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MSNBC PLOTTING TO TAKE OVER CNN AT #2
MSNBC-ers are kvelling over a recent boost in ratings, and are anticipating a shakeup at CNN in response. An insider boasts of "two straight weeks of beating CNN in prime time thanks to late-night documentaries, Keith Olbermann's liberal show...
FOX NEWS IGNORES IRAQ WAR TO HELP GOP
Fox spent half as much time covering the Iraq war than MSNBC during the first three months of the year, and considerably less than CNN, according to the Project for Excellence in Journalism. The difference was more stark during...
WWE DIVA AND BIKINI MODEL LAUREN JONES TO MAKE DEBUT AS LOCAL NEWS ANCHOR
Fox will debut its comedy-reality hybrid Anchorwoman with a one-hour special at 8 p.m. Aug. 21. It will settle into its regular 8-8:30 Tuesday time period on Aug. 28. The series follows the travails of buxom blonde Lauren Jones,...
NFL NETWORK ANCHOR RICH EISEN IN AFFAIR CONTROVERSY WITH ANCHOR ALYCIA LANE
LINK: Lane, a 34-year-old anchor for CBS affiliate KYW-TV, e-mailed pictures of herself in a bikini to NFL Network anchor Rich Eisen. But the shots were intercepted by his wife, former Fox and ABC sports reporter Suzy Shuster, who...
MORE CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR "GIRLS GONE WILD" FOUNDER JOE FRANCIS
LINK: Joe Francis, the millionaire founder of the "Girls Gone Wild" video empire, was charged Wednesday with misdemeanor sexual battery for allegedly groping an 18-year-old woman. Francis allegedly touched the woman's breast and buttocks repeatedly despite pleas to stop,...
CRISIS AT NBC AS RATINGS TANK
LINK: One week after NBC averaged 6.8 million viewers -- its smallest in-season audience since at least 1987, and probably well before -- the network sank to 6.2 million last week, according to Nielsen Media Research....
VIRGINIA TECH KILLER SENT PACKAGE TO NBC
"The man blamed for killing at least 30 people in Monday's shootings on the Virginia Tech campus before killing himself mailed a package containing photographs and writings to NBC, authorities announced Wednesday. NBC reported Cho Seung-Hui apparently mailed the package...
DON IMUS UNDER POWER FOR RACIAL HATE
"Though Don Imus continued to apologize this morning for calling members of the Rutgers University women's basketball team "nappy-headed hos" on his nationally syndicated radio program Imus in the Morning, which is simulcast on MSNBC, his comments are just...
KIRAN CHETRY, JOHN ROBERTS TAKEOVER CNN'S "AMERICAN MORNING"
"CNN hopes to boost ratings for its slumping morning show by switching to a fresh pair of anchors, including one who recently arrived from Fox News Channel. The shake-up means Soledad O'Brien and Miles O'Brien are out at "American Morning,"...
JOE BUCK REMOVED FROM FOX NFL PREGAME SHOW
"Buck will do only play-by-play next season, as the network will split the duties after incurring higher-than-expected costs for taking "Fox NFL Sunday" on the road last year. It was conducted at the site of the game Buck was working."...
FOX PUNDIT RACHEL MARSDEN ALLEGEDLY STALKED MAN, FAKED RAPE CLAIM
"According to Donnelly, Rachel Marsden had been stalking him for years, making multiple hang-up calls and showing up at his home. Donnelly claimed that this behavior had begun as early as 1992 but had worsened over time. He alleged that...
L.A. TIMES OP-ED CHIEF QUITS IN SCANDAL
"Los Angeles Times Publisher David D. Hiller's decision Thursday to scrap a special opinion section to avoid the appearance of an ethical breach triggered the resignation of Editorial Page Editor Andres Martinez, who accused the paper's editor and publisher of...
MATT DRUDGE SPREADS IRAQ WAR LIES, MAINSTREAM PRESS FOLLOWS ALONG
"Matt Drudge is running what purports to be just such a story on the top left of his incredibly influentual Web site right now as I write this. The headline reads: "Baghdad security crackdown seriously curbs killings of US soldiers..."...
HOOTERS CASINO TELLS WOMEN TO IGNORE THEIR SCANTILY CLAD, BUSTY WAITRESSES AND HOSTS
"In an effort to define its Hooters Casino Hotel as a destination for women and not just cleavage-ogling men, the Vegas casino has launched a new Advanced Results Marketing-created television campaign to convince women Hooters is female-friendly. Something's just...
FOX IS #1 NETWORK THANKS TO AMERICAN IDOL
"As of Tuesday night, when Fox aired two hours of "American Idol," the network has taken the season-to-date lead among adults 18 to 49 with a 4.0 average rating, according to national Nielsen Media Research ratings. Former leader CBS has...
NEVADA DEMS CANCEL FOX NEWS DEBATE
"The Nevada State Democratic Party is pulling out of a controversial presidential debate scheduled for Aug. 14 in Reno and co-hosted by Fox News, according to Democratic insiders." [link]...
