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Sunday Jul 05, 2009

CNN/HLN Plans for Michael Jackson Memorial

Anderson Cooper, Larry King, Don Lemon and Soledad O'Brien will host coverage live from Los Angeles, with Campbell Brown and Roland Martin anchoring live from New York, starting at NoonET Tuesday on CNN and simulcast on CNN International.

Robin Meade
, A.J. Hammer and Jane Velez-Mitchell will anchor live coverage for HLN.

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The Admiral Works His Magic...Wall

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With John King anchoring State of the Union from Los Angeles today, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff took it upon himself to use the Magic Wall to describe the situation for U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

CNN producer Josh Braun trained Admiral Michael Mullen to use the wall and he not only switched the graphics but also telestrated the maps. CNN says it's the first time someone of Admiral Mullen's stature got interactive with the wall as part of a segment.

Saturday Jul 04, 2009

CNN Re-Airs "Man in the Mirror" and Finds Bubbles

CNN will be re-airing Don Lemon's report on the life and death of Michael Jackson. The "CNN Presents" documentary features interviews with musician/performer/conductor Quincy Jones, music artist Usher, Smokey Robinson and Lionel Richie. "Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror" airs tonight and tomorrow night at 8pmET, 11pmET and 2amET.

And on HLN, a special edition of Showbiz Tonight: The Life Of Michael Jackson featuring celebrity tributes and memories airs tonight and tomorrow night at 6pmET.

Meanwhile, the other night on AC360, leaving no Jackson stone unturned, CNN correspondent John Zarrella caught up with Bubbles the chimp.

Wednesday Jul 01, 2009

CNN Lawyers Get Tough With Staff Over Michael Jackson Footage

CNN_7.1.jpgFirst on TVNewser: The legal action in the Michael Jackson case may go beyond those involving Jackson's estate and to the media that are covering him.

TVNewser has learned the CNN legal department sent out an email to the staff today in which they announced that they are expecting lawsuits over the network's unauthorized use of Michael Jackson footage over the past several days.

The email goes on to say that if a violation results in legal action against CNN, the person(s) responsible "may feel the financial effect in year-end bonuses."

A CNN spokesperson tells TVNewser, "There are always ongoing conversations to make sure we are following appropriate practices."

And with so many hours already filled with so much video of Michael Jackson, the rights-holders of the video will no doubt cash in on their property -- when the companies pay for usage or through lawsuits against those who don't.

Sunday Jun 28, 2009

Dana Milbank vs. Nico Pitney: It's On.

This morning on CNN's Reliable Sources, the Washington Post's Dana Milbank and Huffington Post's Nico Pitney faced off over Pitney's question last week at Pres. Obama's news conference.

Milbank's point: "I believe that whether it's Nico Pitney, with 'The Huffington Post,' or whether it's Carl Cameron, with Fox News, the White House should not be calling somebody the night before saying, we are going to call on you if you ask a question on a particular subject asked in a certain way."

Pitney held his own trying to explain the White House involvement, but then the conversation turned to Milbank's reporting during the Bush administration.

At one point, host Howard Kurtz said, "You two are going to have to take this outside." A CNN edited version of the segment below:

Saturday Jun 27, 2009

Is "Fusion" a Stretch or the New Metric?

DailyFinance's Jeff Bercovici takes an alternative look at the second quarter cable news ratings race which ends tomorrow. The idea? There's more than one screen on which to consume a network's news.

"We used to be a television business," Jack Wakshlag, head of research for Turner Broadcasting tells Bercovici, whose site is run by AOL, about to be spun off from CNN's parent, Time Warner. "We see our future in terms of being a multi-platform media company."

As it happens, Nielsen, the ratings firm, recently started tracking such a metric. It's called Nielsen Fusion, and it combines viewership and online usage data. The Fusion rankings for April show CNN with a commanding lead over both MSNBC and Fox News when it comes to reach among all viewers. (That's looking at the full day, not just primetime.) CNN reached 125.3 million people in April, versus 105.5 milllion for MSNBC and 104.3 million for Fox.

