MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
"Meet the Press with David Gregory was #1 again last week and for the second quarter of 2009 - the show's 47th consecutive quarterly win in Total Viewers. But the gap continues to narrow. "Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer " was second in Total Viewers last week while "This Week with George Stephanopoulos " was second in younger viewers. Schieffer's show is up 13% in both...
Signs of the Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
There are several noteworthy developments since I wrote on Tuesday about the refusal of NPR's Ombdusman, Alica Shepard, to be interviewed by me about NPR's ban on using the word "torture" to describe the Bush administration's interrogation tactics. Given the utter vapidity of her rationale ("there are two sides to the issue. And I'm not sure, why is it so important to call something...
LATICONOMICS (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
Obama's Obsolete Iran Policy The audacity of hope gives way to the timidity of realism. By BRET STEPHENS President Obama's Iran policy is incoherent and obsolete. Maybe David Axelrod should take note. On Sunday, Mr. Obama's consigliere was asked about Iran by ABC's George Stephanopoulos and NBC's David Gregory. Mr. Gregory asked whether there "should be consequences" for the regime's violent...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
Sunday morning + political talk shows + coffee. The equation has been a vital ritual in Washington for six decades now, manned by a rarified fraternal order of newsmen who practice some very basic journalism. It's the David Gregory, Chris Wallace, George Stephanopoulos, Bob Schieffer hour of charm. They ask questions, they get answers turning the well-coached politician or policy wonk into a genuine...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
For the second time this week, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough has apparently gotten in deep with his NBC colleagues. Page Six has an item about how Scarborough was all set to appear on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday to talk about his new book. But on Wednesday night, [host George] Stephanopoulos was alerted there might be a problem. Scarborough is said to have informed him, "I'm terribly sorry,...
Riehl World View (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
Geez. David Gregory's show is tanking, so is Scarborough's book - and now there's a lover's spat over George Stephanopoulos' "This Week" at ABC. Olbermann's not mentioned but we already know about him. These are the serious folks at NBC...
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
While celebs from Demi Moore and John Mayer to MC Hammer and Martha Stewart twittered their condolences over the deaths of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett (LiLo tweets, "NO OMG … I feel sick" while Shaquille O'Neal says, "aaaaaaaaagh dam dam dam"), rumors started flying that Harrison Ford and Jeff Goldblum had faced untimely deaths as well (Ford while on a boat in the...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line . What we know and what we're reading this Friday morning... PRINT | TV | ONLINE | NEWS NOTES | WEST WING REPORTAGE | JOBS PRINT The editor of Wired magazine apologizes for copying parts of his new book from Wikipedia postings. Most...
The Real Clear Politics Blog (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
The NY Post's Page Six carries an item today saying NBC's David Gregory threw a fit when he discovered Joe Scarborough had been booked on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos to promote his new book.
Valleywag (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
Rumors of the Goldblum/Ford deaths were greatly exaggerated, David Gregory throws a hissy over Joe Scarborough, Kate Gosselin sports a bikini in the driveway, Kim Kardashian lusts for Megan Fox and...
JammieWearingFool (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
Looks like the pressure of following in Tim Russert's footsteps is getting to David Gregory. I guess Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews aren't the only egomaniacs at NBC.MSNBC host Joe Scarborough was all set to appear this Sunday on ABC's "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos until yesterday, when Scarborough canceled because David Gregory, the host of NBC's "Meet the Press,"...
VOT3R (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
David Gregory, Bob Schieffer and George Stephanopoulos at CSIS yesterday. It's a million dollar question- and the answer will really surprise you. Who is the most sought after Sunday show guest in Washington? Bob Schieffer , David Gregory and George...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
The following is a transcript of part of an interview that Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu gave to NBC's David Gregory on the channel's 'Meet the Press' programme on Sunday:
New English Review/The Iconoclast (Free subscription) | 06/22/2009
Israeli PM Bibi Netanyahu was interviewed by David Gregory of NBC’s “Meet the Press”. He was questioned about his reaction to unfolding events in Iran, relations with the Obama Admin...
The Khaki Elephant (Free subscription) | 06/20/2009
When do you start doubting somebody's sanity ? Is it when they claim to see dead people by saying, "on this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes – and I see many of them in the audience here today . . ."? Is it when they falsely claim that their father fought in WWII, obviously confusing their father with somebody else's dad? Or maybe it's when they...
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