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Can CNN Compete With Headline News?

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.22.2012

Reese Schonfeld

I launched both CNN and Headline News, and I never believed the days would come when more people watched our tabloid version rather than what was supposed to be the quality product.

Black-on-White Crime and the Reasons for a Media Double-Standard

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.16.2012

Bob Cesca

Yes, there's a double-standard. And until there's full equality and the long slow process of racial healing is completed, the double-standard has to remain.

CNN Has Worst Month In Over A Decade

Posted 05.02.2012

April was the worst month for CNN in over a decade, and Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes made his dissatisfaction clear on Wednesday. The cable news ra...

For CNN, April Is the Cruelest Month Again

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.02.2012

Reese Schonfeld

CNN ought to do whatever it can to cut April out of the calendar. Last year was bad enough, but this year CNN's audience shrunk by 21% over the total day and 16% in primetime.

'Anchorman 2' Director's Harsh Words For TV News

Posted 04.10.2012

Adam McKay is not optimistic about the current state of TV news. But unlike most, he has told millions of people his thoughts on the subject, in the f...

Keith Olbermann Fired: War With Current Just Getting Started

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 04.01.2012

Keith Olbermann may have departed from Current, but the war between the two sides is just getting started. It was clear from the moment that the fl...

CNN, Thirty Years Later

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 03.30.2012

Reese Schonfeld

CNN is a major brand worldwide, but it's in third place on its home turf.

Al Sharpton Straddles Cable News And Activism In Trayvon Martin Case

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 03.27.2012

NEW YORK (AP) — Al Sharpton's activism on the Trayvon Martin case has given him a unique role — some would say unique conflict — on MSNBC. The n...

WATCH: Maddow Confronts Republican Senator

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 03.16.2012

Rachel Maddow confronted Republican Senator James Inhofe about his ties to anti-gay legislators in Uganda during a tense conversation on her Thursday ...

WATCH: MSNBC Hosts Make Racy Comments About Rick Santorum

Posted 05.14.2012

MSNBC's election team veered into some adult territory while watching Tuesday night's Republican primaries in Alabama and Mississippi. Rick Santoru...

Politico Planning Big Slate of Web Video Shows (Video)

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.09.2012

Andy Plesser

WASHINGTON -- Seeing an emerging playing field where Internet delivered video news will eventually be on par with cable, Politico will broadly expand...

WATCH: Maddow's Devastating Takedown Of Limbaugh

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.03.2012

Rachel Maddow spent about half of her Friday show on the controversy surrounding Rush Limbaugh's incendiary comments about Sandra Fluke and contracept...

Which Cable News Shows Are Leading The Pack?

Posted 04.30.2012

The cable news ratings for February 2012 are in, and things were not business as usual. Like clockwork, Fox News cleared the top of the list. The ...

Viewers Turn To Cable News For 2012 Campaign Coverage

Posted 02.07.2012

More people are turning to cable news for information about the 2012 presidential campaign than other forms of media, according to Pew Research Center...

Bill O'Reilly's Scathing Attack On MSNBC

Posted 04.08.2012

Fox News' Bill O'Reilly launched a rather scathing attack on MSNBC in a recent interview, saying the rival network does not deal in "facts." O'Reil...

Cable News Ratings: CNN Tops MSNBC In Primetime

Posted 02.01.2012

The cable news ratings for January 2012 are in, and as usual, Fox News cleared the top programs. The network claimed the thirteen highest rating shows...

Bill Clinton's Surprising Comments About MSNBC

Posted 03.19.2012

Bill Clinton had some sharp words for MSNBC in a just-released interview with Esquire. The former president was speaking to the magazine about "thi...

Keith Olbermann Resolves His Feud With His Bosses

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 03.10.2012

Keith Olbermann's feud with his bosses at Current TV has been resolved -- for now. Tensions between the "Countdown" host and the leadership at the ...

Fox News Signs Liz Cheney As Contributor

Posted 03.07.2012

Fox News has signed Liz Cheney, the daughter of the former Vice President, as a contributor, Politico's Mike Allen reports. The transition from gue...

Cable News Networks' Live Coverage Of Iowa Caucuses

Posted 01.03.2012

Cable news networks have devoted a considerable amount of time and resources to coverage of the 2012 Iowa caucuses. The networks will each air a 3-hou...

WATCH: Joy Behar's Last Show Ends With A Wild Joe Scarborough Twist

The Huffington Post | Katherine Fung | Posted 12.16.2011

Joy Behar ended her HLN show with a surprising twist involving none other than Joe Scarborough. Behar's show was axed last month, and she has spent...

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 02.15.2012

Reese Schonfeld

We are all used to a diet of falsehoods and fabrications, and we've come to accept it. I'm glad that Mitt Romney called out Governor Perry, and I thought we all learned a lot when Governor Perry chickened out.

WATCH: O'Reilly And Beck Have Fierce Clash Over Gingrich

Posted 02.15.2012

Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck had a tense argument about Newt Gingrich on O'Reilly's Thursday show. Beck has been a fierce critic of Gingrich, curre...

WATCH: O'Donnell Gloats At Trump's Latest Downfall

Posted 02.13.2012

Lawrence O'Donnell gloated about the rise and fall of Donald Trump's debate dreams on his Tuesday show. O'Donnell is one of Trump's most gleefully ...

Cable News Ratings: Fox News Down, MSNBC Up

Posted 11.30.2011

November's cable news ratings are out and here we go again! Like clockwork, Fox News dominated the ratings. Still, every network had an interesting st...