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 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

APPRECIATION

 Novak: Last of the
 Shoe-Leather 
 Columnists 


Aug 19, 09 5:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Most Americans will remember Robert Novak as the acerbic right-winger on CNN, but he saw himself first and foremost as "a shoe-leather reporter," writes Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz. Novak prided himself on getting scoops and uncovering secrets via a wide network of Republican officials. But that... More »

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Valerie Plame • Karl Rove • conservative • obituary • CNN • columnists • Robert Novak • Howard Kurtz

 Fox News Set 
 for Best Year Ever 

Ratings soar with Dems in office

Aug 17, 09 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conservatives may not have their preferred president, but they do have a preferred network: Fox News is on a roll, set for its best ratings year ever, the AP reports. Viewership is up 11% over last year—though the boom hasn’t come without controversy, with some critics suggesting that... More »

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Bill O'Reilly • MSNBC • Fox News • CNN • Glenn Beck • TV ratings

Lefty Talking Heads Fan 'Birther' Flames

Debunked rumor gets far more play on MSNBC than on Fox

Aug 10, 09 10:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - When CNN correspondent Candy Crowley mentioned birthers on Lou Dobbs’ show last week, the host panicked. “Don’t say ‘birthers,’ whatever you do,” he said. “Not on this broadcast.” Dobbs has become a much-ridiculed face of the birther movement, but he's discussed the issue... More »

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media • MSNBC • lefties • Keith Olbermann • CNN • Lou Dobbs • Obama administration • liberal media • Candy Crowley • President Obama • conservative media • birther

(Newser) - A media watchdog ad attacking CNN anchor Lou Dobbs for his "racially charged" support of conspiracy theorists who question President Obama's birth certificate is all set to run tomorrow on CNN. But there's fat chance you'll ever see it on CNN. Five of the six cable providers who sold... More »

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Barack Obama • media • media criticism • CNN • American media • Media Matters • advertisements • Lou Dobbs • birther

(Newser) - When the editors and writers at the Onion AV Club aren’t working—which appears to be often—they have their own “favorite time-wasting” websites to frequent. A sampling:
  • CNN: "They’ve got some news there that you can read and junk," Nathan Rabin
... More »

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blogosphere • Internet • CNN • Andrew Sullivan • website • The Onion • procrastination • The Inevitable Zombie Apocalypse • Geekologie • Fuckyeahanimalswithcasts

Group Buys Anti-Dobbs Ads to Air on CNN

Bring 'em on, says
host caught up in birther controversy

Aug 1, 09 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Liberal watchdog group Media Matters is buying CNN airtime to run anti-Lou Dobbs ads during the host’s own show next week, reports Plum Line. The ads condemn Dobbs’ recent calls for Barack Obama to produce a legitimate birth certificate and will also run on Fox News and MSNBC in... More »

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Barack Obama • advertising • CNN • Media Matters • Lou Dobbs • conspiracy theory • birther

 Beck Wins It All 
 in Stewart's 
 Jackass Derby 



Beck crowned king in new segment

Jul 30, 09 9:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - “Apparently, any jackass in a suit willing to go on television and criticize the president can make a pretty hefty living,” Jon Stewart said last night on The Daily Show. To crown the biggest jackass of all, Stewart trotted out a new segment: "So You Think... More »

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entertainment • comedy • celebrity • Fox News • CNN • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Glenn Beck • Sean Hannity • Lou Dobbs • Fox network • birther

(Newser) - Media darling Twitter has tweeted its way to news coverage over the last 30 days that's worth the equivalent of $48 million in advertising and public relations, reports Advertising Age. Twitter trounced coverage of even giant Microsoft's biggest product launch of the year, Bing. Microsoft's advertising budget for Bing is... More »

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Fox News • CNN • Twitter

 CNN Boots Roesgen, 
 Tea-Party Ranter  

She leaves network following April's tax day rant

Jul 17, 09 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Susan Roesgen, the CNN correspondent who gained infamy for her rant at April’s tax day tea parties,has been shown the door, TVNewser reports. Roesgen was criticized for saying, on air, that the Chicago tea party she was covering was “anti-CNN since this is highly promoted by the... More »

