2012
This morning's big announcement by Facebook ... [AllFacebook]

POLL: What Is Facebook Introducing Tomorrow? - Posted April 30, 2012
Facebook Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg will debut "a new Facebook tool that has the power to save lives" in two ... [AllFacebook]

As 'GMA' Beats 'Today,' ABC Thanks Affiliates - Posted April 19, 2012
With the final Nielsen numbers tallied, ABC is celebrating a historic ratings victory over NBC: for the first time in more than 16 years, ABC's "Good Morning America" topped NBC's "Today" in total viewe... [TVSpy]

Revolving Door: Le HuffPo, NY Times' Abramson to Debut at Davos, NBC Publishing eBooks, and More - Posted January 26, 2012
Le Huffington Post made its debut on Monday in France with Anne Sinclair as editorial director. Sinclair, a former TV anchor, is the wife of infamous former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn, aka DSK. At the pre... [PRNewser]

ABC News: Come To Us To Understand What's Going On - Posted December 19, 2011
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Revolving Door: 'USA Today,' Reuters, Time Inc., and More - Posted December 2, 2011
USA Today's editor John Hillkirk has stepped down to be senior edi... [PRNewser]

It's Official: Local Anchors Ginger Zee and Bazi Kanani Will Join ABC News - Posted November 7, 2011
ABC News president ... [TVSpy]

WMAQ Sports Anchor Paula Faris Joining ABC News - Posted October 27, 2011
Sports anchor Paula Faris is leaving NBC owned-and-operated WMAQ in Chicago to anchor "World News Now" on ABC News, ... [TVSpy]

Will the Yahoo!/ABC News Partnership Change Your Media Strategy? - Posted October 3, 2011
ABC News brought out the big guns this morning -- Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, ... [PRNewser]

ABC News Vet Paul Mason Steps Up as CEO of Link TV - Posted September 22, 2011
ABC News veteran Paul Mason has joined Link TV as the company's new president and CEO. In a recent vid... [semanticweb.com]

Revolving Door: 'In the Arena,' 'News of the World,' 'WaPo,' and More - Posted July 7, 2011
Two big media names have gotten the ax. Eliot Spitzer's comeback vehicle In The Arena was cancelled. CNN's evening schedul... [AgencySpy]

Revolving Door: 'In the Arena,' 'News of the World,' 'WaPo,' and More - Posted July 7, 2011
Two big media names have gotten the ax. Eliot Spitzer's comeback vehicle In The Arena was cancelled. CNN's evening schedul... [PRNewser]

Internet Activity Spikes After Casey Anthony Verdict - Posted July 6, 2011
The Casey Anthony verdict led to an avalanche of media coverage and Twitter responses.* Crimson Hexagon tells ... [PRNewser]

ABC News Publishes Enhanced eBook on Osama Bin Laden - Posted June 9, 2011
ABC News has published a video enhanced eBook entitled Target: Bin Laden - The Death and Life of Public Enemy Number One. The following writers contributed to this title: chief white house correspondent Jake Tapper, senior foreign affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz, eyewi... [GalleyCat]

Who Is Katie Couric, Really? - Posted June 7, 2011
[caption id="attachment_22198" align="alignleft" width="314" caption="Photo: Rick Rowell, ABC via Getty Images"][/caption] Katie Couric's new gig at ABC opens up new doors for her on daytime TV. According to yesterday's announcement, Couric will jump right in to the ... [PRNewser]

Lady Gaga Shares the PR Love - Posted May 27, 2011
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Twitter, Television Sit Together for Royal Wedding - Posted May 5, 2011
Media outlets including ABC News, CNN, BBC, ITV, and Sky incorporated Twitter into their coverage of the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton ... [SocialTimes.com]

Bin Laden Killed: Exclusive Video from Inside Compound Drives ABC News Digital Traffic - Posted May 2, 2011
ABC News said the hour between 11 p.m. ET and midnight Sunday, when news broke of the death of Osama Bin Laden, was its largest hour ever in terms of traffic... [TVNewser]

