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Rebecca Shapiro is the Associate Media Editor of The Huffington Post. She previously worked at MSNBC's "Morning Joe" and Clinton Global Initiative.

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Rob Lowe Turns White House Reporters Into Drooling Fans (PHOTOS)

(68) Comments | Posted May 22, 2013 | 2:52 PM

The White House briefing room has been sort of a tense place lately, what with all those government attacks on the press. Thank goodness, then, that White House reporters got some temporary relief on Wednesday from everybody's favorite fictional White House Deputy Communications Director, Sam Seaborn.

That's right....

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Time Magazine's Chilling Oklahoma Tornado Cover (PHOTO)

(12) Comments | Posted May 21, 2013 | 4:33 PM

Time magazine published a preview of its cover on Tuesday for a special edition on the devastating tornado that wreaked havoc in Moore, Oklahoma.

The tornado, which was confirmed as "a top-of-the-scale EF-5 twister" with winds between 200 and 215 mph, flattened multiple...

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Local Meteorologists Issue Desperate Plea During Moore Tornado Coverage (VIDEO)

(104) Comments | Posted May 21, 2013 | 10:26 AM

Lawrence O'Donnell's MSNBC show put together a timeline of the tornado that wreaked havoc in Moore, Oklahoma on Monday by stringing together gripping news clips featuring local KFOR meteorologists providing live updates on the storm's path.

Weather reporters begged viewers and local residents to get under ground...

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Moore Tornado Front Pages: How Newspapers Covered The Tragedy (PHOTOS)

(16) Comments | Posted May 21, 2013 | 8:23 AM

Newspapers led with news of the devastating tornado that killed 24 individuals when it ripped its way through Moore, Oklahoma on Monday.

The tornado directly hit multiple buildings and houses, including two elementary schools. Two of the most frequently used photographs on Tuesday's front pages showed scenes...

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White House Reporters Grill Jay Carney Over James Rosen Scandal

(530) Comments | Posted May 20, 2013 | 1:31 PM

Jay Carney stepped into yet another tense press briefing room on Monday, parrying angry questions about The Washington Post's bombshell report that the Department of Justice targeted yet another reporter.

Last week, Carney navigated three government scandals including the ongoing hearings into Benghazi, the IRS targeting...

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Deborah Turness Named NBC News President; Announces ITV Resignation

(484) Comments | Posted May 20, 2013 | 9:47 AM

UK's ITN confirmed on Monday that ITV editor Deborah Turness will resign from her post to become the president of NBC News. The Guardian's Josh Halliday first tweeted the news and reported that NBC News confirmed Turness' appointment. ITV News is produced by ITN.

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Bob Woodward: Benghazi 'Is Not Watergate' (VIDEO)

(160) Comments | Posted May 20, 2013 | 9:05 AM

The Washington Post's Bob Woodward seems to have some mixed feelings about the attack on the U.S. consulte in Benghazi and whether it can be compared to Watergate.

The journalist, who recently made headlines for a public and somewhat embarrassing argument with White House economic adviser Gene...

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Jay Carney Mocks 'His Many Faces' From Tough Briefing On DOJ Scandal (PHOTO)

(374) Comments | Posted May 15, 2013 | 2:14 PM

Jay Carney had a really tough day on Tuesday and there are many photos to prove it.

Carney kicked off his Wednesday press briefing by mocking the many distressed faces he displayed on Tuesday, when the White House press corps grilled the press secretary on three government...

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Christine Quinn Reacts To Controversial NY Times Article At Fortune Most Powerful Women Event

(64) Comments | Posted May 14, 2013 | 8:24 AM

City Council Speaker and Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Christine Quinn appeared at Fortune Magazine's Most Powerful Women event on Monday and assured the audience that she was unperturbed by news reports detailing her "pushy" personality.

At an event which Fortune Magazine called a taste of the publication's...

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'Rock Center' Canceled: NBC Axes Brian Williams' Primetime Newsmagazine

(1399) Comments | Posted May 10, 2013 | 4:29 PM

NBC canceled its primetime newsmagazine "Rock Center with Brian Williams" on Friday. The New York Times was first to report that the program had been canceled and would broadcast its final show on June 21, less than two years after its November 2011 debut.

