Laura in the Lions Den, Carville Advises W to Talk About Failure
March 21st, 2006 7:50 AM
Was it David Gregory, or an SNL parody of a biased liberal MSMer? The topic on this morning's Today show was whether media coverage of Iraq has presented a distorted picture. Under the circumstances, you might have thought Gregory would have feigned some facsimile of fairness. But his very first question to James Carville advanced the theory that . . . President Bush is a liar. Asked Gregory: "…
CBS Top Brass Not Totally Sold on Katie Couric as "Evening News" Ancho
March 16th, 2006 4:23 PM
Although an offer is rumored to be imminent, there appears to be an upper management split at CBS concerning the hiring of Katie Couric as anchor for the “Evening News.” According to Drudge, even though CBS President Les Moonves is “convinced Katie Couric is the right person for the job,” this is “despite warnings from top management that the move could have lackluster results.”What makes them…
NBC: Yes to Prison Photos, No to Muhammed Cartoons
March 10th, 2006 4:10 PM
United States officials announced yesterday that the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq will be closing in a few months. This gave NBC yet another excuse to show a montage of the famous abuse photos. Mike Boettcher, appearing at 7:06AM EST on the March 10 edition of Today, described the planned closing this way: Boettcher: "During Saddam Hussein's reign and later under U.S. occupation, Abu Ghraib became…