David Letterman's Awkward Question To Brian Williams
Brian Williams sat down with "Late Show" host David Letterman Tuesday night and was immediately asked somewhat awkward questions right off the bat. ...
Brian Williams sat down with "Late Show" host David Letterman Tuesday night and was immediately asked somewhat awkward questions right off the bat. ...
David Tereshchuk | Posted 05.01.2012
The seeds of failure? I'd say they reside in the tone of "we are giving you our grand vision of what you need" that pervades this now grandstanding news division's programming as a whole.
Renee Parsons | Posted 03.31.2012
Confirmation Sunday evening that US armed forces are engaged militarily without prior congressional approval requires some Member of Congress, any Member of Congress, to demand an immediate full-scale congressional inquiry.
The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.28.2011
In a country struggling with rampant unemployment and a disastrous foreclosure crisis, it is Florida that is today home to a third of America's homele...
Jeffrey Abelson | Posted 01.14.2012
So for all future debates, of both parties, consider just two ideas that would be simple and low cost -- but could be huge game changers. Imagine the effect on candidate comments and viewer responses.
AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 12.17.2011
NEW YORK — There's new life in broadcast television's evening news shows, in part because of forces such as 24-hour cable news that were once th...
Posted 11.20.2011
The 2010-2011 season just wrapped up and the results for evening newscasts are good. For the first time in nine years, all three major networks sa...
Posted 10.10.2011
TV Guide has released its annual list of television's biggest salaries. Though the list covers all areas of TV, there are quite a few media personalit...
Posted 10.03.2011
CBS News chairman Jeff Fager had some rather unkind words for Katie Couric on Wednesday. Fager was at the Television Critics Association summer pre...
Bruce Lesley | Posted 09.20.2011
By a nearly 3-to-1 margin (58-20%), American voters believe that the lives of children have become worse rather than better over the last ten years, as key indicators of child well-being continue to decline.
AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 09.12.2011
NEW YORK — Viewership is up at the "CBS Evening News" since Scott Pelley took over as anchor in early June. Then again, the same can be said for...
AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 08.16.2011
NEW YORK — If CBS anchor Scott Pelley succeeds in creating an evening newscast that's a clear alternative to his rivals, embattled New York Rep....
Posted 08.13.2011
Scott Pelley may "want to win" the network news ratings, but his first week as "CBS Evening News" anchor didn't exactly set the ratings on fire. Pe...
Michael Russnow | Posted 08.09.2011
The main thing I draw from the Anthony Weiner incident is that the greater shame is in our puerile culture and how the media feeds the frenzy. On its own face their actions are ludicrous and the well-paid media honchos should be equally ashamed.
AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 08.06.2011
NEW YORK — It was Scott Pelley's first night as anchor of the "CBS Evening News" on Monday, but you'd hardly know it. The veteran "60 Minutes" ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 07.04.2011
NEW YORK -- When Scott Pelley spoke to staffers in the Washington D.C. bureau Wednesday, his first stop since being named Katie Couric's successor as ...
AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 07.04.2011
NEW YORK — CBS' new pick to anchor the evening news, Scott Pelley, said Tuesday that he'll bring his "60 Minutes" sensibility to the job and wil...
Beth Knobel | Posted 07.03.2011
In June 2009, I had the honor of interviewing Scott Pelley for the book I co-wrote with 60 Minutes legend Mike Wallace.
The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 07.03.2011
Scott Pelley is the next anchor of the "CBS Evening News," the network announced Tuesday. He will succeed Katie Couric, who has been the anchor since ...
AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 06.28.2011
NEW YORK — The appointment five years ago of Katie Couric as evening news anchor represented a bold step, certainly something new for CBS News. ...
Posted 06.04.2011
With news of Katie Couric's departure from the "CBS Evening News" all but official, talk is quickly turning to who will replace her at the anchor desk...
The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.25.2011
Rumors are swirling that Katie Couric is all set to leave the "CBS Evening News" when her contract is up—and focus is centering on Scott Pelley, a c...
Posted 05.25.2011
On Sunday, 60 Minutes reported on a visit to San Diego, where a yearly "Stand Down" event for homeless veterans is designed to change lives in just th...
Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.25.2011
The digital cable channel Investigation Discovery announced Monday that it is adding two high-profile broadcasters to its programming lineup: NBC News...
Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011
The colossal failures of the Bush administration should be what is remembered about Bush's eight years in office, not some feeble attempt to show what a principled guy he was.
Posted 05.16.2012