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Thursday, October 11, 2012
Media
Advice For Moderators: Keep Order, Out Of Spotlight
October 11, 2012 Jim Lehrer was slammed for losing control of last week's presidential debate, and Martha Raddatz is confronting criticism in the lead-up to Thursday's VP battle. But how much control can a moderator exert over ambitious and strong-willed candidates, especially when the stakes are so high?
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Thursday, October 04, 2012
It's All Politics
Lights, Camera, Action (zzzz), Tweet!
October 4, 2012 There was plenty of media spin and punditry in Wednesday's debate, not just in Denver but on Twitter. The candidates appeared to be lacking in real zingers. Instead, it turns out the real conversation was happening through social media.
Tuesday, October 02, 2012
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Remembrances
Sulzberger Ushered 'New York Times' Into New Era
September 29, 2012 Arthur O. Sulzberger, the quiet man who modernized The New York Times over more than three decades and stubbornly defended the press against government interference, died early Saturday at his home in Long Island. He was 86.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Media
CNN Defends Reporting On Slain Ambassador's Diary
September 25, 2012 A CNN reporter recovered Christopher Stevens' diary from the ruins of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. The network is under fire for using the diary in its reporting — without the permission of the ambassador's family. But CNN says it carefully balanced empathy for Stevens' family with the public's right to know.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Media
Smaller Audience, Bigger Payoff For Glenn Beck
September 21, 2012 At his new venture, The Blaze, Beck has far fewer audience members soaking in his commentary than he did at Fox News. But the numbers don't tell the whole story. Fox helped amplify Beck's voice, whereas now, Beck projects his message on his own terms.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Media
The Next Frontier In TV: English News For Latinos
August 15, 2012 ABC News and Spanish-language broadcaster Univision have joined forces to create a TV news channel aimed at Hispanics who prefer English. But with a target audience that currently turns to the same news sources as everyone else, the venture isn't without risk.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Media
Eyeing Latinos, NBC News Snuggles Up To Telemundo
August 14, 2012 NBC News' top-rated Nightly News with Brian Williams draws a modest number of Hispanics, compared with the population at large. Network executives see that as a growth opportunity, and they're turning to their Spanish-language sister network, Telemundo, for help in realizing it.
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Media
How Fox Pioneered A Formula For Latino News
August 9, 2012 As more and more news companies begin courting Hispanics, one site has been ahead of the curve: Fox News Latino has found early success by appealing to English-speaking Hispanics with a recipe that doesn't always coincide with Fox News' highly rated opinion shows.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Friday, July 20, 2012
Television
MSNBC Gets Academic: Meet Host Prof. Harris-Perry
July 20, 2012 The newly anointed cable host is a full-time political science professor at Tulane University. Melissa Harris-Perry says she refuses to check the weekly ratings of her show, but she knows she's being watched by more people than she could reach in a lecture hall.
Monday, July 16, 2012
