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WATCH: ABC Doesn't Want You To Know This Is A News Show

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.24.2013 | Media

Judging from a new promo, ABC would really like you not to know that its new show, "The Lookout," is a news program. What's "The Lookout," you ask?...

What Barbara's Retirement Really Represents For Women

Carol Orsborn | Posted 05.16.2013 | Fifty
Carol Orsborn

By the very dint of her fame, Barbara Walters' announcement that she is retiring after 37 years with ABC would always have made headline news. But the true importance of the story is hidden in this quote from the 83-year-old media queen on a May 14th ABC blog: 'I want to find out if there's something I can do besides television.'

ABC News Reporter Didn't Personally 'Review' White House Email

Michael Calderone | Posted 05.14.2013 | Media
Michael Calderone

Did Jonathan Karl "review" a White House email when reporting on it?

Barbara Walters: 'I Plan To Retire'

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.13.2013 | Media

Barbara Walters officially announced her upcoming retirement on Monday's edition of "The View." Walters said on Sunday that she would be leaving te...

Barbara Walters Announces She's Retiring

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.13.2013 | Media

Barbara Walters confirmed late Sunday night that she will retire next year. ABC News said that the legendary journalist and co-host of "The View" w...

Benghazi Politics

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 05.13.2013 | Politics
Joe Peyronnin

Instead of focusing on what is being done to capture the perpetrators and what measures are being put in place to assure it doesn't happen again, tragically Republicans are zeroing in on a misleading set of administration talking points used by officials to explain the attack.

Fifth Annual Meningitis Gala Honors NASCAR Driving Philanthropist

Jim Luce | Posted 05.12.2013 | New York
Jim Luce

The National Meningitis Association gala (NMA) Give Kids a Shot, held recently at the New York Athletic Club, attracted people from all over the natio...

Diane Sawyer's Major Get

Posted 05.01.2013 | Media

Diane Sawyer secured an exclusive interview with Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot by the Taliban in October 2012 fo...

Did Robin Roberts Coverage Cross The Line?

Posted 04.25.2013 | Media

When Robin Roberts announced that she would have to take some time off to receive treatment for a rare blood disorder called MDS, "GMA" kept viewers a...

Whoopi Goldberg's Insanely Honest Rant

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 04.18.2013 | Media

Whoopi Goldberg made it abundantly clear that she has zero interest in who joins the "View" roundtable. Earlier this year, longtime "View" co-host...

Robin Roberts Hospitalized

Posted 04.18.2013 | Media

Robin Roberts updated viewers on the status of her health on Thursday. Through a post on her Facebook timeline, Roberts wrote that she had been bri...

Longtime ABC Executive Dies

www.broadcastingcable.com | Posted 04.17.2013 | Media

Longtime ABC executive Preston Davis died on Monday, April 15, at the age of 63. Davis was the retired president of broadcast operations & engineer...

Bob and Lee Woodruff Humanize the Hidden Injuries of War

Matt Semino | Posted 04.12.2013 | Impact
Matt Semino

Nonprofit organizations such as the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) are profoundly shaping our nation's understanding of the hidden injuries of war while also providing vital resources to groups that serve the needs of our veterans as they heal and reintegrate into their communities.

Byron Pitts Joins ABC News

Posted 04.01.2013 | Media

CBS News veteran Byron Pitts will join ABC News, the network announced on Monday. ABC News chief Ben Sherwood made the announcement in an email to ...

Barbara Walters Retiring Next Year

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 03.28.2013 | Media

Barbara Walters is set to retire from broadcasting in May 2014, a person familiar with her plans told The Huffington Post. There will be a years' w...

Obama Campaign Manager: We Had Our 'White-Knuckle Moments'

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 03.25.2013 | Politics

A little more than four months removed from steering President Barack Obama's reelection bid to victory, 2012 Campaign Manager Jim Messina opened up o...

Is Jenny McCarthy Replacing Joy Behar?

Posted 03.21.2013 | Media

Jenny McCarthy confirmed that she will not be joining "The View," the New York Post reported on Thursday. After "The View's" Joy Behar announced sh...

ABC News 'Social' Producer: "Social is the First Way We Break News Now"

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.18.2013 | Media
Andy Plesser

AUSTIN --  Given the speed of the news cycle and the time needed video news production, social media is "the first way we break news now," says ...

Matt Lauer's Next Move?

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 03.15.2013 | Media

"Jeopardy's newest host." The answer to that clue could be "Who is Matt Lauer?!" After taking a serious beating in the press this week, the New Yor...

'View' Research Revealed Something About Joy Behar, Too

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 03.13.2013 | Media

Elisabeth Hasselbeck isn't the only "View" co-host reportedly rubbing some audience members the wrong way. According to the Hollywood Reporter, th...

Barbara Walters To 'Clear Up' Exit Rumors

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 03.11.2013 | Media

All eyes will be on "The View" Monday morning as Barbara Walters addresses the whirlwind of rumors that have emerged around the ABC daytime talk show....

No Regrets: Covering Government as a Contact Sport

David Westin | Posted 05.08.2013 | Media
David Westin

If the press is doing its job, those high up in government should always be a bit uneasy because journalists should be asking some uncomfortable questions -- and sometimes coming up with answers that are equally uncomfortable.

Did Diane Sawyer Smear 'Pink Slime'?

Reuters | Posted 05.04.2013 | Media

(Contains explicit language in paragraph 41. To read the story in a PDF, go to http://link.reuters.com/ceb46t) By P.J. Huffstutter and...

New York Times Reporter Jumps To ABC

Posted 02.25.2013 | Media

Former New York Times and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Jeff Zeleny joined ABC News. The network made the announcement on Monday. Zeleny, who pre...

WATCH: Joan Rivers Bashes 'The View' For Bleeping Her

Posted 02.22.2013 | Media

Joan Rivers seemed less than enthused with "The View" after producers bleeped out an entire joke during her Tuesday appearance on the program. Rive...