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media • CNN • tea parties • Susan Roesgen

 Best Small Towns in America 


Jul 13, 09 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Looking for a nice place to move to? CNN has compiled a list of the 100 best small towns to live in, based on what poll respondents said they wanted in a town. Unsurprisingly, the local economy is the No. 1 criterion, but crime rates, affordable housing, schools, and how... More »

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real estate • list • CNN • small towns

OPINION

Baldwin to CNN Anchor: I'll Run If I Want To

Would-be pol threatens to discuss hit-and-run bust...whoops

Jul 9, 09 3:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - CNN’s Jack Cafferty sneered at Alec Baldwin’s possible entry into politics yesterday, noting that while newly sworn-in Sen. Al Franken is “Harvard educated,” Baldwin’s “credentials are questionable”—and the NYU grad is having none of it. “Perhaps New York University should print... More »

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crime • Senate • Alec Baldwin • feud • CNN • New York University • NYU • Al Franken • hit-and-run • Jack Cafferty • Harvard University • public office

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

(Newser) - TMZ left its more savory rivals in the dust yesterday, reporting Michael Jackson’s cardiac arrest and death before any other media outlet, the Chicago Tribune reports. The AOL gossip website reported Jackson’s death at 2:44 local time, less than 20 minutes after the singer expired. But... More »

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entertainment • media • Time Warner • AOL • online news • death • CNN • TMZ • Los Angeles Times • Michael Jackson • new media

(Newser) - A graphic video that apparently captured the death of a young Iranian woman known only as “Neda” has become an online phenomenon, CNN reports. Neda was protesting in Tehran with her father against alleged electoral fraud when the pro-government militia Basiji shot her in the heart, a blogger writes.... More »

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Iran • YouTube • video • death • Basiji • CNN • Twitter • Iranian election • Neda

Ahmadinejad Foes Gang Up on Websites

'Hacktivists' overload president's blog, other government outlets

Jun 16, 09 7:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - As protests continue on the streets of Tehran, hackers in and outside of Iran are mounting an assault on the establishment's main websites, reports ZDNet. The sites of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and several news agencies were crippled yesterday after activists flooded them with traffic. The campaign appears to... More »

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Iran • Russia • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Georgia • CNN • Distributed Denial of Service • hackers • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • Twitter • denial of service attack • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi

CNN Fiddled While Tehran Burned

Twitter users blast network's paltry coverage during riots

Jun 15, 09 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Twitter has already become a go-to place for breaking news, but the micro-blogging site assumed the role of media watchdog over the weekend, reports the New York Times. As riots protesting Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s victory began to heat up in Tehran—and CNN aired a Larry King repeat about American ... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • protests • CNN • watchdog • riots • disputed election • media coverage • Twitter • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi

(Newser) - Joy Behar is about to get double-exposure on television. The View co-host will begin hosting her own 9pm show on CNN's Headline News channel in September, reports E! Online. Behar, 65, isn't abandoning the View; she'll just do both. Tentatively titled the Joy Behar Show, the program will replace a... More »

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cable TV • The View • CNN • Joy Behar • Headline News

 Kutcher Punks Turner, CNN 


May 14, 09 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ashton Kutcher came through on his promise to punk CNN and founder Ted Turner last night after beating the network in the race to 1 million Twitter followers, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The actor had promised to “ding-dong-ditch” Turner, and the execution went something like this: Assemble fans, a... More »

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entertainment • social networking • Internet • Atlanta • CNN • prank • Ashton Kutcher • Demi Moore • Twitter • Ted Turner • Ding Dong

 Palin Ignores 
 McCain on Twitter 

She uses feed to clear up 'misquoting'

Apr 30, 09 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin is following some fellow Republicans on Twitter, but she's not showing any love for former running mate John McCain.The Alaska governor is keeping tabs on Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly of Fox, David Gregory of NBC, George Stephanopoulos of ABC, and CNN, but not nemesis Katie Couric—... More »

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John McCain • social networking • NBC • Katie Couric • CBS • Bill O'Reilly • ABC • Fox News • Republican Party • CNN • Sean Hannity • George Stephanopoulos • Sarah Palin • Twitter • David Gregory • politicians

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