RED CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT AIDS A DISASTER
"It's been a year since the first Red T-shirts hit Gap shelves in London, and a parade of celebrity-splashed events has followed: Steven Spielberg smiling down from billboards in San Francisco; Christy Turlington striking a yoga pose in a...
CLAIM: U.S. TROOPS CENSORED AP REPORTER, PHOTOGRAPHER
"Afghan journalists covering the aftermath of a suicide bomb attack and shooting in eastern Afghanistan Sunday said U.S. troops deleted their photos and video and warned them not to publish or air any images of U.S. troops or a car...
BEYONCE AVOIDS SPORTS ILLUSTRATED HEPATITIS SCARE
"Beyonce Knowles attended a Sports Illustrated party where guests may have been exposed to hepatitis A but she was not at risk of catching the illness because she didn't sample the food, her publicist said Wednesday. "Thank goodness, neither one...
ASSOCIATED PRESS BANS PARIS HILTON STORIES
""Next week," entertainment editor Jesse Washington wrote in an e-mail memo obtained by The Transom, "the print team is planning an unconventional experiment: We are NOT going to cover Paris Hilton. Barring any major, major news, we are not going...
"60 MINUTES" CREATOR DON HEWITT PLANS WEB NEWSMAG
"Hewitt envisions the news magazine, a collection of video op-eds tentatively titled Sound Off, as a way to meet the youngsters (and the advertisers that follow them) on their own virtual turf. "I know that this is an age group...
DOLCE & GABBANA FORCED TO AXE "RAPE" AD
"Dolce & Gabbana plans to pull the advertisement, which shows a man holding a woman to the ground by her wrists while a group of men look on, following complaints from consumers' groups. Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana...
VIDEO: FOX ATTACKS OBAMA
Video details coordinated smear campaign by Fox News to attack Democratic senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama [LINK]...
RIGHT WING USING PHONY POLL TO SPIN WAR SUPPORT
"The New York Post and Fox News touted a poll that found that "57 percent of Americans supported 'finishing the job in Iraq' -- keeping U.S. troops there until the Iraqis can provide security on their own." But neither the...
SIRIUS, XM MERGER MAY GET THUMBS DOWN FROM FEDS
"The federal government's original deal granting licenses to XM and Sirius required the two companies to work together toward making their technologies compatible with one another, but expressly ruled out the idea of the two merging at any time. To...
REPORT: MEDIA OVERSEXING IMAGE OF YOUNG GIRLS
"Advertising and media images that encourage girls to focus on looks and sexuality are harmful to their emotional and physical health, a new report by the American Psychological Association says. The report, released Monday, analyzed some 300 studies over the...
MONEY MAGS STILL PLAYING TONSIL HOCKEY WITH MARIA BARTIROMO
"CNBC's Money Honey Maria Bartiromo has been under fire since her close friendship and globetrotting trip on the corporate jet with Citigroup's now fired global asset management head Todd Thomson first came to light. But she is still keeping her...
PLAYBOY PLAYMATES CURSED WITH DEATH
"Anna Nicole Smith is one of 25 women who met an untimely death after stripping naked for the mag's centre pages. Three Playmates have been murdered, four have died from overdoses, four were victims of car accidents, 12 died from...
FOX NEWS FAILS TO HOLD ON TO HOT ANCHOR KIRAN CHETRY, SHE GOES TO CNN
"Mr. Klein of CNN said he had been amazed at the sudden chance to land Ms. Chetry, whose talents he praised as highly valued in television news. "She can be very natural, while also conveying authority," Mr. Klein said....
MAXIM MAGAZINE FOR SALE BY PUBLISHER AS LAD MAG MARKET CRASHES
"Dennis Publishing, publisher of Maxim, Stuff, Blender and The Week, announced today that it has put its stable of titles on the block, retaining media investment firm Allen & Co. to explore strategic alternatives. The sale includes all 31 international...
MSNBC GIVES NEW DEAL TO RISING STAR KEITH OLBERMANN, RIVAL BILL O'REILLY FACES RENEWED COMPETITION
"MSNBC today announced that Keith Olbermann will be counting down the top stories of the day for four more years, continuing as host of his enormously popular nightly news program, "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" (8-9 p.m. ET). In addition, he...
BEYONCE KNOWLES DOES SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT COVER
"Another high note for Beyonce – the coveted cover shot of this year's Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. The singer and now movie star (Dreamgirls) posed on a Florida beach in a yellow-and-pink bikini by House of Dereon, the fashion label...
CLAIM: FOX NEWS BRIT HUME IN AFFAIR WITH FOX NEWS MEGYN KENDALL
"For months, a rumor has been circulating among TV news insiders in Washington, D.C., and New York that Brit Hume, Fox News Channel's managing editor in Washington and host of prime-time hour Special Report, has been having an extramarital affair...
TIME PICKS "YOU" AS PERSON OF THE YEAR
"The annual honor for 2006 went to each and every one of us, as Time cited the shift from institutions to individuals citizens of the new digital democracy, as the magazine put it. The winners this year were anyone...