That's not really a surprise. CNN has always beaten Fox and MSNBC in reach, or cumulative audience. (Fox and MSNBC counter that advertisers make their buys based on ratings, not cumulative reach, which doesn't reflect duration of viewership.)

And FNC's response, "Apparently the sheer embarrassment of getting beat by both Headline News and MSNBC along with the continued implosion of Campbell Brown and Anderson Cooper has led CNN to its latest act of desperation," a Fox News spokesman tells Bercovici. "We wish Jack well in continuing to defend their battle for fourth place."

CNN's Weekend Michael Jackson Special

Lemon_6.27.jpgCNN's Don Lemon anchors "Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror" during several airings this weekend.

The CNN Presents documentary airs tonight and tomorrow night at 8pmET and 11pmET. The documentary includes new interviews with music artist Usher and producer and close family friend Rodney Jerkins who collaborated with Jackson on his last finished album.

Thursday Jun 25, 2009

Michael Jackson. Anderson Cooper. Studio 54. Discuss

Monday Jun 22, 2009

John King: Father's Day and Fenway

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Never far from his magic wall, yesterday - Father's Day - on "State of the Union," John King pulled up a couple photos of him with his kids. (As far as we know, that's not John suited up as the green monster.)

Said King: "One of the things every father likes to do is...take their kids to the ballpark. And this right here is a picture a few years back in what I call heaven, Fenway Park. Noah King and Hannah King, this was in April. As you can see, we're bundled up. It can be cold at Fenway."

Friday Jun 19, 2009

Campbell Brown "Breakout Star"

ACBrown_6.19.jpgForbes has included CNN anchor Campbell Brown on a list of personalities who are poised "to become a breakout star," in the world of entertainment.

Forbes writes, "News organizations are generally loathe to allow their on-air talents to venture into entertainment, but that path is probably there for Brown if she wants it."

Brown tells TVNewser, "I am immensely flattered but, sadly, I fear my talents are limited to good old fashioned journalism."

(via ICN)


Previously

Talking Money at Time Warner

Campbell Brown Hits A New Low

Rick Sanchez: "It's a Compliment That You Expected Us To Cover It More Than Our Competitors, And We Did"

Soledad O'Brien Joins Puerto Rican Day Parade, Promotes "Latino in America"

CNN Fail? Network Covers Iran Post-Election More than Any Other Cabler

CNN To Air "Lone Wolf" Special Tonight

Lou Dobbs' Ratings Down, May Be Replaced on HLN

CNN Gets First Interview With Abortion Doctor Murder Suspect

CNN's Betty Nguyen Honored with Time Warner Award

CNN's Rick Sanchez Calls Out Bill O'Reilly

Tiananmen Square 20 Years Later, A CNN Producer Reflects

Anderson Cooper Gets "A Little Verklemped" On His Birthday

Campbell Brown Returns: No More "No Bias, No Bull"

CNN Turns 29 Today

Middle of the Road and Back of the Pack for CNN in Prime

Tables Turned on Roland Martin

Bill Maher Responds to Sean Hannity

HOT For CNN: Cable Network Back On In Israel

Judge Rules For Dog Owners in Soledad O'Brien Co-Op Case

A.J. Hammer in a Bathtub With Debbie Gibson

King: "Let's Not Just Sit in Washington and Be Self-Important"

Larry King Explains Why He's Not a "Degenerate Gambler"

Larry King on Glenn Beck - "That Don't Impress Me"

Rick Sanchez Wants To Be Put In a Chokehold

Anderson Cooper Says "Teabagging" Comment Was "Stupid, Silly"

Tonight's Larry King About Larry King

CNN Shuffle: Rodriguez to 8pm, Another New "A.M" EP Needed

Friday's AC360 is Least-Watched of 2009; Cooper Still Up for the Year

Former CNN Intern Turned Chief Business Correspondent

Supremes Author on the Supreme Pick

Natalie Allen Back on CNN

CNN's New "Wingnut" Segment Hits Left and Right

Susan Roesgen Back on Air Today For CNN

Fine on CNN: "It's Time To Embrace A New Prime-Time Ethos"

