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Imus, McCain, Autism, and 08

David Kirby | Posted 03.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Imus, NBC News, Mercury, New York Times, Vaccine Court, Mccain, Autism, Vaccine, Thimerosal, Hhs, Deirdre Imus, Wabc, Living News
David Kirby

The following is an unofficial transcript of my interview this morning by Don Imus. I post it here, without comment, except to thank Don and Deirdre I...

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Networks Devote More Time To Election Than Four Previous Races Combined

Politico | Michael Calderone | Posted 01.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: NBC News, Joe Biden, 2008 Election, Bil Richardson, Republican Primary, Democratic Primary, Fred Thopson, Bryan Williams, New Hampshire Primary, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Mike Huckabee, Iowa, Iowa Caucuses, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Politics News

Shortly after wrapping up Wednesday's broadcast of the NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams reflected on the media frenzy surrounding the next day'...

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Tim Russert, in Iowa, Talks Election Reform

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 01.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Caucus, Iowa Caucuses, Iowa, NBC News, Why Tuesday, Tim Russert, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

Tomorrow Iowans will caucus in the first presidential contest in the nation - but in the past two elections only 6-7% of eligible voters have participated. Russert takes on election reform in video.

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NBC Plans Major Job Cuts At MSNBC, News Division

New York Post | Peter Lauria | Posted 12.06.2007 | Business

Read More: Msnbc, Cnbc, NBC News, Jeff Zucker, NBC Layoffs, Nbc, NBC Job Cuts, Fox Business News, Business News

NBC boss Jeff Zucker is expected to make big cuts on the newsgathering and operational side of the company's news division, including eliminating an e...

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Primary Questions About The Making Of A "Who Is" The President Series; Or, Something Else That NBC, ABC and CBS Have In Common

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 12.04.2007 | Media

Read More: NBC News, Rudy Giuiliani, Katie Couric, 2008 Election, CBS News, Nightly News Wars, Anchor Wars, Hillary Clinton, ABC News, Where's Kucinich?, Barack Obama, Brian Williams, Proust, Media News

CBS News announced a new Presidential candidate interview series, beginning tonight, called "Primary Questions: Character, Leadership & the Candidates" wherein Katie Couric will pose ten Proust questionnaire-type questions to candidates.

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NBC News Wins Ratings Race This Week. Hat Tip: SNL?

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.14.2007 | Media

Read More: Charlie Gibson, NBC News, Brian Williams on SNL, Katie Couric, CBS News, Briwi, Snl, ABC News, Saturday Night Live, Nightly News, NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams, Media News

So! Here we have our answer to the question of whether hosting SNL would bring ratings magic to Brian Williams, host anchor of "NBC Nghtly News": Yes!...

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NBC's Brian Williams Schmoozes Giuliani, Badgers Democrats

Eric Boehlert | Posted 11.14.2007 | Media

Read More: Alan Placa, NBC News, John Edwards, 2008 Campaign, Hillary Clinton, Brian Williams, Barack Obama, Presidential Debates, Bernark Kerik, Giuliani Partners, Media News
Eric Boehlert

Not once during his cozy, 34-minute interview with Rudy Giuliani last week did Williams ask the candidate a single uncomfortable question.

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Did Tim Russert Get the Memo?

Laurie David and Gene Karpinski | Posted 11.13.2007 | Media

Read More: NBC Universal, Meet the Press, Meet the Press Global Warming, Matt Lauer, NBC Global Warming, 30 Rock, NBC News, General Electric NBC, Environment, Tim Russert Climate Change, Tim Russert Global Warming, Climate Change, Global Warming, Tim Russert, Nbc, Media News
Laurie David and Gene Karpinski

So here we are at the tail-end of a year-long primary campaign and the media has largely failed to ask difficult and direct questions about one of the greatest challenges we've ever faced.

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Rainy Days and Mondays: Hello, Cleveland!

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.12.2007 | Media

Read More: Briwi, Cleveland!, NBC News, Brian Williams, Hello, Media News

Sometimes we like to title our posts with song and movie references that force our readers to guess at what the hell we mean. Tonight, we went double ...

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Maria Shriver: Anna Nicole Smith Is Reason I Won't Return To NBC News

AP | Posted 10.25.2007 | Media

Read More: Maria Shriver, Arnold Schwarzenegger, NBC News, Anna Nicole Smith, Media News

Maria Shriver said she won't resume her TV news career and the late Anna Nicole Smith is the reason why. Shriver, speaking Tuesday at a conference on...