PR Joins in the Royal Wedding Festivities - Posted April 29, 2011
[caption id="attachment_20074" align="alignnone" width="505" caption="Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images"][/caption] I have to admit -- I'm pretty caught up in the Royal Wedding. And there are some among the PR industry who are as well. Who says ... [PRNewser]

Thou Shalt Tweet the Second Coming - Posted April 22, 2011
And the Lord said, "Let there be social media." In an interview with anchor ... [SocialTimes.com]

Roll Call: Ketchum Pleon, Pepsi, Howard Consulting, and More - Posted April 22, 2011
Marc Drechsler, who co-founded the Ketchum Pleon Financial group, is moving from Dusseldorf, Germany to NYC to beef up the firm's financial comms strengths. Drechsler is an SVP of financial comms, and will join the international group led by Paul Coh... [PRNewser]

#WorldNewsFeed Takes Facebook Users Behind the Scenes with Diane Sawyer - Posted April 20, 2011
Diane Sawyer's beverages of choice are green tea and sugar-free Red Bull. Her assistant's name is Jill, and executive producer Jon Banner's assistant is Tess. More behind-the-scenes nugge... [TVNewser]

ABC News Unveils ABC Video Bookstore App - Posted April 14, 2011
Today ABC News introduced an interactive ABC Video Bookstore in the Apple App Store, producing eBooks and enhanced eBooks that draw from the news organization's extensive archives. ... [semanticweb.com]

ABC News Unveils ABC Video Bookstore App - Posted April 14, 2011
Today ABC News introduced an interactive ABC Video Bookstore in the Apple App Store, producing eBooks and enhanced eBooks that draw from the news organization's extensive archives. ... [GalleyCat]

ABC News Digital Hires - Posted April 11, 2011
ABC News Digital is looking to strengthen its search-engine optimization and publicity with the respective hires of John Shehata and ... [TVNewser]

ABC News' Paul Slavin Bullish on Digital Video - Posted April 4, 2011
ABC News Digital senior vice president Paul Slavin discussed online video news at the Beet.TV Video Strategy Summit Thursday, saying digital video at ABC News is "exploding, presenting a limitless demand" for video journalism, and adding that the challenge is to create more video that is inexpensiv... [TVNewser]

Evening News Ratings: Week of March 14 - Posted March 22, 2011
A busy news week sent Americans to their TVs for the network evening newscasts, but the beginning of Daylight Saving Time has taken a hit on TV watching. The 6:30p-7p Households using television (HUT) level was down -7% week-to-week, while the People Using Television (PUT) levels among A25-54 viewers was down... [TVNewser]

ABCNEWS.com Sets Video Record with Friday Japan Earthquake Coverage - Posted March 14, 2011
ABC News senior vice president of digital Paul Slavin sent the following email to his staff... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Will it be 'Live with Kelly & Chris'? - Posted March 11, 2011
The New York Post reports on the short list to replace Regis Philbin on LIVE ... [TVNewser]

CNN, NBC air graphic 'New' Footage of 9/11 attacks, which ABC and Fox News have had for years - Posted March 9, 2011
A graphic video that was said to be never before seen footage of the 9/11 attacks made the rounds on TV and online Monday. Hundreds of websites, along with NBC News and CNN, among other outlets, aired clips from the video captured by the NYPD. Some outlets ran the video in... [TVNewser]

World News Producer Susie Banikarim Joins Newsweek/Daily Beast - Posted March 2, 2011
The hiring binge continues at The Newsweek/Daily Beast C... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

The New York correspondents who got the LA 'get.' Andrea Canning, Jeff Rossen and Charlie Sheen - Posted February 28, 2011
James Goldston, welcome to the morning show booking wars. On his first day as EP of "Good Morning America" the show got scooped by cross-town rival NBC News. Here's how it all went down. ... [TVNewser]

How to Make Your Own Virtual Newspaper with Twitter - Posted February 22, 2011
Who needs a newspaper when you have Twitter? This post may sound redundant to those in the know; but for those new to Twitter, here are some ways you can use the site as a one stop spot for your news - including links to get you started.... [AllTwitter]