C|NET EDITOR & FAMILY MISSING
"In a search-and-rescue mission involving multiple agencies, federal and state law enforcement officials are combing remote roads off Oregon's Highway 38 and Interstate 5 in search of missing CNET senior editor James Kim and his family, police said Friday. Seen...
NBC ADMITS THE TRUTH: IRAQ IS IN CIVIL WAR"
"NBC News is now defining the conflict in Iraq as a "civil war." On the Today Show, Matt Lauer said: "For months now the White House has rejected claims that the situation in Iraq has deteriorated into a civil war....
FOX NEWS CHRIS WALLACE HIT ON ANTI-DEMOCRAT BIAS AGAIN
"Following in President Clinton's footsteps, a prominent Democratic congressman yesterday accused a Fox News anchor of conducting a skewed interview designed to make Democrats look bad. "I've got to say, Chris, you have an odd view of balance," Rep. Barney...
FOX NEWS PLOTS RIGHT-WING 'DAILY SHOW' RIPOFF
"Fox News Channel might air two episodes of a "Daily Show"-like program with a decidedly nonliberal bent on Saturday nights in late January, with the possibility that it could become a weekly show for the channel. The half-hour show is...
KING DOES NUDE COVERS FOR ANNIVERSARY ISSUE
Celebrating their fifth year on newsstands, black lad mag King goes nude with cover shots showing Mya, Reagan Gomez, Trina, Melyssa Ford and Buffie The Body naked.... LINK Melyssa Ford nude on the cover of King...
VIDEO: FOX NEWS RIGHT-WING PROPAGANDA EXPOSED
MSNBC's Keith Olbermann details the secret memo leaked from Fox News Channel that shows the network trying to link terrorists to Democrats......
MAXIM MAGAZINE: ANGELINA JOLIE IS OUR WOMAN OF THE YEAR
MAXIM: "She may be the most hyped female star of our time, but what really differentiates this 31-year-old mother of three is her authenticity. From her tireless generosity to her award-winning work to her stunning looks, Angelina Jolie completes a...
FOX NEWS EMBRACES "T&A"
As Bush administration fades into history and Democrats take control of government, Fox News - the preferred network of the right - gives in and plasters its website with pictures of scantily clad cheerleaders... Network lost to CNN on election...
KEITH OLBERMANN: THE ANTI-BILL O'REILLY
"Olbermann isn't just getting more viewers. He's getting more views -- lots and lots more. It may have been the Rumsfeld piece that struck a nerve. Captured on YouTube, it was e-mailed all over the country and watched again and...
COULTER BOOK AUTHOR FIRED BY REUTERS
"On Tuesday, Joe Maguire, one of two editors in charge of markets coverage at Reuters, handed his bosses the galleys of his new book, "Brainless: The Lies and Lunacy of Ann Coulter." On Wednesday, Mr. Maguire discovered he would have...
CLAIM: BRIT HUME MARRIAGE CRISIS CAUSED WIFE'S OUSTER FROM FOX NEWS
"Kim Hume's imminent exit as Fox's D.C. bureau chief was announced Thursday. The buzz out of Washington is that she and the anchorman had been tattletaling on each other to the chairman and CEO of Fox Television Stations. "They'd been...
OLBERMANN CALLS OUT BUSH: YOU'RE UNAMERICAN
A new special comment from MSNBC's Keith Olbermann lacerated the Bush administration and it's attempt to fight the war on terror: "The Bush Administration did not try to get Osama Bin Laden before 9/11. The Bush Administration ignored all the...
DOG AND PONY SHOW: TONY SNOW TO RAISE MEGABUCKS FOR GOP
"White House press secretary Tony Snow is taking his gift of gab across the country in the coming weeks to raise money for Republican candidates, an unusual task for the president's top spokesman." AP...
YAHOO! IN TALKS TO BUY FACEBOOK FOR $1 BILLION
"Facebook.com is apparently in serious talks with Yahoo! to be acquired for up to $1 billion. The social-networking site, staple of college kids everywhere, has also spoken with Microsoft and Viacom (though it's a bit out of Viacom's current price...
BILL O'REILLY'S AL QAEDA STORY: A BIG LIE
"The loofah-loving Fox News host is raising plenty of eyebrows around the office after telling Barbara Walters in an interview with ABC's 20/20 that, "the FBI came in and warned me and a few other people at Fox News that...
RUPERT MURDOCH ENLISTS WIFE WENDY DENG IN MYSPACE CHINA PLOT
"Rupert Murdoch said on Tuesday that his wife, Wendy Deng, was working with senior News Corp executives to help bring the company's popular MySpace social networking site to China. "We have to make MySpace a very Chinese site," Mr Murdoch...
CBS: NO FREE SPEECH FOR BILL MAHER
""On Friday's Real Time on HBO, Maher explained that CBS approached him to do a 'freeSpeech' segment on the new Evening News. He asked if he could talk about religion but was rejected and told that he would be provided...
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