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NEWS ABOUT: Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper stories: 13 news summaries

CNN Last in Prime-Time Ratings Race

Cable viewers prefer opinion-based news programming

Oct 26, 09 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - CNN’s ratings have fallen behind those of the other major cable news networks as prime-time viewers pass over the network in favor of opinion-based news coverage. Every prime-time CNN show lost to its Fox News opponent, and in some instances the losses were even more humiliating—at 10pm, for... More »

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television • MSNBC • Keith Olbermann • CNN • TV ratings • Anderson Cooper • Anderson Cooper 360 • cable news • Greta Van Susteren • Headline News • HLN • Nancy Grace

 Heidi Is the Next MJ: Spencer 

He's just such a tool.

Aug 27, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hey, if Spencer Pratt thinks he can be the next Brad Pitt, why shouldn’t his wife be the next Michael Jackson? In yet another example of the reality show couple’s delusions of grandeur, Pratt called Heidi Montag "the new, modern-day, 2010 Michael Jackson” following her Miss Universe... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Miss Universe • celebrity • CNN • Michael Jackson • Miss Universe pageant • Anderson Cooper • Spencer Pratt • Heidi Montag

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Anderson 
 to Bachelorette: 
 How Much Sex? 

Plus, yes, more Jon and Kate news

Jul 31, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Anderson Cooper got a little personal yesterday when, as Regis Philbin’s stand-in, he asked Bachelorette Jillian Harris how many of the bachelors on her reality show she slept with. But he was only asking “the question everybody wants to know,” said Erica Hill when he recapped... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity • Jude Law • Michael Jackson • Anderson Cooper • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • Debbie Rowe • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson II

 Who We Trust 
 Post-Cronkite 

From Cooper to Oprah, people weigh in

Jul 21, 09 11:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - After the passing of Walter Cronkite, the Washington Post wondered who could compare to his level of trustworthiness. Below are a few of the responses they got from a variety of sources:
  • Anderson Cooper, “because he always has that slight bit of cynicism when it’s
... More »

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entertainment • media • Google • Larry David • Oprah Winfrey • Dalai Lama • Miley Cyrus • Anderson Cooper • Walter Cronkite • Alice Waters • Joel Osteen

OPINION

 Your Guide to 
 Today's Jacko 
 Media Orgy 

Let the 'freak show' begin

Jul 7, 09 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Surprisingly, the elephants entering Staples Center this morning aren’t there for the “Michael Jackson Memorial Orgy of Excess”—but for the circus, opening tomorrow. “That seems completely appropriate,” writes Lisa de Moraes for the Washington Post. As for today’s “freak show,” 16... More »

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entertainment • television • CNBC • Larry King • celebrity • Kathie Lee Gifford • TV networks • CNN • memorial • Michael Jackson • Anderson Cooper • BET • celebrity death • Martin Bashir • Lola Ogunnaike • Inside Edition • April Woodard

OPINION

 Frank Tops List of 
 Influential Gays 


Apr 9, 09 1:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Out magazine has released its annual Power 50 list of movers and shakers in the LGBT community, and it’s chock full of drama. The Democratic ascendancy has catapulted Barney Frank—“the only left-handed, gay, Jewish congressman”—to the top spot, pushing Ellen DeGeneres back to No. 2.... More »

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Matt Drudge • homosexuality • Barney Frank • Ellen DeGeneres • Anderson Cooper • LGBT • gays • Rachel Maddow • Out Magazine • influential

(Newser) - Anderson Cooper’s mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, is a published author with a romantic novel to her credit, sure, but her new book could give the CNN anchor pause, the New York Daily News reports. Obsession, an erotic tale, hits stores in June. “Master, I whisper as you surrender to... More »

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erotica • literature • novel • book • Anderson Cooper • television news • Gloria Vanderbilt • Howard Stern Grid

 TV Execs Like Palin's Future 

Talk show, news commentator, even reality program among possible post-politics offers

Oct 24, 08 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even if she doesn't end up in Washington, Sarah Palin could still find a presence in the lower 48, the Hollywood Reporter notes. Media higher-ups, salivating at the thought of ratings bumps that Palin appearances gave Saturday Night Live and CBS News, would love to offer her a backup career—... More »

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television • reality TV • Oprah Winfrey • Fox News • talk show • Anderson Cooper • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

(Newser) - Reporters scheduled to cover the Republican convention are preparing to move fast if Hurricane Gustav wallops the Gulf Coast. Anchors Anderson Cooper and Geraldo Rivera are already headed for the storm, but hordes of journalists are stuck in St. Paul, Minn., where the RNC will start tomorrow unless it's postponed.... More »

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New Orleans • CNN • Fox • Anderson Cooper • St. Paul • Hurricane Gustav • Republican National Convention

OPINION

Couric's Not Only Thing Networks Should Toss

Evening news shows on their last legs

Apr 15, 08 9:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Evening network news, with or without Katie Couric aboard, is going nowhere, Ron Grover writes in BusinessWeek—then offers suggestions on what the TV giants should do to hook viewers:
  • Make the news available on the viewers' time: Get big-name anchors on tape earlier, and put those newscasts online.
... More »

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NBC • Katie Couric • CBS • ABC • Brian Williams • Anderson Cooper • CBS Evening News • Charles Gibson • network news

 Out Names Most Powerful Gays 

And mag ejects Anderson Cooper from closet

Apr 13, 08 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Out magazine's Gay Power 50 boasts plenty of people with plenty of influence over politics and pop culture:
  1. David Geffen: Look at the headlines this Hollywood bigwig sparked when he endorsed Barack Obama for proof of his broad influence.
  2. Anderson Cooper: Turn on CNN. Enough said.
  3. Ellen
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media • gay rights • David Geffen • Rosie O'Donnell • list • Barney Frank • Ellen DeGeneres • outing • Anderson Cooper • Tim Gill • gays

CNN Anchor Cooper Has
Skin Cancer

He has growth removed and says
he's doing fine

Mar 19, 08 7:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - CNN's Anderson Cooper returned to the air today after a two-day absence during which he had a cancerous mole removed from his face, E! News reports. Anderson wrote on his blog that he's fine and that the surgery went well, and a spokesman said doctors don't think the cancer has... More »

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skin cancer • CNN • moles • Anderson Cooper • Charlie Rose • cancerous growth • Anderson Cooper 360 • news anchor

Anchors Squirm in HDTV's Glare

Why Anderson, is that a fatty deposit beneath your left eye?

Dec 4, 07 7:45 PM CST
(Newser) - As HD takes hold, TV personalities face a new challenge: namely, hiding that zit in magnified resolution. Makeup techniques that traditionally hid flaws have become as obvious as the blemishes themselves, the Baltimore Sun reports. And, er, seasoned anchors worry the improvements could shift focus from content to complexion,... More »

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local news • HDTV • TV shows • TV networks • Anderson Cooper

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