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June 2009
- Right Rips Smith for Warning on Right-Wing Violence
  
  Gawker | Jun 12, 09 2:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Conservatives are calling for the head of Shepard Smith after the Fox anchor suggested that the Holocaust Museum shooting backs up a Homeland Security report warning of a rise in right-wing extremism, Gawker reports. Right-wing bloggers labeled Smith a "pompous elitist" and said he should be fired, while Rush Limbaugh tore into the anchor in his radio show yesterday. More »
- Krauthammer Hails Fox News as 'Alternate Reality'
  
  New York Post | Jun 10, 09 9:41 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The New York Post awarded Charles Krauthammer a prize yesterday, and the veteran neocon columnist used his acceptance speech to praise "the genius of Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes" for the miracle of Fox News. The network "created an alternate reality," he said, offering an alternative to "news delivered beneath layer after layer of often undisguised liberalism." More »
May 2009
- Kutcher Punks Turner, CNN
  
  Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 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 truckload of Ding Dong snack cakes, and a big bell outside Turner’s home. Ring bell. But wait, there’s more. More »
- Luke Russert a No-Show at NBC
  
  New York Post | May 11, 09 7:08 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tim Russert's son, Luke, landed a sweet gig covering youth issues at NBC News after his dad died last summer. Just one problem: No one's seen him since March, the New York Po st reports. "It's like, 'Well, that's what you get for nepotism,' " says one NBC insider. Russert, 23, was visible during the presidential campaign, but his last blog post came in December, and he hasn't Twittered or been on the air since March 31. More »
April 2009
- Middle-of-the-Road CNN Slips Into Last Place
  
  New York Times | Apr 27, 09 10:38 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Based on cable news ratings, CNN's "no bias" strategy seems to be backfiring. The network, which sticks to the middle in its news coverage, has had an average of 271,000 primetime viewers in April, behind both conservative Fox News (668,000) and lefty MSNBC (300,000), the New York Times reports. "All of a sudden it seems a little unfashionable to be in the middle," says one CNN correspondent. More »
- Fox News' Smith Loses Cool Over Torture
  
  Gawker | Apr 23, 09 9:16 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Shep Smith has had it with fellow Fox News anchors justifying torture. When Trace Gallagher suggested that the harsh interrogation techniques may have helped on The Strategy Room last night, the increasingly disgruntled Smith lost it. “We are America!” he bellowed, slapping the desk. “I don’t give a rat’s ass if it helped! We are America! We do not fucking torture!” More »
- O'Reilly Crews Stalk, Quiz His Enemies
  
  New York Times | Apr 16, 09 8:33 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Bill O’Reilly is a believer in the power of the ambush interview. His producers have become expert at stalking victims, catching them in public places, and putting them on the spot, the New York Times reports. “When the bad guys won’t comment…we will find them,” he said on a recent episode of his Fox News show. But recently the practice has come under scrutiny, because O’Reilly’s definition of “bad guy” seems to have expanded. More »
- Even the Right Can't Stand Glenn Beck
  
  Daily Beast | Apr 15, 09 9:09 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Glenn Beck’s prophesies of doom don’t just infuriate the left. Some conservatives are denouncing the histrionic Fox anchor as well, worried he’ll endanger the movement, reports Benjamin Sarlin of the Daily Beast. Fellow Fox anchor Shephard Smith often mocks Beck, calling his show the “fear chamber.” Right-wing bloggers are both enraged and amused. “Either he’s acting,” wrote one Hot Air personality, “or his mind is… highly nuanced.” More »
- CNN Loses Ground in Primetime
  
  Variety | Apr 10, 09 11:02 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The oldest cable news network is starting to lag behind both of its main rivals in primetime, Variety reports. In the first quarter of this year, CNN saw a 23% drop in the key 25-54 demographic and a 10% drop overall from 8 to 11pm. In particular, Campbell Brown's show at 8pm (she's now on maternity leave) got socked by Bill O'Reilly on Fox and Keith Olbermann on MSNBC. Fox leads the primetime race by a mile, and MSNBC actually overtook CNN for the first time. More »
March 2009
- Fox Host Apologizes for Taunting Canadian Forces
  
  CBC (Canada) | Mar 24, 09 10:17 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The host of Fox’s Red Eye apologized yesterday for a segment mocking the Canadian military, CBC reports. On March 17, Greg Gutfeld derided a general’s comment that troops need down time after Afghanistan combat, saying the military wants to “do some yoga, paint landscapes, run on the beach in gorgeous white Capri pants.” Canada’s defense minister called for an apology over the “totally, totally inappropriate, ridiculous and demeaning” comments. More »
February 2009
- Huckabee: MSNBC? More Like 'MSBS'
  
