Politics

Friday Jul 03, 2009

Sarah Palin Takes News Nets By Surprise: "This Does Not Feel Like the Act of a Woman Who Wants to Have a National Career"

The breaking news trickled in from Alaska in bits and pieces. First it was: 'Gov. Sarah Palin Won't Run for Re-Election.' Soon enough the cable news networks were scrambling to confirm that Palin would be stepping down as Governor, which she is, on July 25th. As a news conference - without live transmission - was underway at Palin's Wasilla, Alaska home, the national news media was 4,000 miles away waiting for word.

• At 3:02pmET CNN's Rick Sanchez reported that Palin would not be running for a second term. He would repeat the news a few more times until 3:29pmET when, sourcing Alaska affiliates, that Palin would be stepping down as Governor.

• FNC reported that Palin would not be running for a second term at 3:10pmET. At 3:34pm Gregg Jarrett broke in again to report that Palin was handing over power to the Lieutenant Governor, again sourcing a local Alaska reporter. At 3:42, Jarrett reported that FNC had spoken to Todd Palin who confirmed the news.

• MSNBC first reported the news that Palin would not be running at 3:13pmET. An hour later MSNBC broke in again, this time with the tape of Palin announcing her plans.

FNC's Chris Wallace wondered why the soon-to-be former Governor made the announcement with such little fanfare, asking: "Wouldn't you have scheduled it in a way that all of the national media could get up there with satellite trucks and broadcast it live and we could be broadcasting it instead of talking about it? This does not feel like the act of a woman who wants to have a national career."

Meanwhile, CNN's Sanchez has his own questions about the step-down:

Monday Jun 22, 2009

Networks to Carry Obama News Conference

Obama_6.22.jpgPres. Obama has called a Rose Garden news conference for tomorrow at 12:30pmET. ABC, CBS and NBC will all cover with main anchors Charlie Gibson, Katie Couric and Brian Williams.

Additionally, Fox News' Shepard Smith will provide a special report for FOX affiliates.

This is Pres. Obama's fourth solo news conference; his first not in prime time.

> Update: The newser has been moved to the briefing room because of the heat -- it's expected to be 82 degrees and humid in D.C. today.

Saturday Jun 20, 2009

Obama at Press Dinner: "I Know Where My Bread is Buttered"

In case you missed it last night, here's Pres. Obama at the Radio & TV Correspondents Dinner: "It wasn't easy coming up with fresh material for this dinner. A few nights ago, I was up tossing and turning trying to figure out exactly what to say. Finally, when I couldn't get back to sleep I rolled over and asked Brian Williams what he thought."

Chuck Todd, Mika Brzezinski and Wolf Blitzer also get shout outs...

(via C-SPAN)

Friday Jun 19, 2009

Cablers to Carry Pres. Obama Remarks at RTCA Dinner Tonight

Some are referring to it at the junior prom — not as grand as the White House Correspondents dinner in April, but still a dinner where journos and politicos loosen up for a few hours.

And tonight Fox News, CNN and MSNBC will all carry live President Obama's remarks around 8:40pmET. C-SPAN will also provide live coverage of this year's Radio & TV Correspondents Dinner which is being held at the Washington Convention Center.

FishbowlDC has the lowdown on the events. They'll also be in attendance tonight, so look for reports and follow them on Twitter for up-to-the-minute coverage.

VP's Sunday Appearances Drawing Fewer Viewers

Biden_6.19.jpgAs a Senator, he was a Sunday morning staple for years. As Vice President, Joe Biden has now appeared on three of the four Sunday morning public affairs shows. But with each appearance, fewer viewers tuned in.

The figures are in millions of Total Viewers & A25-54 viewers:


• 12/28/2008 — ABC's "This Week" -- 3.67m/1.25m

• 01/25/2009 — CBS's "Face the Nation" -- 3.34m/1.21m

• 6/14/2009 — NBC's "Meet the Press" -- 3.10m/1.07m

> Update: A TVNewser reader points out Biden was still VP-elect for his "This Week" appearance in late December.

Friday Jun 12, 2009

Gov. Sarah Palin on Today, Then CNN

palin_6-12.bmpGov. Sarah Palin appeared on NBC's Today show, in a lengthy interview with Matt Lauer. For more than five minutes, the topic of David Letterman took center stage.

She called his comments "a sad commentary on where we are as a culture, as a society, to chuckle and laugh through [such] comments."

"I think he will pay some sort of price for it, Governor," said Lauer.

Lauer also asked if she would be the "future of the GOP." "Absolutely not necessarily," said Palin.

Wolf Blitzer interviewed Palin as well this morning (so...no NBC exclusive), with clips to air on CNN today and in full on The Situation Room.

