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“Immediately after the power failure in the Superdome, we lost numerous cameras and some audio powered by sources in the Superdome. We utilized CBS’s back-up power and at no time did we leave the air. During the interruption, CBS Sports’ Steve Tasker, Solomon Wilcots and our studio team reported on the situation as a breaking news story, providing updates and reports while full power was being restored to the dome including our sets and broadcast booth. All commercial commitments during the broadcast are being honored.”

The CBS team was dealt a tough hand, clearly, but that hasn’t stopped critics from taking aim at how its reporters handled the blackout. The pressing issue: there was essentially no explanation for why the blackout happened, and no reaction from the NFL or the teams. The blackout was spent showing highlights and vapid analysis from the studio team, with James Brown saying that power would be restored “in 15 minutes” at least twice.

“The CBS cameras showed John Harbaugh on the field, obviously highly agitated, but no one bothered to tell us what the coach was so agitated about,” Wrote the Baltimore Sun‘s David Zurawik. (Harbaugh talked about it a bit on “Today” this morning.)

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The impetus was a tragic shooting in Kansas City, when Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend, drove to the team’s training camp, and shot himself in front his coaches.

Costas used the words of sportswriter Jason Whitlock to argue that the “gun culture” in America undoubtedly had a role in the shooting, and needed to be changed.

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In Sports Illustrated, sports media ace Richard Deitsch critiqued the Belcher coverage on the NFL programs, reserving his harshest criticism for CBS’ handling of the situation. CBS opened with a shlocky live commercial for Garmin GPS devices before finally beginning the show:
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“Everybody on the floor is going to contribute stories,” he says, noting that Steve Kroft, Scott Pelley, Byron Pitts, Lara Logan and James Brown will all participate. CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian will also be a full-time correspondent. And Owens says they have talked about bringing in sports talent from outside the CBS/Showtime corporate family: “We may well end up with a familiar face from one of the other broadcasts.”

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“I mean this from the bottom of my heart, I am excited and humbled that a division as synonymous with news excellence would welcome me into the fold as a special correspondent,” Brown told TVNewser.

While he is best known for his sports reporting, be it on “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” or “60 Minutes,” Brown says that he does not want to restrict himself to any particular type of news.

“I would like to think there will be no limits, having done something akin to news for a number of years leading up to this. I hosted a program called ‘America’s Black Forum’ which was like an African-American version of ‘Meet the Press’ in syndication for a number of years,” Brown says. “I thoroughly enjoyed my role as a correspondent for ‘Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,’ which is one of the best shows on television be it sports or general news, so that certainly gave me a comfort level because we would do long-form pieces on a range of topics that just happened to have sports as the backdrop.”

In past interviews Brown has expressed an interest in anchoring the “CBS Evening News.” When asked whether he would still like to pinch-hit on that program, Brown said yes, but that it isn’t a priority.

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“Audiences know JB as the face of “The NFL Today” and other sports broadcasts — what they may not know is his curiosity about the news,” said CBS News president David Rhodes in a statement. “His wide-ranging interests from sports to faith to community service will be great assets to CBS News and to our viewers.”

Brown is no stranger to TV news. He has filled in on “The Early Show” a number of times over the last few years, and has said a dream of his was to fill-in on the “CBS Evening News.”

He will of course remain in his current role at “The NFL Today” and on Showtime’s “Inside the NFL.”

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Campbell’s column is short enough that we could have pasted it here in full. But this outtake below is a good indication of his general tone and attitude: continued…

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Well, we have the class for you. Mediabistro.com’s “Intro to Sports Journalism” kicks off March 24, and will help you get your feet wet in the competitive world of sports reporting.

Taught by SI.com columnist Jeff Pearlman, you will learn what sorts of stories editors and outlets are looking for, who and how to approach about pitching story ideas, the best outlets to break into the business, and more.

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So sign up and take the class. We will see you on the field.

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Can’t make this stuff up, continued: ESPN’s website last week, in a lead paragraph, gave ESPN full credit for breaking the story that the Yankees have extended Cliff Lee an extra seventh year on their offer. In the third paragraph, this appeared: “SI.com first reported that the Yankees added a seventh year to their offer.”

In a sense, at least the Worldwide Leader bothered to give another outlet credit instead of just stealing it outright. Given the focus on the story – and the importance of SI.com – they probably couldn’t get away with snagging the credit for themselves. On the other hand, ESPN seems to get worse and worse as they gain more power. Maybe that book will change something?

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“The Early Show” Saturday will be looking for fill-ins until a new anchor team is named. The current team of Erica Hill and Chris Wragge will be moving to weekdays beginning January 3.

In 2007, Brown was considered a candidate for the co-anchor job which eventually went o Wragge.

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But The New York Times finds a bunch of people to argue that his success is killing the sport.

“Johnson and his team have been so dominant, say fans and other drivers, that he is one reason for Nascar’s noticeable slide in attendance and television ratings,” Dave Caldwell wrote on Monday.

Poor Jimmie. He can’t win, even when he wins. To his credit, he’s taking the negative feedback calmly.

“I just don’t see how it’s bad – I just don’t,” Johnson told the Times. “It’s not my fault. I’m sorry.”

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Iverson’s Besiktas Cola Turka of the Beko Turkish Basketball League will take on defending champion Fenerbahce Ulker from Istanbul, Turkey.

Rick Kamla and Chris Webber will call the contest from the NBA TV studios in Atlanta at 3:30 p.m. (ET)

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I will continue to root for the Eagles (aka Iggles) but wil advise stepmom to hide her poodle

Clearly a reference to the Philadelphia Eagles signing reforming dogfighter Michael Vick. Last night, the CBS Evening News ran a portion of James Brown‘s interview with Vick (below), to air on “60 Minutes” this Sunday. Brown also talked about it this morning on “The Early Show.”

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The interview is not being done by one of the “60 Minutes” regulars, but rather by CBS Sports NFL TODAY anchor James Brown.

The segment will also include interviews with Wayne Pacelle, head of the Humane Society of the U.S., and Tony Dungy, the former NFL coach who will be a special adviser to Vick.

The former Atlanta Falcon’s quarterback was released from federal custody last month and was given a conditional reinstatement to rejoin the NFL.

> Related: The NYObserver’s John Koblin profiles the NYTimes reporter who was the first reporter to find the dogs Vick had brutalized; one of many off-the-field sports stories 25-year-old Michael Schmidt has broken…

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