Arianna Huffington to Appear on ABC News' This Week with Christiane Amanpour - Posted February 11, 2011
Arianna Huffington will be part of a roundtable discussion on Sunday's installment of ABC News' ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

ABC News to Launch SaveOne.net in Conjunction with 20/20 Special Be the Change: Save a Life - Posted December 9, 2010
ABC News will launch dedicated Web site SaveOne.net Friday, Dec. 17, in conjunction with a special... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

ABC News' Sherwood: 'One Big Challenge is the Rapidly Changing World of News and Information" - Posted December 3, 2010
[caption id="attachment_10444" align="alignleft" width="577" caption="Sherwood (at left) and outgoing president David Westin shake hands during today's announcement."][/caption] Our colleagues at TVNewser interviewed the newly-named presiden... [PRNewser]

Former ABCNews.com VP Jonathan Dube Joins Aol - Posted October 28, 2010
Former ABCNews.com vice president Jonathan Dube joined Aol as senior VP and general manager of Aol... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

ABC News Nightline Launches Customization of Midterm Election-Related Tweets via NightlineNow.com - Posted October 22, 2010
ABC News Nightline introduced a way for Twitter users to customize their feeds and follow key races in the upcoming midterm elections, via topic or location. NightlineNow.com provides real-time Tweets, and users can also choose to follow what Nightline anchors ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Jake Tapper Lands Book Deal for Afghanistan Reporting - Posted October 18, 2010
ABC News senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper ... [GalleyCat]

Laiea Smith Named Managing Editor at ABCNews.com - Posted October 15, 2010
ABCNews.com will have a new managing editor after the midterm elections Nov. 2: Laiea Smith, who has been with ABC News for more than 10 years, most recently as a senior producer for ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Trouble at the White House: Bill O'Reilly & George Stephanopoulos, Discuss - Posted October 14, 2010
As Alex mentioned earlier, Fox News broke in to "The O'Reilly Factor" to carry live coverage of the final two Chilean miners being rescued, with coverage anchored by Shepard Smith. That meant the final 40 or so minutes of the pre-taped "Factor" was interrupted during the 8pmET airing. T... [TVNewser]

ABC News Seeks Talented Techie For Web Developer Gig - Posted October 11, 2010
Are you and expert programmer with endless ide... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Facebook to Live-Stream ABC News' Midterm-Elections Coverage - Posted October 11, 2010
ABC News will live-stream its election-night coverage Nov. 2 on Facebook starting at 8 p.m. ET, including some reporting from the social network's headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., reports ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

'What Would You Do?' Returns to ABC Oct. 22 - Posted October 8, 2010
TVNewser reported in August that ABC has ordered another season of the ABC News "Primetime" series "What Would You Do?," now the network has finally added th program to its schedule. ABC will premiere a "best of" edition of the show Friday, October 22. ... [TVNewser]

Lesley Stahl Calls Being a Giant of Broadcasting 'Overwhelming' - Posted October 8, 2010
On Tuesday, 11 media heavyweights were honored as "Giants of Broadcasting." The event, orchestrated by the Library of American Broadcasting, was held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Manhattan. CBS News veteran correspondent Lesley Stahl and longtime ABC News reporter ... [FishbowlNY]

Jeff Winn named Executive Director, ABC News - Posted October 7, 2010
Jeff Winn has been named Executive Director, ABC News as part of ABC's digital transition. Winn will continue to serve as director of "Nightline" and special projects, while adding "20/20" and overseeing the DGA news division staff to his workload. Winn started at ABC as ... [TVNewser]

What's on Oprah Winfrey's iPad? - Posted October 6, 2010
Apps from CNN and ABC News made the short list of favorite iPad apps from Op... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

ABC News Partnering with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Year-Long Health Series - Posted October 6, 2010
First on TVNewser: ABC News is launching a multi-million dollar year-long series on global health, "Be the Change: Save a Life," with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on board as sponsor. The series will be featured across every ABC News program and platform, with coverage being led by "World News" anchor... [TVNewser]