Click continued to see Lauer's interview...

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Thursday Jun 04, 2009

Greta, George Interview Sec. of State Clinton

greta_6-4.bmpFox News Channel's Greta Van Susteren continues her reporting from Egypt (she rode a camel yesterday) with an interview with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this morning. The interview will air tonight on "On the Record."

We hear Van Susteren is heading back to the U.S. later today on the State Dept. plane.

"On the Record" was anchored on Tuesday by Martha MacCallum and last night by Jennifer Griffin. It will be MacCallum again tonight. (Anyone missing?)

Meanwhile, George Stephanopoulos interviews Mrs. Clinton this Sunday on "This Week." It's her first Sunday show interview since her presidential campaign ended this week last year.

Pres. Obama Cairo Speech Replayed on MSNBC

President Barack Obama's much-hyped speech in Cairo, Egypt this morning aired on all three cablers, all three business news networks and more. But the time difference meant it aired at 6:10amET — nowhere near prime time.

Although clips have been played on the cablers today, MSNBC has gone to an additional step — replaying the entire speech, beginning at NoonET today (although broken up by commercials). CNN and FNC aired a lengthy clip of the speech at the top of the NoonET hour as well:

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Tuesday Jun 02, 2009

Pres. Obama: "I Don't Find Most of the Cable Chatter Persuasive"

BW_6.2.JPGDuring tonight's NBC News special "Inside the Obama White House," as the president and Brian Williams were driving to get burgers, Williams asked Pres. Obama whether when he's watching cable TV and lands on a news channel and sees a debate underway about him, does he stop and watch?

I generally don't. Mainly because I don't find most of the cable chatter very persuasive. I've used this analogy before, it feels like WWF wrestling. Everybody's got their role to play. I know a lot of these guys. And if Pat Buchanan is having a conversation with Chris Matthews or talking to Keith Olbermann, everybody's got their set pieces and, so, I don't feel as if I'm learning anything from the debate.

Part II of "Inside the Obama White House" tomorrow on NBC at 9pmET/PT will include the Obama family.

More video and interactive features here on special page set up on msnbc.com...

Monday Jun 01, 2009

GM Everywhere: Networks Cover Obama Speech

The cablers and networks covered President Barack Obama's remarks about the GM bankruptcy this afternoon, with George Stephanopoulos anchoring on ABC, Russ Mitchell on CBS and Ann Curry on NBC.

Tonight on ABC World News, Charlie Gibson anchors from a Chevrolet dealership in New Jersey, in addition to several reports from ABC's correspondents. CBS' Dean Reynolds reports from Detroit and Anthony Mason from New York. NBC's Phil LeBeau (who got the second question at the GM news conference after a reporter from Mexico) and Kevin Tibbles will report for Nightly News.

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And perhaps a recognition that it is now 60% owned by the U.S. government, GM was doing the diplomatic thing by airing C-SPAN's coverage of the Obama remarks at its New York headquarters, rather than from, say, CBS which produces its morning show in the GM building. C-SPAN, a public service channel, is owned by cable and satellite operators.

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Previously

Cablers Cover Prop 8 Court Ruling

Sotomayor Announcement Covered on Every News Network

Decision, Decisions: Pres. Speech at Naval Academy or Nancy Pelosi Briefing

White House Producing Its Own News Reports, Shutting Out the Press Pool

Cablers Cover Cheney Portion of Morning

Cablers Cover Pres. Obama Speech, Anticipate Cheney's Address

Rush Limbaugh "Resigns" As Head of Republican Party

Greta's Husband Tried to Bring Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton Together

Wanda Sykes Lands On FOX, And Talks About Her Rush Comments

Cell Phones Interrupt Already Contentious White House Briefing

Will FOX Decision Lead Other Networks To Follow Suit?

Rising Reporters: The Etiquette of Standing Up

Grading the Press Corps

NBC and CBS Reveal WH Correspondents Dinner Guest Lists

Is ABC News Hogging White House Dinner Guests?

"Lie to Me" Tops Obama News Conference

Covering the Coverage: From CNN's "Mess" to "Ravishing Rachel Maddow"

Live Blog: Covering the 100 Day Coverage

Specter's Switch: First Stop, Meet the Press

Obama Describes Seeing "Folks Waving Tea Bags Around" on Channels Where "I'm Not Very Popular"

Study: Too Much Personal Coverage of Obama

Sen. Arlen Specter's Party Switch. Bloomberg First With the News

Vote: First 100 Days - Grading the White House Press Corps

ABC, NBC, CBS Will Carry Obama News Conference — FOX Won't

29% Say Fox News "Too Critical" of Obama; 16% Say CNN/MSNBC "Too Easy" on Obama

Did DHS Secretary Set Pre-Conditions For Morning Show Interviews?

