![]() |
||||||||
|
Receive mediabistro.com's Daily TVNewser Feed via email
GeneralitiesFriday May 16, 2008
How the Nets Covered Clinton — After Edwards
The Huffington Post's Danny Shea has the other story from Wednesday night — how the network's handled their pre-taped interviews with Sen. Hillary Clinton, in the context of some major new information in the race. ABC, the only network to take live video from the Edwards announcement during the east coast feed of the broadcast, was also the only network to completely bump their Clinton interview from the broadcast (only for the east coast). A portion aired in the later broadcasts. Meanwhile, Brian Williams told MSNBC how NBC had the Thursday May 15, 2008
Walters' Audition Debuts at #1
Wednesday May 14, 2008
The Pre-Circus Shindig
Monday night, before the Mediabistro Circus kicks off, the mediabistro.com bloggers will be at Corio from 6:30-8:30pm. Come talk media and everything else, and meet the editors (and fellow readers) behind the blogs that occupy this space. We'll be there, as will the GalleyCat team, the Fishbowl-ers from NY, LA and DC, the PRNewser guys and the teams from UnBeige and MobileContentToday. We hope to see you there... Matthews, "The Annoying Older Brother Who Never Lets You Speak"
Williams arrived after anchoring West Virginia primary updates, while Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann and Tim Russert were 40 blocks away dissecting the Clinton win. Fineman thanked all four by name, describing himself as the "adjunct professor" at NBC, his "home away from home." Fineman heaped praise on his boss, Meacham, saying he was like a wiser, younger brother while Matthews was "the annoying older brother who never lets you speak." Also in attendance, ABC News president David Westin, Nightly News EP Alex Wallace, Dateline EP David Corvo, the NYTimes' David Brooks, former Newsweek editor Mark Whitaker, now SVP at NBC News and Newsweekers Dan Klaidman and Jonathan Alter. Some pictures after the jump... Examining the NYT's "Examination"
Her findings — "They proved their case against the Pentagon, hands down. But they did not prove their case against the generals and other military men whom they name-dropped in that story. Which means they did not necessarily prove their case against the networks." • The Pentagon case was proven by, "forcing the Pentagon to (finally) release the 8,000 pages of transcript." • The case against the military men themselves was not, because, "he painted with way too broad a brush." • The network argument was not proven either, Sklar writes, because, even though the, "networks fumbled this ball by not addressing the story head on," the story made, "sweeping statements about network culpability." That's the crux of the argument — check the full piece for far more detail. • Related: Media Matters breaks down the 4,500 appearances by the military analyst's named. For Storm, Extra Sleep and Family FirstGail Shister Hannah Storm's new job at ESPN comes with a bonus — 20 minutes' extra Z-time. But at 4 a.m., who's counting? As co-anchor of ESPN's new morning "SportsCenter," Storm says she'll get up at 4:30 a.m. instead of 4:10, as she did for the past five years on CBS's "Early Show." Then it's a 1 hour, 20-minute commute from "the far reaches of Connecticut" to ESPN HQ in Bristol for the 9 a.m.-to-noon "SC," to launch in August. Like any good jock, Storm labels her co-host "a player to be named later." After five years of vampire hours — and bloodletting, for that matter — at CBS, why would any sane mortal choose the same shift somewhere else?
Storm and her husband, NBC golf announcer Dan Hicks, have three daughters, ages 7, 9 and 11. During her previous sports career, at NBC and CNN, Storm worked all hours and was constantly on the road. In '02, when her eldest was about to start kindergarten, Storm promised her she would take a day job. The day job ended suddenly in December, when CBS told her she was out. She says the network offered her another post "anchoring and reporting," but she passed. No details, except it wasn't Katie Couric's "CBS Evening News," Storm says. Tuesday May 13, 2008
WTF Was Sue Simmons Thinking?We've held off posting this story today, mostly because we don't usually report on the news of local news. But we've heard from you today, so here goes. If you haven't heard about it, Sue Simmons a 28-year veteran anchor at WNBC dropped the F bomb last night during a prime time promo for News4 New York at 11 (might be NSFW, unless your boss uses the F word a lot, in that case, it's entirely SFW): Getting In To (and out of) Myanmar
