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Palin Op-Ed a Shallow Ploy for Policy Cred: Ambinder

OPINION

Sep 9, 2009 5:10 PM CDT

Palin Op-Ed a Shallow Ploy for Policy Cred: Ambinder

The former governor does has not done the hard work to become a leading voice on health care

(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s got “every right” to write an opinion piece on health care reform. But, plainly, she does not have the right to be an influential voice in the debate, writes Marc Ambinder for the Atlantic. Her piece contains unoriginal ideas—replacing Medicare with vouchers—and smacks of...

Obama Losing
Battle of
Old Media,
New Media

Analysis

Sep 9, 2009 3:50 PM CDT

Obama Losing Battle of Old Media, New Media

New media derails dream of new politics

(Newser) - Barack Obama burst onto the scene as a unifying figure, someone who was supposed to end divisiveness and transform political dialogue. But these days, the rancor is as high as ever, and an administration known for its new-media savvy is taking it on the chin regularly from the blogosphere and...

Imus Joins Fox Business

Sep 3, 2009 12:03 PM CDT

Imus Joins Fox Business

Fox deal returns host to cable news after 2007 race controversy

(Newser) - Don Imus has completed a deal to simulcast his radio show on Fox Business Network TV beginning Oct. 5, Mediabistro reports. Imus has gotten out of his simulcast deal with RFD-TV. On FBN, he'll add more business news, and Fox Business Morning hosts Jenna Lee, Connell McShane, and Ashley Webster...

Fox Is Killing the GOP

OPINION

Aug 8, 2009 7:51 AM CDT

Fox Is Killing the GOP

(Newser) - Fox News and the Republican Party are locked into a cycle that will make a fortune for the network while dooming the party to further defeats, John Cook writes at Gawker. Fox viewership is up a whopping 45% over the last year as "frightened, paranoid, enraged, nativist zealots" ...

Beck: Obama Is a 'Racist'

Jul 28, 2009 3:33 PM CDT

Beck: Obama Is a 'Racist'

(Newser) - Glenn Beck today called President Obama “a racist,” Politico reports. The Fox News commentator accused the president of having a “deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture” during a discussion of the Skip Gates scandal on a Fox show. When his interlocutor pointed out that...

Web Beats TV
to Jackson Fatigue

ANALYSIS

Jul 3, 2009 3:00 PM CDT

Web Beats TV to Jackson Fatigue

(Newser) - Television is still churning out Michael Jackson-related content, but Web surfers quickly lost interest after his death, Jeff Jarvis writes for BuzzMachine. “We had consuming interest in Jackson when the news came out but that quickly faded,” Jarvis writes, citing Blogpulse and Google Trends data on Jackson traffic....

Fox Has Top 10
Cable News Shows

Jun 30, 2009 7:11 PM CDT

Fox Has Top 10 Cable News Shows

(Newser) - More evidence of Fox News' growing domination of cable TV: The network now has the top 10 programs in terms of total viewers, reports Mediabistro's TVNewser blog. Bill O'Reilly still leads the way, followed by Sean Hannity. Glenn Beck is in third, but his viewership of about 2 million is...

Fox News On Track for Most-Watched Year Ever

Jun 25, 2009 3:41 AM CDT

Fox News On Track for Most-Watched Year Ever

Network stays strong as rivals suffer post-election blues

(Newser) - Fox News has avoided the post-election ratings drop that hit other networks and is on course to have it best year ever, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The network, helped by programming changes like shifting Glenn Beck to 5pm, has shown a steady rise in ratings and now has as...

Krauthammer Hails Fox News as 'Alternate Reality'

OPINION

Jun 10, 2009 9:41 AM CDT

Krauthammer Hails Fox News as 'Alternate Reality'

Krauthammer calls network an American treasure

(Newser) - The New York Post awarded Charles Krauthammer a prize yesterday, and the veteran neocon columnist used his acceptance speech to praise "the genius of Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes" for the miracle of Fox News. The network "created an alternate reality," he said, offering an alternative to...

Calm Down,
Your Kids Are Perfectly Safe

Interview

May 4, 2009 11:24 AM CDT

Calm Down, Your Kids Are Perfectly Safe

Writer/mom says parents worry, hover way too much

(Newser) - With a constant barrage of news stories and TV shows highlighting child abductions and murders, it may seem like a supremely dangerous time to be a kid. But don't believe the media, says Lenore Skenazy, the author of Free-Range Kids. In an interview with Salon, she explains why children today...

