'Ashley Dupre story' to air next Friday
Gawker Nov 15, 08 6:22 AM CST
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Eliot Spitzer’s lady of the night met with Diane Sawyer this week for her first-ever interview, set to air next Friday, Gawker reports. “This is not the Eliot Spitzer story. This is the Ashley Dupre story,” an ABC source tells MediaBistro . The call girl in the sex scandal that brought down New York’s former governor was paid a hefty fee—not for the interview, but for “consulting” and “archival footage,” in standard interview practice.
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Big three see ratings fall 16% from 2004 election
NewTeeVee Nov 5, 08 3:26 PM CST
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After proving itself indispensable in this year’s campaign, the internet won again on election night, Liz Gannes writes on NewTeeVee. Web users marked record traffic on several sites, while TV’s big three networks lost 16% off 2004 ratings, with cable and internet picking up the slack. During Barack Obama’s acceptance speech, video streaming sites recorded millions of global visitors; CNN.com and ABCNews.com set site records.
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Florida congressman linked to sex harassment payoff of mistress staffer
CNN Oct 14, 08 1:43 AM CDT
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for an ethics investigation following a news report that Florida Democrat Tim Mahoney had an affair with a staffer, then paid her $121,000 to dodge a sexual harassment suit. The congressman has also called for an investigation, saying he's confident he will be vindicated.
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Newsday Oct 10, 08 10:46 AM CDT
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Christie Brinkley doesn't want her kids seeing her ex spill his guts to Barbara Walters tonight, and a New York judge agrees—but he isn't on board with keeping the youngsters from seeing their dad in person, Newsday reports. The judge yesterday denied the ex-supermodel's bid for a temporary restraining order ahead of Peter Cook's 20/20 interview, set to air tonight, in which he discusses his affair with a teenager and his porn proclivities.
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OPINION
What some conservatives call tacit admission was subtle allusion
Chicago Tribune Sep 8, 08 4:03 PM CDT
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Reports that Barack Obama mistakenly revealed his “Muslim faith” in a television interview are ridiculous, Frank James writes in the Chicago Tribune . Talking with George Stephanopoulos about suggestions he is a Muslim, Obama agreed “that John McCain has not talked about my Muslim faith.” Stephanopoulos corrected him, saying “Christian faith,” and Obama corrected the apparent gaffe, setting conservative blogs abuzz.
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ABC's Gibson
gets first shot at
grilling McCain's
running mate
Chicago Tribune Sep 8, 08 1:58 AM CDT
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Sarah Palin will sit for her first press interview since accepting the Republican vice presidential nomination, reports the Chicago Tribune . She'll be interviewed by ABC anchor Charlie Gibson in Alaska later this week. The McCain camp has kept Palin from the press so far, calling its coverage of the Alaska governor sexist and intrusive.
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OPINION
Broadcasters cede historic role as political pundits
Los Angeles Times Sep 1, 08 9:33 AM CDT
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The Democratic Convention made it official, writes Scott Collilns in the Los Angeles Times: The broadcast networks have passed the political torch to the cable networks. CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC not only delivered “wall to wall coverage” compared to the broadcast nets' paltry hour of nightly programming. Their ratings soared, while the networks' "stank."
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Sheriff's deputy gets rough with newsman probing role of VIP donors
ABC News Aug 28, 08 5:37 AM CDT
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An ABC News producer was busted in Denver while filming senators and big donors leaving a hotel meeting near the Democratic National Convention. He was manhandled into traffic by a sheriff's deputy, handcuffed and hauled away on charges of interference, trespass, and failure to obey a lawful order, reports ABC News.
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Biden dominates Sunday talk shows
Politico Aug 24, 08 4:29 PM CDT
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The newly announced Obama/Biden ticket predictably dominated the talk shows today. Politico gives the run-down: Obama VP adviser Caroline Kennedy told Meet the Press she hoped Joe Biden would prove to be as sage a pick as her father's choice of LBJ. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi turned Biden's rep for gaffes into a snipe at Bush on NBC, saying Obama "is not just choosing a yes man, but a person that will speak what he believes.”
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Host's retirement may set off cascade of late-night dominoes
Los Angeles Times Aug 11, 08 2:05 PM CDT
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These should be banner days for ABC’s Nightline , John Edwards’ confessional outlet of choice. Instead, staffers fear Jay Leno's departure from NBC will wind up costing them their jobs, the LA Times reports. ABC appears to be Leno's most likely destination after he retires next year, which would likely spell the doom of the 29-year-old news magazine.
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'Outrageous' that suicide-linked drugs were tested on vets
ABC News Jun 18, 08 12:23 PM CDT
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Barack Obama and Republican Sen. John Cornyn are seeking a probe into reports that veterans had been recruited for tests on drugs linked to suicide, ABC News reports. An ABC News/ Washington Times story noted that vets were given the anti-smoking drug Chantix in government tests, but for more than three months, VA doctors did not tell patients about possible serious side effects.
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But campaigns are enthusiastic about new approach
Associated Press Jun 9, 08 3:10 AM CDT
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John McCain and Barack Obama turned down an invitation from Mayor Michael Bloomberg and ABC News to hold the first town hall meeting in New York, AP reports. While the candidates are both enthusiastic about the idea of such a forum, they want it to be broadcast by multiple stations. Both camps have shown interest in a series of joint stops, new to modern presidential campaigns.
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