Jindal in 2012? Maybe Not, Reveals Chris Matthews Show

White House Press Office Accidentally Sends Draft Version of Obama Schedule to Press Corps

Who Covered Pres. Obama's Early Morning Istanbul Town Hall?

Three Broadcast Nets, Three Ways to Watch Obama

From the "Freakishly Partisan" Olbermann to the "Atavism" of Beck

White House Press Corps Fights Back Against Late Briefings

Cablers Take Obama Web Hall Meeting

31.1 Million Watch Obama News Conference on Broadcast Nets

White House Tells Members of Press Corps They May Be Called On

Networks and Cablers To Cover Obama's Prime Time Newser

Gibbs on Cheney: "I Guess Rush Limbaugh Was Busy"

In Defending Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrich Swipes Chris Matthews

"How Can You Reduce a Day's Worth of Work Down To Meaningless Sound Bites?"

Limbaugh: White House "Playing Manipulative Games With Washed Up Talking Heads Targeting Me"

CNN's Ed Henry Makes Limbaugh's List, ABC's Jake Tapper Doesn't

33.6 Million Watch Obama on Broadcast Nets

Anchors Describe Obama Lunch on Web

"In The Trenches" With Some DCNewsers

Notes from The East Room: "Another Shift in the Ever-Evolving News Media Landscape"

Schedule Shake-Ups As Cablers Cover Obama Newser

Cable News Snapshot: 8:30pmET Last Night

Tapper to Gibbs: Obama "Doesn't Believe in Transparency?"

Autograph-Seeking Journalist ID'ed: Son is Blamed

Obama Meets the Anchors: "It Did Have a 'Picture Taking with Santa' Kind of Feel To It"

Obama Tells Charlie Gibson "This is an Embarrassment"

Get Ready For Anchor Baseball: President Obama's Rotating Interview Plan

"Technical Difficulties" During Lauer's Wide-Ranging Interview with Pres. Obama

Rod Blagojevich Has "Potty Mouth," Thought About Appointing Oprah (And Other Things Discussed This Morning)

ABC's Obama Reporter Promises To be "Vigilant, Questioning"

The First Press Briefing: Plante, Thomas, Henry...

CBS' Bill Plante Challenges White House Press Secretary over ABC's Inauguration Night Exclusive

On Which Network Did HLN's Nancy Grace Watch The Inauguration?

Live Blog: Inauguration 2009....Updated

Robin Roberts to Interview Pres. Obama Tonight

This Inauguration Brought to You by Audi

TV News Snapshot: 10:02amET, Jan. 20, 2009

Wolf Blitzer Steals Space Heaters, And Other Assorted DC Media Madness

Global Broadcasters To Carry Historic American Moment

Blitzer: We Have "Some New Technology." Cooper: "Is This A Hologram?"

Bush Address: How Networks Will Cover

Obama Meets With Conservatives (And Liberals) Ahead Of Inauguration

Networks Cover Final Bush News Conference

Blago Takes Centerstage on Cablers, Shep Provides Commentary

Democrat Opposing Possible Gupta Appointment

Palin: "Katie, You're Not The Center of Everybody's Universe"

Networks Carry Obama Economic Address

Busy Morning In D.C.

John Harwood to Interview Pres.-Elect Obama

Correspondents Trade Winter Coats for Board Shorts

Blago: I Won't Be Going on "Meet the Press or on the TV News"

Newsers Don't "Waste" Their Question to Obama On Blago

Whitaker: "We Can't Let Up"

Unexpected Interruption During Unexpected Bush Visit to Iraq

Obama News Conference To Touch On Blago

Booked...And Then Booked

Here's One Way to Take the Focus Off the Tribune News

Is Howard Dean Bitter About Not Being Obama's Chief of Staff?

Big Three to Carry Obama National Security Announcement

What Some TV News Moms Think of the Incoming Mom-in-Chief

Who'd The Prez-elect Call On Today?

Who Gets to Ask a Question at News Conference, Day 3?

Who Got the Questions Today?

Obama Noon Presser, Day Two

TVNewsers Ignored At Obama Presser

Another Pitch for Politico.com TV

Network Special Reports at Noon

Politicos Discuss Who the Next Tim Russert Will Be

Former VP Gore On Biden & Cheney

Cable News Gain Is Evening News Pain

Rick Davis Reflects on Palin Media Roll-out

Palin and the Press

"Martin Eisenstadt" Revealed: "If They Were Going To Be Cowards, Then We Figured We May As Well Step In"

Critic Slams Lauer, Van Susteren Over Palin Interviews

Networks Air Special Reports As Obamas Arrive at White House

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