"Rock Center," which...

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Deborah Turness To Become NBC News President: Report

(331) Comments | Posted May 10, 2013 | 10:41 AM

NBC News is planning to make Deborah Turness its new president, multiple outlets reported on Friday.

If announced, Turness, who has run Britain's ITV News since 2004, would become the first female president of a U.S. news network. Former NBC News president Steve Capus

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CNN Debuts 'New Day' Teaser (VIDEO)

(1) Comments | Posted May 9, 2013 | 3:32 PM

CNN debuted a teaser for its upcoming morning show "New Day" on Thursday.

The network announced that the new program would premiere in June and be hosted by Chris Cuomo and Kate Bolduan. The show will air from 6-9:00 a.m., the same time as MSNBC's "Morning Joe" and...

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Hoda Kotb Makes Maxim's Hot 100 List (VIDEO)

(32) Comments | Posted May 9, 2013 | 12:44 PM

Hoda Kotb seemed equal parts shocked, pleased and downright mortified on Thursday when Maxim editor-in-chief Dan Bova revealed that the "Today" co-host made the magazine's annual Hot 100 List.

Bova appeared on the show to announce that Miley Cyrus had topped the list and other notable individuals...

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck On 'View' Exit Reports: 'I Don't Even Address Rumors' (VIDEO)

(620) Comments | Posted May 6, 2013 | 5:17 PM

"View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck responded to questions about the whirlwind of rumors surrounding the ABC daytime talk show on Monday's HuffPost Live.

Co-host Joy Behar has already announced that this would be her last season on "The View." Soon after that news broke, rumors surfaced that the show...

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Becky Quick Hit By Bird Poop Right Before Air (VIDEO)

(31) Comments | Posted May 6, 2013 | 1:56 PM

Well, this was unfortunate.

CNBC host Becky Quick was about to go live from Omaha with an interview featuring Warren Buffett when a bird defecated on her.

"I just want to tell you about the hazards of working here. We are in a big hanger, there are a...

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Howard Kurtz Remains At CNN After Daily Beast Firing

(207) Comments | Posted May 3, 2013 | 12:29 PM

Howard Kurtz, who was fired from The Daily Beast on Thursday, will remain the host of a weekly media show on CNN.

A CNN spokesperson told The Huffington Post's Michael Calderone that "there has been no status change with Howard Kurtz [and] he remains the...

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Howard Kurtz Fired: Daily Beast Dumps Washington Bureau Chief

(1242) Comments | Posted May 2, 2013 | 3:06 PM

The Daily Beast fired Howard Kurtz.

Newsweek/Daily Beast chief Tina Brown tweeted on Thursday that the company had parted ways with Kurtz, the news organization's Washington bureau chief and writer of the media blog, Spin Cycle.

The Huffington Post's Michael Calderone, who recently reported about Kurtz's...

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Daily Beast Retracts Howard Kurtz's Erroneous Jason Collins Story

(551) Comments | Posted May 2, 2013 | 12:40 PM

One day after the Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz published an erroneous blog post about NBA star Jason Collins, the news site announced it retracted the story.

On Wednesday, Kurtz published a post accusing Collins, the first openly gay male athlete in a major professional...

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Maria Shriver Returning To NBC News As Special Anchor, Editor-At-Large For Women's Issues (VIDEO)

(245) Comments | Posted April 30, 2013 | 8:09 AM

Maria Shriver is returning to the network that employed her for nearly two decades.

The network announced on Tuesday that the former first lady of California and NBC News correspondent would be returning to the network as a special anchor reporting on women's issues. She would also...

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Media Stars Shine At 2013 WHCD Parties

(27) Comments | Posted April 28, 2013 | 1:57 PM

Though celebrities and members of the media gathered to attend the 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner, the annual event was just one of the many parties to stop by over the weekend.

Like last year, the media's finest gathered to kick off the weekend at The New...

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