Back To Politics! Cable News Bored With Oil Disaster, Ready For Midterms
The economic crisis was the top story in the media last week - across all platforms.But in looking at the breakdown among specific media sectors, we see a clear divide in focus between cable news and network news when it comes to oil disaster coverage.
Lawrence O’Donnell Explores The Sudden Blackout Of The BP Oil Well Live Feed
Yesterday, incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley announced that the company would initiating a pullback of the cleanup efforts, with "less boom, fewer hazmat suits, but no less commitment," according to MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell. This was deemed appropriate because, according to Dudley, no oil was flowing out of the oil well. Except there was no...
Greta Van Susteren Sits Down With New BP CEO Bob Dudley After Transition Announced
While his predecessor, Tony Hayward tried to clear his image in America in his first interview since announcing his departure from the company, incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley wet his feet in the American media pool last night in an interview with Greta Van Susteren, where he expressed optimism in the clean-up operation...
Mother Jones Criticizes Media For Helping BP “Pretend There’s No Oil” In The Gulf
An AFP story Tuesday ran with the headline, "Gulf focus shifts, but where is all the oil?" The story essentially states that while clean-up efforts are in full swing after the well was finally capped, the crews are not finding very much oil in the Gulf; they're actually wondering where it has gone. Well,...
FNC’s Serrie On BP Disaster: ‘No One Could Have Predicted How Significant The Spill Would Be’
Fox News correspondent Jonathan Serrie has been down in the Gulf Coast eight times, and 40 days, over the last 100, covering the BP oil disaster.We talked to Serrie today about the federal vs. local government reaction, Katrina comparisons and more.
ABC’s David Muir On BP Disaster: ‘Who’s In Charge’ Has Been ‘An Exasperating Question’
ABC News anchor and correspondent David Muir has seen the BP oil disaster from the air and the ground, from Louisiana and Mississippi.Now 100 days in, we talked to Muir today about why Tony Hayward resigned at this particular moment, the political red tape and more.
Robert Gibbs, Along With Everyone Else, Is Not Feeling ‘Overly Sorry’ For BP CEO Tony Hayward
After news broke of BP CEO Tony Hayward's ignominious exile to Siberia, Hayward took the fall and acknowledged his role in the BP oil disaster. Kidding! He obviously blamed it on the American Lamestream Media™. Shockingly, asked by Mediaite White House correspondent Tommy Christopher to comment on Hayward's departure, White House Press...
NBC’s Anne Thompson, Live From The Gulf: ‘I Get Frustrated With BP Like Any Reporter’
NBC News' Anne Thompson has been reporting on the BP oil disaster since the very beginning - she estimates she has been on scene for 90 of the 99 days.We talked to Thompson today about Tony Hayward's exit, comparisons to Katrina and the ways in which BP isn't cooperating with the media.
100 Days In, Another Look At The BP Oil Disaster And Recovery Effort
Wednesday marks 100 days since the BP oil disaster began, and stories from the Gulf Coast continue to pour in. Although the leak is capped (for now), the media coverage continues - how BP is compensating workers and families, the BP corporate structure, environmental concerns and more.Last month we talked to reporters and...
Greenpeace China Releases Terrifying Images From Chinese Oil Spill
Unfortunately, the oil disaster in the Gulf is not the only terrible oil spill currently going on. Chinese officials are currently trying to clean up the largest reported spill the nation has ever had. By this morning (the fifth day since a pipeline exploded, causing the leak) the spill had grown to 165 square miles...
UK PM David Cameron Promises To Cooperate With US Investigation Into Lockerbie Bomber Release
In an interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer scheduled to air tonight, UK Prime Minister David Cameron argued that a thorough investigation of the release of Lockerbie Bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was unnecessary, but despite this he promises to work hand-in-hand with the US government in their investigation of possible connections between al-Megrahi and BP.
