Network News Anchors to Travel to Iraq With Obama

July 17th, 2008 9:39 AM
If the reports are true, Barack Obama has gone from Democrat presidential candidate to an out and out media star.According to the New York Times, when the junior senator from Illinois goes to Iraq in the coming weeks, all three network broadcast news anchors will go there to interview him. This goes in stark contrast to what happened when John McCain visited Iraq last March. I guess it's good to…

Big 3 Evening News Anchors Wring Hands Over McClellan Charges on 'Toda

May 28th, 2008 5:18 PM
All "Big Three" network evening news anchors appeared on Wednesday's "Today" show to promote a simulcast to fight cancer but ended up wringing their hands about Scott McClellan's charges that the press was too soft on the White House in the run up to the Iraq War. "CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric accused the White House of "strong arm tactics," and complained, "There was such a significant…

Essay: The Post-ABC Debate Media Meltdown

April 21st, 2008 1:48 PM