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Jason Linkins

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Meet the Press, Video, David Gregory, War in Afghanistan, Pat Tillman, Jon Stewart, The Daily Show, Jon Krakauer, Media News

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.

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

Marianne Schnall | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Valerie Jarrett, Activism, The Shriver Report, Working Mothers, A Woman's Nation, John Podesta, Gloria Steinem, Working Women, David Gregory, Obama, California Women's Conference, Maria Shriver, The Women's Conference, Family Leave, Living News
Marianne Schnall

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

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

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Chuck Schumer, Attacks, Meet the Press, Bombings, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Troop Levels, David Gregory, Obama, Iraq Withdrawal, Iraqi Deaths, Troop Deaths, Cost, Iraq War, John Cornyn, Civilians, Iraq Success, Iraq, Price, Nouri Al Maliki, Media News

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 ...

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

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Gloria Steinem, David Gregory, Women's Health, Jobs, Women, Maria Shriver, Sexism, Media News
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.

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"Meet The Press" Wins Again With Maddow

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 10.08.2009 | Media

Read More: David Gregory, Meet the Press, Rachel Maddow, Meet the Press Ratings, Media News

"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...

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

Susan Older | Posted 09.30.2009 | Media

Read More: David Gregory, Bill Clinton, Msnbc, USA Today, Clinton Right-Wing Conspiracy, David Gregory Meet the Press, Media News
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.

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Jason Linkins

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Karl Rove, Media Criticism, This Week, Face the Nation, David Gregory, Dana Perino, Barack Obama, Meet the Press, George Stephanopoulos, John King, State of the Union, Washington Post, Bob Schieffer, Media News

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...

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Jason Linkins

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Bob Schieffer, State of the Union, David Gregory, Meet the Press, George Stephanopoulos, Barack Obama, Media Criticism, This Week, John King, Face the Nation, Media News

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.

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August Madness: Politics, Money and Discontent

Michelle Kraus | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Chelsea Clinton, Meet the Press, Health Care Reform, David Gregory, Credit Crisis, Ben Bernanke, Town Hall Meetings, Credit Card Industry, Arianna Huffington, Martha's Vineyard, Obama Health Care Reform, Afghanistan War, Politics News
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?

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

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 09.20.2009 | Media

Read More: David Gregory, Meet the Press, David Gregory Ratings, Rachel Maddow, Rachel Maddow Meet the Press, Meet the Press Ratings, Media News

"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...

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

Andy Ostroy | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Karl Rove, Scott Mcclellan, Tony Snow, George W. Bush, David Gregory, Ari Fleischer, Major Garrett, Valerie Plame, Dana Perino, Presidtn Barack Obama, Abu Ghraib, Dick Cheney, Iraq War, Saddam Hussein, Niger, Joe Wilson, Health Care Reform, Yellow Cake Uranium, Fox News, Hurricane Katrina, Robert Gibbs, Scooter Libby, Politics News
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.

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

AP | Posted 09.13.2009 | Media

Read More: David Gregory, Meet the Press, David Gregory Ratings, Meet the Press Ratings, Media News

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 ...

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"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

Read More: David Gregory, Meet the Press, This Week Ratings, George Stephanopoulos, Meet the Press Ratings, This Week, Media News

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...

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

Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Meet the Press, Video, Meet the Press Video, Hillary Clinton Health Care Reform, Health, Hillary Clinton on Meet the Press, Health Care Reform, David Gregory, Hillary Clinton, Health Care, Hillary Clinton Video, Cairo, Politics News

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...

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

Mitchell Bard | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Meet the Press, Congressional Democrats, Small Business, Kathleen Sebelius, Congressional Republicans, Public Option, Bobby Jindal, Jim Demint, Health Care Costs, President Obama, David Gregory, Health Care Quality, Moderate Democrats, Health Insurance, Democrats, Single Payer, Congressional Budget Office, Obama Socialism, Uninsured, National Coalition on Health Care, Health Insurance Companies, Bill Kristol, Michael Steele, Health Care Reform, Washington Post, Universal Health Care, ABC News, Health Care, Obama Poll, Republicans, Politics News
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.

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Television News Gleefully Trades Integrity for Access

Josh Nelson | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Mark Sanford, Abc, Politics, Media, David Gregory, David Schuster, Nbc, Griff Jenkins, Wall Street Journal, Political News, Msnbc, Cnn, Dow Jones, George Stephanopoulos, John King, Fox News, Neil Cavuto, Daily Show, Jon Stewart, Media News
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.

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

Huffington Post | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media

Read More: David Gregory, David Gregory Hair, Video, David Gregory Combing Hair, Media News

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...

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

Huffington Post | Peter Drivas | Posted 08.15.2009 | Media

Read More: David Gregory, Mark Sanford, Jake Tapper, Jeff Schneider, ABC News, NBC News, Joel Sawyer, Media News

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...

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

Eric Alterman | Posted 08.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Dana Milbank, George W. Bush, David Gregory, Iran, Washington Post, Media, Nico Pitney, Huffington Post, Barack Obama, Media News
Eric Alterman

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

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Sam Stein

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Huntsman, Meet the Press, David Gregory, Huntsman Affair, China Ambassador, Gregory Huntsman, Mike Murphy, David Gregory Huntsman, Huntsman Ensign, Utah, Politics News

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...

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Is Congress Ready to Reassert its Independent Role?

Sandy Maisel | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Colin Peterson, George Stephanopoulos, President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, David Gregory, Joe Biden, Henry Waxman, Mary Landrieu, Chris Matthews, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
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.

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Senator Sessions, Judge Sotomayor, And Racism

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Latina, Sessions, Kkk, Ronald Reagan, David Gregory, Jeff Sessions, Boy, Scotus, Better, Republican, Reagan, Marion Three, Ku Klux Klan, Latino, Sexism, Gross Insensitivity, Racism, Sotomayor, Confirmation, Naacp, Communist, Reverse Racism, Judiciary Committee, Tancredo, Charles Pickering, Racist, Voting Rights, Alabama, Pickering, Tom Tancredo, Un-American, Meet the Press, Chris Weigant, Sonia Sotomayor, Republicans, Nominee, Aclu, Senate, Politics News
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...

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Letter From Paris: Calling A Dick A Dick

Beth Arnold | Posted 07.02.2009 | World

Read More: Journalists, Lies, Expatriates, David Gregory, Dick Cheney Torture, Expats, Republicans, Media, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Citizen Journalists, Dick Cheney, Torture, World News
Beth Arnold

With yet another round of Dick Cheney disinformation saturating the airwaves, it boggles the mind how the Bush administration controlled the American conversation in the media for so many years.

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Fashion Face-Off! Men Of MSNBC Get Catty On "Morning Joe" (VIDEO, POLL)

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 06.28.2009 | Style

Read More: David Gregory, Poll, Chuck Todd, Joe Scarborough, Video, Morning Joe, Msnbc Catty, Fashion Face-Off! Men of Msnbc, Morning Joe News, Style News

Poor Chuck Todd. Not only did he have to be on-camera at 4:15 AM PST, but then he had to endure Joe Scarborough's scathing fashion critique. First, S...

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Jason Linkins

David Gregory Yawns At Torture News (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Video, Meet the Press, David Gregory, Morning Joe, Media Criticism, Nancy Pelosi, Torture Memos, Media News

Do I believe that Meet The Press has improved under David Gregory? No, I do not. And as it turns out, in growing numbers, America is agreeing with m...

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