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Friday, September 04, 2009

CBS and ABC Morning Shows Lead With Michael Jackson

More than two months after his death, the media continue to use every possible opportunity to make Michael Jackson their top story. This time it’s his long-delayed burial. It’s one thing to provide blanket coverage in the immediate aftermath of a pop icon’s passing, but reason dictates that after a few short days, the story should cease to crowd out more important news. It’s hard to fathom why two major networks are telling their millions of viewers that the TOP story today is Michael Jackson, not health care, not Afghanistan, not North Korea, not Iraq, not the economy, not education, not climate change, not violence against women, not human rights…...... but Michael Jackson.

Topics: michael-jackson, cbs, abc

Posted by Peter Daou on 09/04 at 06:02 AM

Thursday, August 20, 2009

CBS Early Show Prioritizes Jon & Kate Over Don Hewitt’s Death

This speaks volumes about the state of TV news:

Topics: cbs, early-show, don-hewitt, jon-&-kate

Posted by Peter Daou on 08/20 at 07:31 AM

Friday, July 17, 2009

Cronkite Dies at 92

NYT: Walter Cronkite, who pioneered and then mastered the role of television news anchorman with such plain-spoken grace that he was called the most trusted man in America, died Friday, his family said. He was 92.

Topics: cbs, cronkite

Posted by Peter Daou on 07/17 at 07:49 PM

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

CBS Early Show Mentions ‘Comedian’ Al Franken’s Victory and Shows Same Pic as Drudge

In an Early Show segment this morning, Russ Mitchell spoke about ‘comedian’ Al Franken’s victory and showed the same Stuart Smalley photo as Drudge. Fair?

Topics: cbs, drudge, early-show, franken

Posted by Peter Daou on 07/01 at 09:03 AM

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Oh Look: Puppy Pops!

Blogger Patterico followed a couple Twitter feeds yesterday; one from Change for Iran, an Iranian student protester, and another from CBS White House correspondent Mark Knoller. What he found, and what he helpfully laid out for his readers, will help answer the question, “Why is the mainstream media dying?”

Topics: obama, cbs

Posted by Patrick Hynes on 06/21 at 09:14 AM

Friday, June 19, 2009

Morbid: CBS Reportedly Polishing Ailing Cronkite’s Obit

Chicago Sun-Times: “Legendary CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite, 92, long known as the “Most Trusted Man in America,” is gravely ill, according to multiple CBS News sources and published reports. According to Mediabistro’s blog, TVNewser, the network began updating his obituary more than a week ago; a CBS News executive had no comment to TVNewser on the reports of Cronkite’s failing health.” Whoever leaked that tidbit about the obituary to TV Newser could have refrained, no?

Topics: cbs, cronkite

Posted by Peter Daou on 06/19 at 08:25 AM

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