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Jason Linkins

How To 'Fix' The Sunday Morning Shows

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.29.2009 | Media


Jay Rosen, saints preserve him, has posted a "Simple Fix For The Messed Up Sunday Shows". Since Sunday morning is the time when I personally do penite...

David Gregory Gets Tougher: His Expression Says It All

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 12.27.2009 | Media


Carol Felsenthal

On the Sunday after Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab attempted to blow a hole in the side of Northwest Flight 253, the old Gregory was back: impatient, irritable, shorn of his mushy style.

Jake Tapper, Terry Moran Guest-Hosting "This Week": Who Should Replace George Stephanopoulos? (POLL)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.22.2009 | Media


Jake Tapper and Terry Moran — the two ABC News personalities seen as possible replacements for George Stephanopoulos on "This Week" — will...

As Anchors Change at ABC and MSNBC, Will Executives Ignore Diversity Again?

Eric Deggans | Posted 12.15.2009 | Media


Eric Deggans

Until you work on these issues, it's hard to appreciate how difficult it is to diversify newsrooms. But it's time for TV outlets to cast their gaze beyond the usual suspects.

George Stephanopoulos Thanks "This Week" Viewers (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.13.2009 | Media


George Stephanopoulos signed off from ABC's "This Week" Sunday with a special message for viewers about his upcoming departure from the program. "You...

Frank Luntz: Americans Are "Mad As Hell" (VIDEO)

Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics


Republican pollster and communications guru Frank Luntz joined the roundtable on ABC's This Week today to discuss the significance of the House passin...

Obama Aides Stand Up To Big Banks On Sunday Morning Talk Shows

nytimes.com | GINGER THOMPSON | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON -- Striking a populist tone, several of President Obama's leading advisers on Sunday issued stern warnings to Wall Street. They said big ba...

Arianna On This Week: Rangel Should Resign Chairmanship Of Tax-Writing Committee

Huff TV | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics


Huff TV

Arianna joined ABC's This Week Roundtable today, along with George Will, Donna Brazile, and Nicolle Wallace, hosted by George Stephanopoulos. The spi...

"Meet The Press" Wins Obama's Sunday Ratings Race

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.24.2009 | Media


NBC's "Meet the Press" has won President Obama's Sunday talk show blitz. Obama appeared on five shows Sunday — NBC's "Meet the Press," ABC's "T...

The Two Presidents Are In Sync Using the Media to Deliver the Message: CGI Opens in NYC.

Michelle Kraus | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics


Michelle Kraus

The Clinton Global Initiative is a magnificent prelude to the meetings to be held later in the week with the Chinese government and other world leaders at the United Nations. This is a true gesture of unity.

Jason Linkins

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.22.2009 | Media


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...

Jason Linkins

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.21.2009 | Media


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.

George Stephanopoulos: I'm Better Than Sunday Competitors Because I Worked In White House

The Daily Beast | Posted 11.14.2009 | Media


Today Stephanopoulos, who also is ABC's chief Washington correspondent, is supremely well-connected in the Obama White House. One of his closest frien...

George Will Debates NeoCons Over Afghanistan War

Huffington Post | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics


Conservative commentator George Will appeared on ABC's "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos Sunday Morning and took on NeoConservatives over the cou...

Sam Donaldson Spars With Liz Cheney Over CIA Torture Investigation (VIDEO)

Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics


Sam Donaldson and Liz Cheney spiritedly debated the decision by Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate whether or not torture occurred during CIA...

Paul Krugman: We Are In Economic "Purgatory" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 09.23.2009 | Business


Despite Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's upbeat comments Friday that the U.S. economy is on the cusp of recovery, economists Paul Krugman and R...

Jason Linkins

WaPo's Kornblut Goes From Belittling To Praising Hillary Clinton In Three Days

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.18.2009 | Media


This afternoon on MSNBC, Andrea Mitchell was joined by the Washington Post's Ann Kornblut, to talk about the goings on between President Barack Obama,...

"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


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...

Michelle Malkin, Cynthia Tucker Spar Over Unemployment Benefits (VIDEO) [UPDATED]

Posted 09.02.2009 | Media


UPDATE: Larry Katz, the Clinton-era economist cited by Michelle Malkin today as offering dire warnings of the way unemployment insurance incentivizes ...

Arianna Joins "This Week" Roundtable To Discuss Obama, Gates Controversy (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 08.26.2009 | Politics


Huff TV

Arianna joined the roundtable on ABC News' "This Week", along with Paul Krugman, George Will, David Brooks and Donna Brazile, to discuss the politics ...

When It Comes to Health Care, Why Do Republicans (and Some Centrist Democrats) Hate Americans?

Mitchell Bard | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

If the government-run plan is so good it would be an improvement over the private insurers, why are the Republicans against it? Isn't the goal better care at lower costs?

The Fight Over Sonia Sotomayor: Why Were So Few Hispanics on TV Debating the First Hispanic Supreme Court Nominee?

Eric Deggans | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics


Eric Deggans

What irks me most about the media circus around Sotomayor's nomination is that white politicians and pundits pretend their race and culture have no impact on their sensibilities.

David Gregory's "Meet The Press" Ratings Hit New Low — The Sunday Morning Horse Race Is On

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 06.14.2009 | Media


If the Sunday morning TV throne is empty, then the race for the crown is on. NBC's "Meet the Press" suffered its lowest ratings since David Gregory...

Celebrities Hit Auction Block for Human Rights

Jeffrey Buchanan | Posted 06.05.2009 | Entertainment


Jeffrey Buchanan

The online auction will raise funds supporting the RFK Center's vital work around the globe.

EPA Regulations Will Destroy Economy, Says GOP

Josh Dorner | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green


Josh Dorner

In spite of intense opposition from conservatives at nearly every step, we (read: EPA) have managed to significantly reduce pollution and still grow the economy -- a lot.