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So Cable News Apparently Hates The Turkish Prime Minister

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson and Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 05.16.2013 | Media

President Obama's press conference on Thursday was filled with news, and cable news networks naturally covered every bit of what he said about the IRS...

Jake Tapper Tears Into Obama

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.16.2013 | Media

CNN's Jake Tapper took aim at President Obama's policies towards the media on Thursday. Obama addressed the scandal surrounding the Justice Departm...

Shouldn't Jonathan Karl Reveal His Benghazi Email Source?

Eric Boehlert | Posted 05.16.2013 | Media
Eric Boehlert

It's not unheard of for journalists to reveal source identities if it's proven that that person badly misled a reporter or passed along bogus information. Some observers think that's what happened in the case of the Benghazi talking points.

ABC News Reporter Didn't Personally 'Review' White House Email

Michael Calderone | Posted 05.14.2013 | Media
Michael Calderone

Did Jonathan Karl "review" a White House email when reporting on it?

DEAR GOD NO

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson and Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 04.12.2013 | Media

Dear cable news hosts (and pundits, and reporters, and politicians): Can we talk? We've been noticing over the last couple of days how several of y...

CNN Experimenting With Jake Tapper's New Show

Posted 04.11.2013 | Media

CNN will reportedly re-air "The Lead" during the 10:00 p.m. hour next week, making the move the network's second experiment with the time slot just th...

Jason Linkins

Jake Tapper Hits Mark Sanford On Marriage Equality: 'Who Are You To Deny Love?'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.04.2013 | Politics

As marriage equality has emerged as one of the Beltway's topics du jour, inquiries as to when lawmakers intend to "evolve" on the issue have been in a...

Jeb Bush Offers Unusual Praise For Brother George

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 03.23.2013 | Politics

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) had some unusual praise for his brother George, commending the former president for "not having an opinion" over the ...

Jake Tapper's 'The Lead' Debuts To Lower Ratings Than CNN Predecessor

Posted 03.23.2013 | Media

"The face of the new CNN" debuted with rocky ratings during his first week. "The Lead," the new show anchored by Jake Tapper, premiered with huge e...

Why Is Cable News So White?

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 03.22.2013 | Media

Several commentators have recently noticed that, for all of the turnover in cable news these days, one thing is constant: the faces being shuffled aro...

Tapper's Ratings Are In

www.mediabistro.com | Posted 05.19.2013 | Media

The lead to the story about the ratings for "The Lead" is this: New CNN Show Leads from Behind....

Jake Tapper: Iraq Media Failure ‘Incredibly Influential’ On Me

Michael Calderone | Posted 05.19.2013 | Media
Michael Calderone

CNN host Jake Tapper reflects on how the media's failure during the run-up to war in Iraq influenced him as a journalist.

Colbert 'Not Worried' About Breaking Character

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 03.25.2013 | Comedy

The debut episode of Jake Tapper's new CNN show, "The Lead," pulled out the big guns last night. Tapper's friend Stephen Colbert (heard of him?) showe...

Jake Tapper Makes His Debut

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 03.19.2013 | Media

Jake Tapper's new CNN show, "The Lead," made its long-awaited debut on Monday. Tapper has been tasked with nothing less than to help lead the way i...

Jake Tapper's New Show Debuts With Stephen Colbert, Mayor Michael Bloomberg

Posted 03.18.2013 | Media

Jake Tapper's new CNN show finally debuts on Monday. He will make his big premiere with guests Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Stephen Colbert. The sh...

Michael Calderone

Jake Tapper: New CNN Show Competes Against Everyone In Media

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 03.14.2013 | Media

NEW YORK –- As white smoke signaled the selection of a new pope Wednesday, Jake Tapper’s executive producer informed him they’d have to blow up ...

Jake Tapper's CNN Show Debuts March 18

The Huffington Post | Katherine Fung | Posted 05.06.2013 | Media

CNN has announced that Jake Tapper's new CNN show "The Lead" will debut at 4 p.m. on March 18. The network announced the premiere date on Wednesda...

New York Times Reporter Jumps To ABC

Posted 02.25.2013 | Media

Former New York Times and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Jeff Zeleny joined ABC News. The network made the announcement on Monday. Zeleny, who pre...

Jake Tapper's CNN Show Gets Name

Posted 02.12.2013 | Media

Jake Tapper's new show on CNN will be called "The Lead." "For those catching the new CNN promo that's right our new show will be called "The Lead,"...

Uncommon Reporting: The Story of Clint Romesha

David Westin | Posted 04.13.2013 | Media
David Westin

At a time when people are so quick to judge TV news as superficial or glossy, it's important we all pay special attention when there's great, serious work being done for us all.

Jake Tapper To Get 4 P.M. Slot On CNN

www.hollywoodreporter.com | Posted 04.13.2013 | Media

Federico Quadrani, who has worked as an ep at MSNBC including on Chuck Todd's "The Daily Rundown," will be Tapper's executive producer....

What Kind Of Anchorman Will Jake Tapper Be?

www.mediabistro.com | Posted 03.27.2013 | Media

Former ABC ace Jake Tapper, who debuted on CNN Tuesday, says that his being passed over -- twice -- as 'This Week' anchor was not the reason he left t...

Jake Tapper Makes CNN Debut

Posted 03.24.2013 | Media

Jake Tapper made his CNN debut on Tuesday. The former ABC White House correspondent appeared on "The Situation Room" to talk about Hillary Clinton'...

Jake Tapper Leaves ABC News For CNN

Posted 02.19.2013 | Media

ABC News' White House correspondent is leaving the network for a new role at CNN. He will host a new weekday program on CNN and serve as chief Whi...

Tapper To Obama: 'Where Have You Been' On Gun Violence?

Posted 12.20.2012 | Media

ABC News' Jake Tapper posed a very direct question to President Obama at Wednesday's press conference. Obama pressed for gun control policy change...