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NEWS ABOUT: Gwen Ifill

Gwen Ifill stories: 8 news summaries

Meet the Press May Get
New Anchor(s) Soon

PBS' Gwen Ifill, NBC's own Andrea Mitchell, David Gregory among candidates

Nov 26, 08 1:20 PM CST
(Newser) - NBC could name a new anchor, or anchors, for Meet the Press by Dec. 7, the Los Angeles Times reports. Sources at the network say that could be interim moderator Tom Brokaw’s last day on the show. Up for consideration are NBC’s David Gregory, Chuck Todd, and Andrea... More »

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NBC • Katie Couric • politics • Washington DC • Tim Russert • Meet the Press • Andrea Mitchell • David Gregory • Gwen Ifill • Ted Koppel • Chuck Todd

 Schieffer Vows to Get Straight Answers in Debate 

Says he will get tough with both candidates

Oct 15, 08 4:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - CBS veteran broadcaster Bob Schieffer has vowed to stand firm when he moderates the final presidential debate tonight, and will press the candidates to answer questions put to them, Politico reports. Jim Lehrer, Gwen Ifill and Tom Brokaw have come under fire for being too easy on candidates in previous... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Dan Rather • debates • Election 2008 • Bob Schieffer • Tom Brokaw • Jim Lehrer • Gwen Ifill • moderators • Jeff Greenfield • debate format

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Pundits Zero In 
 on McCain's Slide 

GOP candidate once sat on board of far-right group linked to "anti-Semites"

Oct 5, 08 2:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the election campaign in its last month, the Sunday talk shows turned to John McCain’s substantial slide in the polls, Politico reports. The highlights:
  • Vice-presidential debate moderator and soon-to-be author Gwen Ifill suggested on Meet the Press that hype over her alleged pro-Obama bias came from a
... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Obama 2008 • Jennifer Granholm • Meet the Press • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Gwen Ifill

opinion

Palin's Winning Strategy: Ignore the Question

She succeeded by discussing whichever topic suited her

Oct 3, 08 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin made last night's debate work for her by answering whichever questions she wanted, not the questions she was asked, writes Christopher Beam in Slate. The Republican seemed to barely notice her opponent and the moderator, at one point telling Joe Biden, "I may not answer the questions... More »

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Joe Biden • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Gwen Ifill • vice presidential debate

OPINION

Biggest Loser in VP Debate Was Gwen Ifill

Moderator did nothing
to keep debate from being an infomercial

Oct 3, 08 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Last night's debate will provide "no fundamental change" in the race, writes James Fallows in the Atlantic, which is much better news for Obama than McCain. Here are some other quick takes from Fallows:
  • Moderator Gwen Ifill was "terrible." She seemed not to care at all
... More »

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Joe Biden • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Gwen Ifill • vice presidential debate

McCain Changes Tune on Moderator Pick

Choice of Ifill, like Obama's poll bump, shows 'life isn't fair'

Oct 2, 08 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lamenting that "life isn't fair," John McCain said today he’s less than happy with the selection of Gwen Ifill to host tonight's VP debate. “I wish they had picked a moderator that isn’t writing a book favorable to Barack Obama,” McCain said on Fox ... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Gwen Ifill • vice presidential debate • financial crisis

Moderator of VP Debate Mired in Bias Brouhaha

Ifill's book on black politics has been reported for months

Oct 2, 08 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - When the two presidential campaigns agreed that Gwen Ifill would moderate tonight's VP debate, it was already known that she was writing a book on contemporary black politics. But yesterday the right wing blogosphere erupted with claims that Ifill is biased toward the Democrats and should pull out. As the... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • Election 2008 • media bias • Sarah Palin • Gwen Ifill

(Newser) - The moderators for the three presidential debates have been announced, and none of them are particularly gasp-inducing, the Swamp reports. Tom Brokaw, interim host of Meet the Press, Jim Lehrer, of PBS’ News Hour, and Bob Schieffer of CBS’ Face the Nation, will each host a debate, while... More »

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presidential debate • debates • Meet the Press • host • Bob Schieffer • Tom Brokaw • Jim Lehrer • Gwen Ifill • Face the Nation

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