  Politico | Feb 27, 09 7:43 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Mike Huckabee took a swipe at MSNBC in a speech to fellow conservatives yesterday, calling the network “MSBS,” Politico reports. “It's not MSNBC, but the MSBS channel,” the former Arkansas governor said. He went on to rip Chris Matthews’ audible “oh God” before Bobby Jindal’s Republican response to President Obama’s speech. “I'm in competition with the other cable networks, and one of them finally found religion,” Huckabee said. More »
- Here Comes Jindal; 'Oh, God,' Says MSNBC
  
  Fox News | Feb 25, 09 11:37 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - After Keith Olbermann introduced Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s rebuttal to President Obama’s congressional speech last night, MSNBC broadcast snickers and a hushed voice intoning “Oh, God,” Fox News reports. The voice is thought to have been Olbermann’s or that of co-host Chris Matthews. Both have been publicly critical of the Republican establishment, often on-air. More »
January 2009
- Hannity Replaces Colmes With Rotating Roster
  
  Broadcasting & Cable | Jan 9, 09 11:21 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Sean Hannity’s coming back, and just because Alan Colmes isn’t around anymore doesn’t mean he can’t find a token liberal. In his new format, Hannity will have a panel of rotating members, reports Broadcasting & Cable . On Monday, Rep. Michele Bachmann will sit on the right, and the Rev. Al Sharpton on the left. Also inexplicably part of the show: Meat Loaf. More »
- Conyers Raps Obama Surgeon General Pick
  
  ABC News | Jan 8, 09 3:27 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama's apparent choice for surgeon general, Sanjay Gupta, is drawing fire from within his own party, ABC News reports. John Conyers of Michigan, the House Judiciary Committee chair, sent a letter to his fellow legislators today encouraging them to join him in protesting the nomination of the CNN fixture as "not in the best interests of the nation"—and spelling the celebrity neurosurgeon's first name "Sunjay." More »
December 2008
- MSNBC's Brzezinski Mugged in DC
  
  Washington Post | Dec 18, 08 4:19 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - MSNBC Morning Joe co-anchor Mika Brzezinski “was very scared” when she was mugged early this morning outside a Washington hotel, the Post reports. As she waited for a car, a man approached her and said, “Give me your money and you won’t get hurt.” Brzezinski gave him the only money she had: $6—though he asked for $20. More »
November 2008
- Colmes Ditches Hannity, Will Remain at Fox News
  
  Broadcasting & Cable | Nov 24, 08 3:16 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - After 12 years as co-host of Hannity & Colmes, the liberal half of the Fox News standby, Alan Colmes, will leave the show at the end of the year. He's working on a weekend show for the network, which will keep him on as a commentator, Broadcasting & Cable reports. "I’ll genuinely miss sparring with such a skillful debate partner," Sean Hannity said. More »
- Fear Not, Righties: Fairness Doctrine Isn't Coming Back
  
  New Republic | Nov 23, 08 10:21 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Conservatives are beating their war drums with warnings that the Obama administration will torpedo them by reinstituting the so-called fairness doctrine. If he does—the policy calls for broadcasters to air opposing viewpoints—it could be big trouble for Rush Limbaugh and another denizens of the right-wing talk circuit. But Marin Cogan of the New Republic finds little or no evidence that Obama will do so. More »
- Sports-Talk Shoutfest Has Ruined Politics on TV
  
  Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Nov 20, 08 3:11 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption , a show in which two sports writers “make fun of each other’s male pattern baldness and argue about sports,” often at high volume, is on many fans’ watch list, including political scientist Christopher A. Cooper. Unfortunately, PTI “has ruined American politics,” Cooper writes in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , as cable news shows have applied the formula far too broadly. More »
- MSNBC Slaps Tape Delay on Scarborough
  
  Broadcasting & Cable | Nov 12, 08 10:06 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - MSNBC is putting a 7-second muzzle on Joe Scarborough, after the Morning Joe host accidentally uttered the F-word during Monday’s show. Though cable networks are immune from FCC decency rules, MSNBC confirmed that it was instituting the delay to prevent a repeat incident and noted it had done the same thing for Don Imus when his gums flapped a little to wide. More »
- God Bless You, Fox News
  
  Washington Post | Nov 12, 08 8:24 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Thank you, Roger Ailes. Sure, your Fox News Channel still specializes in misinformation, distortion, and right-wing fairy tales, but “I’m no longer sure this is a bad thing,” writes Harold Meyerson in the Washington Post. The GOP needs to move in a new direction and cast off its pet obsessions, and thanks to Fox, it can’t do either—pet obsessions are Fox’s bread-and-butter. More »