David Gregory

"Meet The Press" Marks David Gregory's First Year With Big Ratings Win

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.17.2009 | Media


"Meet the Press" marked a full year of David Gregory as moderator with a resounding ratings win Sunday. The NBC Sunday show averaged 3.514 million to...

Jason Linkins

Robert Gates On "Meet The Press": Beyond Tedious

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.07.2009 | Media


Apparently, I wasn't the only one in America who wanted to drive a hot steel spike into his brain watching "Meet The Press" host David Gregory intervi...

Clinton, Gates Walk Back Obama's "Locked In" Afghan Withdrawal

Posted 12.07.2009 | Politics


Despite the president's commitment on Tuesday that a surge of US and international troops in Afghanistan would "allow us to begin the transfer of our ...

Jason Linkins

Daily Show Beat Meet The Press To The Punch On Jon Krakauer

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.03.2009 | Media


It's worth pointing out that Jon Stewart conducted his interview with a greater awareness of where the "news" is in an interview with Jon Krakauer.

From Media Blitz to Women's Conference: Has Maria Shriver Discerned a Watershed Moment?

Marianne Schnall | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living


Marianne Schnall

This week, California's First Lady will use the findings to engage participants in her annual conference on women.

Schumer: Success In Iraq A "50/50" Proposal (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.25.2009 | Media


Sunday's twin bombings in Iraq were the first topic of discussion on NBC's Meet The Press Sunday morning. The attacks killed at least 147 and wounded ...

Maria Shriver's Report on American Women: After the Cheery Headline, Gloomy Trends

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media


Jesse Kornbluth

Does "The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything," instigated by Maria Shriver, describe a 50/50 nation? Parity between the sexes? I don't think so.

"Meet The Press" Wins Again With Maddow

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 10.08.2009 | Media


"Meet the Press" had a convincing win this past Sunday, taking the top spot among Sunday talk shows with an average of 3.140 million total viewers. T...

That's Not the News: Clinton's "Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy"

Susan Older | Posted 11.30.2009 | Media


Susan Older

Although I did find it interesting to hear Clinton's take on whether Obama has been the object of a right-wing conspiracy, I can tell you one thing: That most certainly was not the news story in that interview.

Jason Linkins

WaPo Critiques Obama With "Expert" Panel Of Five Republicans, Two Dems

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.22.2009 | Media


The Washington Post on Tuesday called in a panel of "experts" to weigh in on President Barack Obama's attempt at the Modified, Limited Ginsburg over t...

Jason Linkins

The Best And The Worst Of Obama's Speed-Date With The Sunday News Anchors

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.21.2009 | Media


This Sunday, as you are no doubt aware, President Obama invited State Of The Union, Face The Nation, Meet The Press, This Week, and NOT FOX NEWS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES into the White House to attempt "The Full Ginsburg", which is a term given to anyone who attempts to appear on all five Sunday morning political shows.

August Madness: Politics, Money and Discontent

Michelle Kraus | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


Michelle Kraus

Somehow we are locked into the drama of health insurance reform while so many moving parts are ignored. How did we get here? And more importantly, how do we change the conversation?

"Meet The Press" Draws Most Viewers Since April On Maddow's Debut Appearance

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 09.20.2009 | Media


"Meet the Press" had its highest total viewer delivery since April this past Sunday, averaging 3,359,000 total viewers for David Gregory's most convin...

Fox News "Can't Get a Straight Answer" from White House

Andy Ostroy | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics


Andy Ostroy

The hypocritical Republican crybabies at Fox are outraged over a heated exchange last Thursday between Obama's press secretary Robert Gibbs and their White House correspondent, Major Garrett.

"Meet The Press" Back On Top, Beats "This Week" In Total Viewers (But Not Demo)

AP | Posted 09.13.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — David Gregory and NBC's "Meet the Press" are back on top one week after the Sunday show slipped to second behind ABC. ABC's win was ...

"This Week" Tops "Meet The Press," #1 In Total Viewers And Demo For First Time Since 1999

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 09.06.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — ABC's "This Week" beat NBC's "Meet the Press" in a clean ratings fight for the first time in a decade, Nielsen Media Research said on...

Hillary Clinton Talks Health Care Reform On "Meet The Press": Situation "Different In Several Ways" From 1993 (VIDEO)

Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics


Hillary Clinton gave a lengthy interview to David Gregory on Sunday's "Meet the Press," and despite her new role as Secretary of State, she seemed eag...

Congress Is Behaving as if the Health Care System Isn't in Tatters

Mitchell Bard | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

We are either going to get no health care reform or watered-down health care legislation that acts as a bandage, helping some people but ignoring the larger problem creating the pain.

Television News Gleefully Trades Integrity for Access

Josh Nelson | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media


Josh Nelson

We have known about the access of evil phenomenon for some time now, but I think this document is the best hard proof of it we've seen yet.

David Gregory Caught Combing Hair Before "Meet The Press" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media


David Gregory fell victim to a situation broadcasters must worry about each night: he was shown fixing his hair on air as a "Today" show feed accident...

Jake Tapper Called NBC "Slimy" In E-Mail To Mark Sanford's Office

Huffington Post | Peter Drivas | Posted 08.15.2009 | Media


In a series of emails recently released by South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford's office, ABC's Jake Tapper called out his colleagues at NBC News over...

Think Again: The Strange Politics of Collusion (and "Dickishness")

Eric Alterman | Posted 08.02.2009 | Media


Eric Alterman

Alleged dickishness notwithstanding, the argument between Pitney and Milbank was not nearly as trivial as it might initially appear.

Sam Stein

Gregory Accidentally Accuses Jon Huntsman Of Having An Affair, Effusively Apologizes

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.29.2009 | Politics


The Republican Party is in such a state of disrepair and scandal that television news hosts can't keep track of which prominent figures are dealing wi...

Is Congress Ready to Reassert its Independent Role?

Sandy Maisel | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics


Sandy Maisel

I have just finished watching the Sunday talk shows. All in all -- and this from a Sunday morning talk show junkie -- a pretty poor excuse for analysis of what's going on in Washington.

Senator Sessions, Judge Sotomayor, And Racism

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

In all the hoopla over Judge Sonia Sotomayor being nominated to the Supreme Court, there is one interesting side story that the media is largely ignor...