Tim Russert

Tim Russert's Office To Be Recreated For Newseum Exhibit

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 10.07.2009 | Media


WASHINGTON — Longtime "Meet the Press" moderator Tim Russert's office, complete with Buffalo Bills pennants and a journalist's clutter, will go ...

Tim Russert's Father "Big Russ" Dies At 85

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 09.24.2009 | Media


Timothy Joseph Russert, the father of the late Tim Russert affectionately known as "Big Russ," has died at the age of 85, his family announced Thursda...

The Case in Washington That Has Impacted Almost Every Powerful Figure

Rose Procopio | Posted 08.29.2009 | Style


Rose Procopio

Since I have served as the make-up artist for so many people that have been (or for that matter are currently) embroiled in controversy, the opportunity to sell a story has always been there.

Hey War Hawks: What Are You Thinking These Days?

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics


Jeffrey Shaffer

Dick Cheney may have thought we'd be welcomed as liberators, but anyone who compared the Middle East of 2003 to Europe before World War Two was off the rails.

Remembering Tim Russert One Year Later

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.15.2009 | Media


NBC News paid tribute this week to "Meet the Press" host and NBC Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert, who passed away one year ago yesterday. Nightly...

Joe Biden Praises Tim Russert At Wake Forest Commencement

New York Times | Kate Phillips | Posted 06.18.2009 | Media


In an otherwise cheerleading sort of commencement speech, Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. offered up poignant remembrances of Tim Russert, the for...

Sunday Morning Still Searching For Successor To Russert's Throne: Will It Be Stephanopoulos?

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.21.2009 | Media


"The throne is empty." So said "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace, meaning that there has been no successor as the king of Sunday morning televisio...

Meet The Real Press

Stu Kreisman | Posted 04.13.2009 | Media


Stu Kreisman

The fourth estate has abdicated its responsibilities to Stewart, Letterman, Olbermann, Maddow, Campbell Brown and the bloggers on the internet.

Michelle Jaconi, Former "Meet The Press" Producer, To Be John King's Executive Producer

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 03.14.2009 | Media


Michelle Jaconi, a 12-year veteran of NBC News' "Meet the Press," is joining CNN as Executive Producer of "State of the Union with John King," CNN ann...

Chuck Todd: Rahm And Howard Dean Are Alpha Males, Don't Get Along

Ron Mwangaguhunga | Posted 03.13.2009 | Media


Ron Mwangaguhunga

Chuck Todd explained what he tries to bring to NBC via his reporting. "I'm trying to ask the kitchen table question, the question my mom and grandmother want to know."

Pennsylvania Avenue: Take 2

Mary Lou Song | Posted 03.08.2009 | Media


Mary Lou Song

I almost had to remind myself to breathe inside the Newseum. There was Patty Hearst's gun and jacket. Donald Brasco's watch and Amex Card. A press pass to Timothy McVeigh's execution.

One Last Look Back: The 10 Most Ridiculous, Shameful, or Generally Unfortunate People and Events of 2008

Chez Pazienza | Posted 03.06.2009 | Entertainment


Chez Pazienza

Well, it could've been worse. As 2008 mercifully ends, we're left to ponder a year in which the real and the surreal were pretty much indistinguishable, where insanity actually became tedium.

My Ode to 2008

Eric Kuhn | Posted 01.31.2009 | Style


Eric Kuhn

2008 offered quite the election, with both parties fighting to set our nation's direction. It took forever for Hillary Clinton's concession, and Reverend Wright was not a good connection.

Mr. Castro, Mrs. Schwarzenegger and Me

Cecilia Alvear | Posted 01.31.2009 | World


Cecilia Alvear

With the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution this week, I remember the last time I talked to Fidel. It was at the Havana airport in 1988, and Fidel was saying goodbye to Maria Shriver and me. But this was no friendly adios.

From Barack to Heath to Sarah: My Obligatory List of 2008's WTF Moments

Jamie Frevele | Posted 01.31.2009 | Entertainment


Jamie Frevele

For me, a WTF moment can be either good or bad, but has to be in some sense a little bit unbelievable, as in "You can't write this stuff." So behold -- my first annual list of WTF moments.

Tom Brokaw Remembers Tim Russert: The John Madden Of Political Journalism

New York Times | Tom Brokaw | Posted 01.29.2009 | Media


Dan Rather came of age wanting to be the next Edward R. Murrow, the cerebral and stylish godfather of broadcast journalism. The late Peter Jennings se...

Jason Linkins

David Gregory: Slate's Jack Shafer Has Good Advice

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.10.2009 | Media


I quite like most of the "unsolicited advice" that Jack Shafer, of Slate, has teed up for the benefit of incoming Meet The Press host David Gregory. ...

With Gregory, Opportunities for Meet the Press

Eric Schmeltzer | Posted 01.04.2009 | Media


Eric Schmeltzer

NBC cannot and should not expect David Gregory to "fill the shoes" of Tim Russert. I suspect Gregory would tell you the same thing. They have different styles; both are valid, but very different.

Former AOL CEO Rumored to Buy Yahoo: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer December 3, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 01.03.2009 | Media


Shelly Palmer

The WSJ is reporting that former AOL Chief Executive Jonathan Miller maybe purchasing Yahoo for between $28-30 billion, roughly $22 a share. Yahoo's...

Jason Linkins

David Gregory's "Meet The Press": What To Expect

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.02.2009 | Media


So how do I feel about David Gregory taking over? Uhm ... it's okay I guess? Like a wall painted with a particularly intense shade of beige?

Danny Shea

David Gregory To Moderate "Meet The Press"

HuffingtonPost.com | Danny Shea | Posted 01.01.2009 | Media


David Gregory will take the reins as moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press," the Huffington Post has learned. Gregory has been a leading contender for ...

NBC Opens With Tim Russert Mention (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 12.05.2008 | Media


NBC opened its election night coverage at 7 pm with a special mention of their late colleague Tim Russert. Brian Williams, sitting alongside Tom Broka...

Election Night, With One Thing Missing

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 12.05.2008 | Media


It wasn't long ago where the election-night tool of choice was a simple whiteboard, emblazoned with the words, "Florida! Florida! Florida!"

Who Will Be Russert's Permanent Replacement On "Meet The Press"?

New York Times | JACQUES STEINBERG | Posted 12.02.2008 | Media


It is probably the second-most-pressing question circulating in the salons of Washington's media elite: Who will be the permanent host, or hosts, of t...

Friday Talking Points [52] -- What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

I started blogging over two years ago. That is to say, right about the time the 2008 presidential campaign began. OK, that's a bit of an exaggeration...