Jake Tapper's Political Punch Now Packs Weekly Webcast - Posted October 5, 2010
Three weeks following its fifth anniversary, ABC News political blog Political Punch, written by senior White House c... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

ABC News Announces Series of Debates - Posted October 5, 2010
George Stephanopoulos and Jake Tapper are set to host a series of debates in key races across the country as part of ABC's "Vote 2010" midterm election coverage. Stephanopoulos and Tap... [TVNewser]

Christiane Amanpour's 'Mission' - Posted September 25, 2010
ABC News "This Week" anchor Christiane Amanpour gets interviewed by the Columbia Journalism Review. Among other topics, she discusses her passion for international reporting, and whether the American audience, particularly the traditional Sunday morning audience, is interested in ... [TVNewser]

Marysol Castro Leaving 'GMA' Weekend - Posted September 25, 2010
"Good Morning America" weather person Marysol Castro is leaving the program, ABC News confirms to TVNewser. Tomorrow, September 26, will be her last day on the show. "After 6 years of great weekends, this one is bittersweet. It's the last I'll spend with all the grea... [TVNewser]

Jake Tapper's ABC News Blog Packs a Political Punch for Five Years - Posted September 15, 2010
ABC News blog Political Punch is celebrating its fifth birthday Wednesday, having start... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

"GMA" Names New Newsreader|Living Stories|Hachette Works With MSN On New Lifestyle Site|Good Housekeeping Digs Up Archives|Huffington Criticizes Times Reporter - Posted December 8, 2009
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ABC New Radio Layoffs|OpenGate Drops Out Of BusinessWeek Bidding|Boston Globe Union Files Charges Against Pres|Erin Andrews Wants To Testify|Paper Magazine - Posted October 6, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Econ... [FishbowlNY]

Atlantic Wire Launches With (Media) Star-Studded Fete - Posted September 23, 2009
All of the (op-ed) stars were out last night to celebrate the launch of Atlantic Wire, the opinion aggregating sister site to ... [FishbowlNY]

Financial Journalists Give Shopping Tips In Cosmo - Posted September 10, 2009
The October issue of Cosmopolitan features some financial tips on shopping during a recession featuring Fox Business's J... [FishbowlNY]

Charlie Gibson Retires, Diane Sawyer To Take Over "World News" - Posted September 2, 2009
There will be a big change at one network's evening news desk starting next year. ABC News announced today that Charles Gibson, who has anchored the news channel's "World News" nightly ... [FishbowlNY]

More Tributes To Sen. Kennedy - Posted August 26, 2009
As the day has progressed, many media outlets have announced plans to pay tribute to Sen. Edward Kennedy. Here's some of what we're getting ready to see: Time magazine is planning a... [FishbowlNY]

Former NYT Restaurant Critic Reviews Choco Taco On Nightline - Posted August 18, 2009
Three months after leaving his post as restaurant critic at The New York Times, ... [FishbowlNY]

Dine For A Cause - Posted August 4, 2009
Looking for something to do tonight? Make a trip to Zereoue, a West African-French fusion restaurant on East 37th St., and say "the Woodruffs sent me." Zereoue, which is owned by former NFL running back Amos Zereoue, will donate 15 percent of any din... [FishbowlNY]

China Blocks ABC News Blog|Price Leaves Racked For Lucky|Rachael Ray Mag Swaps Cover Model For Food Porn|Why Buy 10 Weekly Papers Now?|WCBS Celebrates Two Oldies Years|An Inside Look At McKinsey - Posted July 27, 2009
WebNewser: ... [FishbowlNY]

ABC Pays $200K For Jackson Interview|Who Inappropriately Touched David Brooks?|Pageviews May Have Sealed Froomkin's Fate. Or Not.|Journal-er Dana Heads To Daily Beast|Search Wars: Twitter vs. Google - Posted July 13, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Econ... [FishbowlNY]

Once Seriously Injured In Iraq, Woodruff Returns - Posted July 13, 2009
TVNewser has word today that ABC News' Bob Woodruff has returned to Iraq for the first time since he was seriou... [FishbowlNY]