From TV News to R&B Hit

Apr 30, 2009 11:11 AM CDT

From TV News to R&B Hit

YouTube mashup shows the musical side of Couric, Hannity

(Newser) - If you've ever thought the TV news needed a little something extra, meet Michael Gregory. The 24-year-old Brooklyn musician has taken YouTube by storm by mashing up the news into a faux-R&B track with the use of Auto-Tune, Time reports. The software designed to correct pitch—which can also...

Middle-of-the-Road CNN
Slips Into Last Place

Apr 27, 2009 10:38 AM CDT

Middle-of-the-Road CNN Slips Into Last Place

Network is prime-time ratings loser

(Newser) - Based on cable news ratings, CNN's "no bias" strategy seems to be backfiring. The network, which sticks to the middle in its news coverage, has had an average of 271,000 primetime viewers in April, behind both conservative Fox News (668,000) and lefty MSNBC (300,000), the New ...

Trudeau Mocks Journos
for Overtwittering

Apr 22, 2009 4:29 PM CDT

Trudeau Mocks Journos for Overtwittering

Character 'Roland Hedley' has 2,900 followers

(Newser) - Cartoonist Garry Trudeau has been lampooning TV journalists for decades in Doonesbury, so it’s natural he would satirize their latest folly: excessive Twittering. Roland Hedley, Trudeau’s fictitious TV journo, has become an avid Twitter user both in print and in the real world, where @Roland_Hedley boasts 2,900...

Opinion on 'Tea Parties'
Split Down Party Lines

ANALYSIS

Apr 16, 2009 12:36 PM CDT

Opinion on 'Tea Parties' Split Down Party Lines

(Newser) - Evaluations of the effectiveness of yesterday’s anti-tax “tea parties” are split predictably down partisan lines, Chris Cillizza writes for the Washington Post. Republicans touted the protests, which brought out tens of thousands and garnered major media coverage, as a success. “I think something is going on out...

CNN Loses Ground in Primetime

Apr 10, 2009 11:02 AM CDT

CNN Loses Ground in Primetime

Fox, MSNBC are pushing longtime rival into 3rd place

(Newser) - The oldest cable news network is starting to lag behind both of its main rivals in primetime, Variety reports. In the first quarter of this year, CNN saw a 23% drop in the key 25-54 demographic and a 10% drop overall from 8 to 11pm. In particular, Campbell Brown's show...

Glenn Beck: Fox News'
Rising 'Rodeo Clown'

Mar 30, 2009 12:02 PM CDT

Glenn Beck: Fox News' Rising 'Rodeo Clown'

Beck achieves popularity in Obama era

(Newser) - Fox News host Glenn Beck is a moralizing, sometimes tearful, usually outraged revivalist, often reminding conservatives that they “are not alone”—and his "mad as hell" approach seems to be working. After just 2 months on the job, Beck draws 2.3 million cable viewers, behind only...

Anthony May Watch Caylee's Funeral on TV

Jan 7, 2009 12:31 PM CST

Anthony May Watch Caylee's Funeral on TV

Jail hasn't decided; TV limits keep her sheltered from media

(Newser) - Casey Anthony has been barred from her daughter's funeral, but she may still get to watch it on TV, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Jail officials haven't decided yet if she can watch Caylee's public service, bound to be telecast on the cable and local stations so inundated with news about...

Networks
Prep for
Mega
Inaugural

Jan 7, 2009 7:08 AM CST

Networks Prep for Mega Inaugural

Exhuastive coverage of historic inauguration planned

(Newser) - TV networks are gearing up to cover what could be the most-watched presidential inauguration in history, the New York Times reports. The major networks are planning exhaustive coverage. Channels not known for political coverage like MTV, BET, and Nickelodeon plan to send reporters, and even the Home Shopping Network is...

Fear Not, Righties: Fairness Doctrine Isn't Coming Back

OPINION

Nov 23, 2008 10:21 AM CST

Fear Not, Righties: Fairness Doctrine Isn't Coming Back

Democrats won't restore required balance to airwaves

(Newser) - Conservatives are beating their war drums with warnings that the Obama administration will torpedo them by reinstituting the so-called fairness doctrine. If he does—the policy calls for broadcasters to air opposing viewpoints—it could be big trouble for Rush Limbaugh and another denizens of the right-wing talk circuit. But...

Sports-Talk Shoutfest Has Ruined Politics on TV

OPINION

Nov 20, 2008 3:11 PM CST

Sports-Talk Shoutfest Has Ruined Politics on TV

Wilbon and Kornheiser are great, but CNN should stop imitating them

(Newser) - ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption, a show in which two sports writers “make fun of each other’s male pattern baldness and argue about sports,” often at high volume, is on many fans’ watch list, including political scientist Christopher A. Cooper. Unfortunately, PTI “has ruined American politics,...