Acosta Returns From "Trip of a Lifetime" Assignment to Cuba

A Week of "The View" on Larry King Live

The "Nation's Surgeon General" Talks H1N1

CNN's Time 100 Special: Ted Turner, Bono and More

Lou Dobbs Protesters Target CNN's DC Bureau

CNN Cameraman Seriously Injured While on Assignment

Swagga Like T.J. Holmes

More TVNewsers Weigh in on NYTimes' CNN Story

CNN's Prime Time Woes: "Klein's Got to Make it Sexy"

Robert Gibbs Gives the Press Corps an "A"

Fmr. CNN Reporter on Susan Roesgen: "She Needs to Apologize"

Carrey vs. Campbell Over Vaccination

Jaconi on King: "I Am Learning From His Instincts"

Election, Inauguration, 100 Days: CNN's Plan For Their Next Big Political Event

Telling Tales: Radio Talker's New Book Reveals Cable News Secrets

Partied-Out CNN Reporter Takes a Break

Ted Turner To Get "Ding Dong Ditched": Ashton Beats CNN To 1 Million

CNN Does Not Want to Lose to Ashton Kutcher

Susan Roesgen: Fox News Regular

Race to One Million: Ashton Kutcher on Larry King

CNN Reporter at Chicago Tea Party: It's "Anti-CNN Since This is Highly Promoted By the Right-Wing, Conservative Network Fox"

"It's Hard to Talk When You're Teabagging"

CNN Looks At "The Real Deal" With Taxes

CNN Running Fourth in Prime Time Demo

Did the White House Just Give a Boost to Lou Dobbs' Ratings?

Campbell Brown Gives Birth To Baby Boy

Martin Hopes "God Uses Me As An Instrument For His Will"

How "Water-Cooler-Type Issues" Are Giving HLN an Edge

Former CNN Host Tom Braden, Dies

NYT's Keller on CNN: "A Parody of a 'Daily Show' Parody"

CNN Atlanta Chief To Temporarily Oversee 8pm Hour

Former RNC Chairman on "Increasingly Biased Journalism"

CNN Journalist Arrested Covering Fargo Flooding

CNN Edits Out Pot Purchase from D.L. Hughley's Final Show

CNN's Klein Jokes About Ailes, Talks "Food Fight Du Jour"

Where Ed Henry Learned The Importance of the Follow-Up

Kyra Phillips Assures CNN Will Remember Martin Bartlett

Anderson Cooper To Report From U.S.-Mexico Border

CNN's Prime(ary) Problem

Cooper: "I'm Not Much for Giving Advice, That's Bill O'Reilly's Job"

CNN's Zakaria Gets First TV Interview With Eliot Spitzer Since Sex Scandal

The News About CNN Anchors John Roberts and Kyra Phillips

Cheney's First Post-VP Interview Goes to John King

John Roberts Inducted Into Canadian Broadcasters Hall of Fame

CNN To Spend Entire Week Covering Crisis

CNN Thinks "Policy" and "Stimulus" Are "Stinky"

Why Did Gupta Turn Down the Surgeon General Job?

D.L. Hughley To End Run

Has Gupta Taken Himself Out of Running for SG Position?

How A Multi-Platform Journalist Gets it All Done

Moonves Closes Door on CBS-CNN Merger; Bewkes Keeps Network Options Open

CNN Atlanta To Get Its Own Magic Wall?

CNN To Air Second "Black in America" Series

Miles O'Brien Joins Us on the "Menu"

What Will Roland Martin Mean For "No Bias, No Bull"?

Cooper: "Pathetic May Have Been Too Strong a Word," But...

Former CNNer Dornin Named SVP of Journalist-Expert Link-up Firm

No Bull: Campbell Brown Moves From "Mold-Ridden" Apartment

Roland Martin to Sub For Brown at 8pm

Kurtz Talks Goldberg, Santelli on Reliable Sources

D.L. Hughley Breaks A Wide Range of News

Gupta Gets Endorsement From Controversial Former SG

Zakaria on Viewers From Washington to Kabul

CNN Gears Up For Another "Heroes"

"The Best Romantic Team on Television"

John Roberts to Speak at CU Commencement

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