ABC News' Rick Klein Checks In To The Menu - Posted July 1, 2009
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Andy Rooney Becomes A Great Grandfather - Posted June 5, 2009
Congratulations all around for "60 Minutes" sage Andy Rooney and his grandson, Fox News Pentagon producer Justin Fishel... [FishbowlNY]

ABC's Rick Klein: "It's Almost Like Obama Chose Himself For The Supreme Court" - Posted May 27, 2009
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Bob And Lee Woodruff Kick Off Holiday Weekend Twitter Fundraiser - Posted May 21, 2009
ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff (left) and his wife Lee hosted a breakfast this morning to kick off their Memorial Day Twitter fundraiser Tweet To Remind. Tweet To Remind seeks to raise awareness of the Wo... [FishbowlNY]

"Newshour" Gets An Overhaul|ABC News Buys Out More D.C. Staff|Geffen Makes A Play For The Times|Jon Stewart Makes A History Channel Doc|Mags Find Subs Online - Posted May 12, 2009
TVNewser: PBS's "The Newshour with ... [FishbowlNY]

Online Women's Mag Double X Launches - Posted May 12, 2009
Way back in November, Slate chairman and editor-in-chief Jacob Weisberg told us about the three ladies that would be helming his newest spin-off venture... [FishbowlNY]

Job Title To Watch: Digital Correspondent - Posted April 7, 2009
Being a blogger forces you to be a multi-tasker. If you're good at what you do, you not only write, but edit, photograph and sometimes even act as videographer and editor, all to create an engaging blog post. So how can you parlay that into a career? Today the American... [MediaJobsDaily]

WaPo Forces ABC to 'Fix' Its Web Series Name - Posted March 22, 2009
ABC News' decision a few weeks back to name their new daily Web series 'The Fix' struck more than a few people as strange. Those of you who follow politics will already know that ... [FishbowlNY]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted September 24, 2008
More on Angler: Barton Gellman has been getting... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted September 9, 2008
Morning Cup of Schadenfreude: Brought to you today by E. Scott Reckard who writes: Suggesting that ... [FishbowlLA]

E! Names Ken Baker Executive News Editor - Posted February 4, 2008
More on this breaking story. For now, here's the press release: Baker Joins E! From Us Weekly, Where He Most Recently Served as Editorial Director for the Magazine's Web Site, Usmagazine.com Los Angeles, CA, February 4, 2008 -- E! Entertainment, the global leader for entertainment and celebrity ne... [FishbowlLA]

How Paris Hilton's Double Dealing Cost Her - Posted June 26, 2007
Variety's Michael Learmonth delves into the murky underworld of celebrity interviews, specifically Paris Hilton's unpaid path to Larry King. Looks like mastermind Kathy Hilton, acting on expensive bad advice from ... [FishbowlLA]

Bob Woodruff Almost His Old Self - Posted February 26, 2007
ABC News this morning gave reporters a sneak peak of the documentary about Bob Woodruff's near-death and recovery and how his family -- as well as the other soldiers and Marines who've been through the same, usually with much less positive results -- have dealt with it. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)--... [TVNewser]

ABC News Gets All Flushed by Ralph Fiennes - Posted February 16, 2007
ABC News (the American Standard of news ) continues on the tabloid trail. FBLA received an email from Natalia Labenskyj alerting us to Ralph Fiennes' possible sexual addiction. After his rom... [FishbowlLA]

Anna Nicole Smith's Death is a Tabloid Moment for ABC News - Posted February 9, 2007
ABC News is pumping out the "news" stories the way Oscar Meyer makes hotdogs and from the same sort of materials. Forensic pyschiatrist, Michael Welner, takes some wild guesses with a story headlined: EXCLUSIVE: What Killed Anna Nicole Smith?... [FishbowlLA]

Congdon Does Cow Dung - Posted January 8, 2007
On ABC News, Amanda Congdon is a cross between her bubbly, tight-shirted RocketBoom persona and a "serious" correspondent. Such as in this video, when she, dressed in an overcoat, intones that her report is about "cow doo-doo." In... [FishbowlNY]