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NEWS ABOUT: punditry

punditry stories: 11 news summaries

After Beck Flap, Advertisers Leery of Politics

Boycott may go beyond Fox host to other 'inflammatory' shows

Aug 24, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Glenn Beck’s antics could just kill the entire political talk show genre, Advertising Age reports. Beck will return to the air tonight 33 advertisers lighter, after calling President Obama a “racist." But the fallout could spread to other talk shows, too—Clorox has already announced... More »

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advertising • lefties • Fox News • Glenn Beck • pundits • TV industry • right wingers • punditry

 Palin Quits in Fiery Speech 


Jul 26, 09 6:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin resigned as Alaska's governor in a feisty speech today, ducking details about her future but promising to fight for conservative ideals, the Anchorage Daily News reports. "I will be able to fight even harder for you, for what is right, and for truth. And I have never... More »

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Alaska • resignation • Sarah Palin • Twitter • punditry • Election 2012

(Newser) - Socrates and his ilk were deep thinkers, but modern-day pundits had better look good, think in sound bites, and be ready to spend $7,500 per day in training to get on TV, CBS News reports. "We coach people to look their best and sound their best any time... More »

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pundits • experts • punditry

OPINION

Soap Box
Was No Gift for Meghan McCain

Unready pundit-in-training is exposing herself too early

May 22, 09 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Poor Meghan McCain, writes Judith Warner in the New York Times. Nobody’s born a pundit—you have to achieve it. But McCain’s had punditry thrust upon her, and it’s obvious she isn’t ready. “I do feel sorry for Meghan, the 2007 college grad who ought... More »

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Stephen Colbert • Meghan McCain • punditry

OPINION

 Washington Can't Take a Joke 

Uproar over Sykes' routine shows we take things too literally

May 13, 09 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, Wanda Sykes’ controversial jokes at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner were “over the top,” and they weren’t all that funny, writes Kathleen Parker in the Washington Post. But the uproar they sparked just shows “we take ourselves far too seriously—and literally.” Sykes... More »

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media • Rush Limbaugh • comedy • joke • punditry • Kathleen Parker • President Obama • Wanda Sykes

OPINION

 Beware the 'Experts' 

Headstrong 'hedgehogs' get the most airtime, but little right

Mar 26, 09 6:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Why did financial experts so spectacularly fail to warn us about the economic crisis? Mostly because “so-called experts turn out to be, in many situations, a stunningly poor source of expertise,” writes Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times. Experts of all stripes are enormously influential, but... More »

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Jim Cramer • pundits • experts • punditry

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Aide: 
 Mac 'Greatest 
 Closer of All Time' 

Davis predicts McCain surprise win

Nov 2, 08 1:41 PM CST
(Newser) - McCain campaign manager Rick Davis told Fox News Sunday that the Republicans will seize Pennsylvania and the Southwestern states for a come-from-behind finish on Tuesday, the Hill reports. “John McCain may be the greatest closer politician of all time,” he said. Other highlights from the talk shows:
... More »

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Rick Davis • Obama 2008 • talk show • David Broder • John Ensign • George Stephanopoulos • Meet the Press • robo-calls • McCain 2008 • David Axelrod • Election 2008 • punditry

Maddow, Set for MSNBC Debut, Aims to Avoid 'Homogenized'

Lefty has own ideas for mainstream medium

Sep 8, 08 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rachel Maddow’s own show debuts at 9 EDT tonight on MSNBC, but the liberal pundit doesn’t sound so much excited as worried. TV has “homogenizing tendencies,” she tells the Boston Globe. “It’s like being put through a meat grinder.” But worried or not,... More »

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MSNBC • Keith Olbermann • pundits • punditry • Rachel Maddow • Bill Maher Grid

 Hume to Leave Fox Anchor Role 

But he plans to stay on part-time as a senior political analyst

Jul 15, 08 9:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fox News' Brit Hume plans to step down from his role as anchor of the daily Special Report and as Washington managing editor at the end of the year, the Washington Post reports. Hume is near a deal to stay on Fox part-time as a senior political analyst, sources say,... More »

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retirement • Fox News • Roger Ailes • anchor • punditry • Brit Hume

HRC to FNC: Howard Wolfson Joins Fox News

Hillary adviser will counter Rove with regular commentary

Jul 8, 08 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Howard Wolfson, a top strategist for HIllary Clinton's campaign and one of her most visible television surrogates, has found a new employer, and it's not Barack Obama. Wolfson will become a contributor to the Fox News Channel, appearing on multiple programs. His move to Fox echoes a general feeling among... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Karl Rove • Fox News • Talking Heads • Democratic Party • News Corp • Howard Wolfson • punditry

UPDATED

 Tim Russert
 Dead at 58 

Meet the Press host, NBC Washington bureau chief was stricken at work

Jun 13, 08 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tim Russert, host of Meet the Press and longtime NBC News Washington bureau chief, died today after collapsing at work and apparently suffering cardiac arrest, MSNBC reports. He was 58. A 24-year NBC veteran, Russert was also the author of two New York Times best-sellers, Big Russ and Me and... More »

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Tim Russert • Meet the Press • Tom Brokaw • Andrea Mitchell • punditry

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