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NEWS ABOUT: Diane Sawyer

Diane Sawyer stories: 13 news summaries


 I Went Back to 
 Chris Brown: 
 Rihanna 

Says it takes 'eight or nine' times for an abused woman to leave

Nov 5, 09 10:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Rihanna returned to Chris Brown after he assaulted her Feb. 8, telling Diane Sawyer, “I fell in love with that person. That’s embarrassing. So far in love, so unconditional, that I went back.” Responding to Sawyer’s estimate in an interview airing tonight and tomorrow on ABC... More »

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entertainment • domestic violence • celebrity • Rihanna • Diane Sawyer • physical abuse • Chris Brown • celebrity breakup

HYPE VS. REALITY

 Rihanna's ABC Interview a Bust 

Source says she gives no details on beating by Chris Brown

Nov 3, 09 12:19 AM CST
(Newser) - ABC is plugging its exclusive sitdown with Rihanna as her first in-depth account of February’s beating at the hands of then-boyfriend Chris Brown—but the Diane Sawyer interview is apparently a bust. A source tells Media Take Out that Rihanna, 21, says virtually nothing about the incident beyond the... More »

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entertainment • Rihanna • ABC News • Diane Sawyer • celebrity interview • Chris Brown • Jay-ZTV

It's Stephanopoulos vs. Cuomo to Replace Sawyer

The two are the leading candidates for 'Good Morning America'

Oct 24, 09 2:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Diane Sawyer's impending departure for ABC's evening news leaves two top contenders for her post at Good Morning America: George Stephanopoulos and Chris Cuomo. Stephanopoulos has the edge, writes Howard Kurtz, because he's got the bigger name and has performed well as host of This Week. But he has one... More »

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ABC • Good Morning America • Robin Roberts • George Stephanopoulos • network television • Diane Sawyer • Chris Cuomo • morning TV

 ABC's John Stossel 
 Jumps Ship for Fox 

20/20 anchor joins fellow transplants Chris Wallace, Brit Hume

Sep 10, 09 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - 20/20 anchor John Stossel is leaving ABC for Fox News and the Fox Business Channel, Mediabistro reports. The move is yet another shakeup for ABC—Stossel’s co-anchor Elizabeth Vargas is a frontrunner to replace Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America. Stossel, a frequent guest on Fox, will... More »

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television • Fox Business Network • Fox News • Good Morning America • anchor • ABC News • Diane Sawyer • Chris Wallace • Brit Hume • John Stossel • Elizabeth Vargas • 20/20

commentary

 Sawyer Nabbed 
 Anchor Job 
 by 'Waiting 
 Around' 

Passage of time has 'smoothed bumps on her resumé'

Sep 6, 09 6:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - What Diane Sawyer has achieved as the second female solo news anchor is “more subtle” than Katie Couric’s ascendancy, writes Alessandra Stanley in the New York Times. Sawyer “is a gorgeous, glamorous television personality who got to the top job by waiting around,” Stanley notes. It... More »

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Katie Couric • women • ABC News • Diane Sawyer • news anchor • television news

OPINION

 Dear Diane, 
 Save the News— 
 Nix the Anchor Job 

Sawyer shouldn't take post with 'marginal' journalistic worth

Sep 4, 09 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nightly network news is fading into irrelevance—and if Diane Sawyer wants to make a difference in the media, she should turn down Charlie Gibson’s job so ABC can pay for some real reporting, writes Jack Shafer for Slate. The broadcasts have essentially become infotainment, an expert says, “... More »

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media • journalism • ABC News • Diane Sawyer • news anchor • reporters • Charlie Gibson

(Newser) - Diane Sawyer finally has the job she’s been waiting for, Rebecca Dana writes for the Daily Beast: “anchor of World News, the once towering, now considerably diminished evening broadcast.” But her renewed rivalry with Katie Couric and her struggle to hold on to Charles Gibson’s ratings... More »

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Katie Couric • Good Morning America • CBS News • ABC News • Diane Sawyer • news anchor • CBS Evening News • Charles Gibson • David Westin • World News

OPINION

Why Sawyer Will Be
Better Than Couric


Sep 2, 09 4:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - With Diane Sawyer as the host of ABC’s World News, two of the three network nightly newscasts will be anchored by women. But Sawyer is likely to have a smoother time than Katie Couric did, writes Joshua Alston for Newsweek. For one, Sawyer will benefit from Couric’s trailblazing:... More »

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Katie Couric • Good Morning America • Diane Sawyer • Charles Gibson

Charles Gibson to Leave ABC's World News

Diane Sawyer will take over as nightly news anchor in January

Sep 2, 09 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Charles Gibson will step down as ABC’s World News anchor at year's end, and Diane Sawyer will take the top slot, Broadcasting & Cable reports. In an email to the staff, Gibson explains that he had earlier hoped to retire from his post at Good Morning America in 2007,... More »

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ABC • Good Morning America • ABC News • Diane Sawyer • Charles Gibson

 Blago Wanted Oprah for Senate 

Kicks off media blitz
as his impeachment trial begins in Illinois

Jan 26, 09 9:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich considered handing Barack Obama’s Senate seat to Oprah Winfrey, he told Good Morning America today in an appearance made while boycotting his impeachment trial, which starts today. "She seemed to be someone who had helped Barack Obama in a significant way to become president," Blagojevich... More »

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Senate • corruption • impeachment • Oprah Winfrey • trial • Illinois • Good Morning America • governor • Rod Blagojevich • Diane Sawyer • Senate seat

Ashley Dupre Moving On
From 'Many Mistakes'

Ex-call girl gives first TV interview since Spitzer sex scandal

Nov 22, 08 9:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Ashley Dupre presented herself in a primetime interview last night as a normal girl who made some misguided decisions. The woman whose tryst with Eliot Spitzer wrecked his career told ABC's Diane Sawyer she drifted into the escort business as a "naive" and "careless" 19-year-old, just 2 years... More »

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prostitution • Eliot Spitzer • political scandal • Diane Sawyer • Ashley Dupre

 ABC Scores Interview 
 With Spitzer's 'Kristen' 

'Ashley Dupre story' to air next Friday

Nov 15, 08 6:22 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Eliot Spitzer • prostitute • political scandal • ABC News • Kristen • Diane Sawyer • Ashley Dupre

Spitzer Flap Frees Sawyer's Hooker Special

Prostitution show, stalled for 2 years,
to air this week

Mar 17, 08 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Diane Sawyer special about sex workers will air this week after 2 years on the shelf, Rush & Molloy report in the New York Daily News, and the ABC newshound can thank Eliot Spitzer. Previously considered too sensational for prime time, the show is now closer to "... More »

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media • prostitution • sex scandal • Eliot Spitzer • ABC News • prostitution ring • call girls • Diane Sawyer • Ashley Dupre

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