But that hasn't stopped some networks from sending in reporters. An ABC reporter managed to reach the Irrawaddy Delta area yesterday. ABC obscured her face to keep her from being kicked out of the country, or worse, jailed. Her reporting was included in a Terry McCarthy story on the World News Webcast, and she had a standalone story on the broadcast. Meanwhile, after Dan Rivers' great escape from Myanmar late last week, CNN sent in another reporter, but is keeping their identity secret. A network spokesperson tells TVNewser, "This is an important story that CNN will continue to cover from Myanmar. The decision was taken for security reasons, which we do not discuss. We will review the situation as the story develops." Sunday May 11, 2008
Shepard Smith's "Gone in 10 Seconds"
Smith said, "On a normal day, 10 seconds later, a loved one can drop to a knee and say those words you so wanted to hear, but now you can't believe it's happening. On a normal day, 10 seconds later, the phone can ring and that job is there halfway across the country. Ten seconds later, Tyree can catch a pass between his hand and his helmet — the great escape can happen, and our guy can be the Super Bowl MVP." Smith majored in journalism at the Oxford, MS university but left a few credits short of graduation requirements. Also giving commencement addresses this weekend, Hoda Kotb at Virginia Tech, Chris Matthews at Old Dominion, John Quinones at St. Mary's (San Antonio), Friday May 09, 2008
Time To RelaxAs you head out for the weekend, we leave you with this (from here): PreviouslyFriday Profiling: Glick and North Newsers and Others Turn Out For Time 100 Providing Color on the Weather Threat Star on Barbara: "Reduced to Publicly Branding Herself as an Adulterer" Thomas Roberts and the "Industry's Glass Ceiling For Gays" A New Project for Stewart-Wolff Between the Mall & the Wedding, Burma for Mrs. Bush An Assortment of Flubs, Snubs and Dust-ups 2008 College Grads To Hear From Lots Of TV Newsers Tucker on Hillary: "She's Dodged Bullets, She Could Dodge a Ball" Is Snow Still Permanent Guest Host? The Weeklong Countdown of Influential Punditry Comes to a Close Friday Profiling: Regan and Carlson AT&T Launches Mobile TV Service Influential Newsers: Russert and "Magic Wall" Creator Aaron Brown on King, Olbermann, O'Reilly, Himself Blaine Holds Breath, Oprah Swoons Morning Notes: It Must Be Sweeps Mark McEwen: "When One Door Closes, Another Opens" 5 Questions For... Heather Cabot Murrow's Legacy Honored at Newseum Ferguson to Newsers: "You Cranky, Magnificent Bastards" Twittering the White House Correspondents' Dinner Roger Mudd: "I Devoutly Hope That The Evening News Will Never Disappear" WHCA: Cocktails & Campaigns for Reuters Guests The Other President in the White House Before Tonight's Technology Wall Battle, Let's Meet the Contestants Cable "Gaining the Upper Hand" Over Broadcast Networks Alright, Kill it, But Still Read TVNewser Saturday's WH Correspondents' Dinner: Pamela Anderson And Colin Firth? CBS Photographer Returns to Europe, While Human Rights Group Asks for Reuters Death Probe Our Car Thief, Who Art On The 405 Blitzer, Russert Attend Audience with Pope Benedict RTCA Dinner: Cheney's Dig at Countdown, Rocca's Digs at Everyone RTCA Dinner Tonight — Who's Going? The Latest in the Osama/Obama Saga Papal Trip, U.S.A.: Coverage Notes Biz Newsers Play Nice at Panel Capus Tops TV Week's 10 Most Powerful Are You Making the TV Big Bucks? CNBC Tops in Affluent Audience Live From Memphis: MLK, Jr. Anniversary Coverage Spencer Christian Says He Always Talks With Charlie Gibson About... Murdoch: CNN "Always Been Extremely Liberal" Media Doing Good: Wal-Mart Drops Lawsuit How Safe is the Food You Eat, Newsers? Cablers Attack Each Other...Again Survey Shows Viewers "Like Waking Up With" Diane Sawyer Video Hits...From the MB Fishbowls The War, The Media, and Ahmed Chalabi Obama Ratings Hit, Schedule Stays Packed Kurtz Copies Abrams — All is Well 5 Years of Iraq War Coverage: 3 TV Journos Tell All Counting Down...With Differing Countdowns Charlie's Choice: His Face or his MacBook Air Robins's New Role: Not "Business As Usual" H&C Ratings Winner in Obama Sweepstakes Bear Collapse Brings Special Programming A Rare Road Trip For The NewsHour The Insider's Comprehensive Reporting Inevitability — Client 9 Radio to Premiere Today Vieira: "I Did Spend Nine Years With the Lesbians of The View" What's $4,300 When You Can Get $100,000? A Milestone for the Nation's Longest-Running News Program Cable News Snapshot: March 12, 2008 11:25amET Spitzer Scandal: Biz Nets First Nets Take Spitzer Announcement The Old Fashioned Way The Morning After: Spitzer on FBN Cablers Cover Spitzer Prostitution Ring Link Making The "Crazy Quilt" of Old and New Media "Work Together" Where Will You Be in Five Years? What's On For Super Tuesday II? Cross Network, Cross Country Quiz NBC News Opts Out of Bush News Conference February Ratings: The Write-Ups 2008 College Grads To Hear From Stahl, Vieira |
|
|||||||