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Lauer Interview With Craig Is Ratings Flop

New York Times | Benjamin Toff | Posted 10.17.2007 | Media

Read More: Larry Craig, Matt Lauer Reports, Matt Lauer, NBC News, Media News

NBC's exclusive interview with Senator Larry Craig in a prime time special, "Matt Lauer Reports," attracted just 5.7 million viewers in the 8 p.m. tim...

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Cryptic Message From Today Show: "Announcement" On Tuesday

TV Newser | Chris Ariens | Posted 10.12.2007 | Media

Read More: Today Show, Nbc, The Today Show, Meredith Vieira, Matt Lauer, Al Roker, NBC News, Jim Bell, Ann Curry, Media News

The Today show sent around this note late today: Please mark your calendars for a "Today" show announcement Tuesday, October 16 at 12:15 p.m. ET. Mem...

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The Real Ann Coulter Question: Why Does NBC News Give So Much Airtime to This Loon?

Eric Deggans | Posted 10.12.2007 | Politics

Read More: Media, Jewish People, Donny Deutsch, NBC News, Ann Coulter, Ann Coulter Racist, Ann Coulter Anit Semite, Politics News
Eric Deggans

Coulter earns her daily bread by saying the stuff most other right wing extremists have the good sense to keep to Klan rallies and white supremacist chat rooms.

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Today Show Scores First Live Valerie Plame Wilson Interview

TV Newser | Chris Ariens | Posted 10.11.2007 | Media

Read More: Today Show, Nbc, Meredith Vieira, Valerie Plame Wilson, NBC News, Scooter Libby, Robert Novak, Media News

NBC News announced that Valerie Plame Wilson will sit down with Meredith Vieira for "her first-ever live television interview." The interview will occ...

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Lauer Lands Prime Time Craig Interview

Politico.com | Carrie Budoff Brown | Posted 10.11.2007 | Media

Read More: Nbc, Senator Larry Craig, Larry Craig, Matt Lauer, NBC News, Media News

Sen. Larry Craig and his wife, Suzanne, will appear on a prime-time special Tuesday with Matt Lauer, NBC News announced today. The high-profile Craig...

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Ringside At The Reality Show: New Kurtz Book Goes Behind The Scenes In The Anchor Wars

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.08.2007 | Media

Read More: News Anchors, Howard Kurtz, Meredith Vieira, Matt Lauer, Big Three Anchors, Charlie Gibson, NBC News, Reality Show, Katie Couric, CBS News, Dan Rather, ABC News, Diane Sawyer, Brian Williams, Charles Gibson, Media News

The book itself still remains under wraps, but from the amount we've surveyed it looks to be a thoroughly engrossing, engaging and more than occasionally juicy read.

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Live From The White House...With Feeling

Brian Williams | Posted 10.05.2007 | Media

Read More: Television History, World War II, NBC News, Yankees, Harry Truman, Dodgers, Media News
Brian Williams

On Oct. 5, 1947, President Harry S. Truman gave a speech to the nation that was -- for the first time in history -- broadcast live on television. What the president said that night was truly remarkable, especially in the context of today.

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Griffin Takes Over Daily Oversight Of MSNBC, Abrams Returns To Full-Time Show Hosting

TVNewser | Posted 09.24.2007 | Media

Read More: Dan Abrams, Phil Griffin, Shannon High-Bassalik, NBC News, Media News

In a move that has been widely discussed in industry circles, NBC News Senior Vice President Phil Griffin will soon be assuming day-to-day management ...

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Brian Williams Calls Out Petraeus on Al Qaeda Fearmongering

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 09.14.2007 | Media

Read More: General Petraeus, NBC News, Brian Williams, Media News

This week has been marked by two big news events: The Petraeus hearings in Washington, and the sixth anniversary of 9/11. It is probably safe to say t...

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Matt Lauer To Report From Iran

TV Newser | Posted 09.10.2007 | Media

Read More: Today Show, Matt Lauer, NBC News, Media News

Days after his former morning co-anchor returned from a reporting trip to Iraq, Matt Lauer is heading to Iran. Lauer's reports from Tehran begin this ...

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"To Catch A Predator" Fires Back At Critics

New York Post | Don Kaplan | Posted 09.07.2007 | Media

Read More: To Catch a Predator, NBC News, Newsmagazines, Media News

NBC's besieged child-perv show "To Catch a Predator" is fighting back against charges it is responsible for the suicide of a Texas prosecutor. NBC Ne...

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Remembering The News

Brian Williams | Posted 09.06.2007 | Media

Read More: Iraq War, Bush Administraion, NBC News, Iraqi Army, Brian Williams, Media News
Brian Williams

The "who disbanded the Iraqi Army" blame game had me thinking back today to our first patrol into downtown Baghdad after the city fell. The images we saw along the way are permanently burned in my memory.

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