Stephen Colbert Announces He Is Forming An ‘Exploratory Committee’ For President
According to New York Times reporter Brian Stelter, late-night host Stephen Colbert announced on his program that he is transfersing his super PAC to Jon Stewart.
Keith Olbermann Accuses Brian Stelter Of ‘Threatening’ Him On Twitter
The New York Times' Brian Stelter has been at the tip of the spear in covering the mysterious rift between Countdown host Keith Olbermann and Current TV. Yesterday, the website WhatsTrending.com reported "Keith Olbermann And Brian Stelter Duke It Out On Twitter," but what really happened was Olbermann pushed back at...
The NYT Profiles Fox News’ The Five: ‘Like A Family At Thanksgiving’
The headline quote is not actually part of the text of Brian Stelter's eye-opening report on Fox News' surprise hit The Five, but a description of the atmosphere from the inimitable Bob Beckel. He, along with producers and other co-hosts, spoke to Stelter in this week's New York Times report that exposes several...
New York Times: Christiane Amanpour Is Out As Host Of ABC’s This Week
On Friday, the New York Post's Page Six column suggested that Christiane Amanpour was about to step down as host of This Week. The column reported that Amanpour would return to CNN, the network she left last year to join ABC.
Remy Stern Signs Off As Editor-In-Chief Of Gawker, Deadspin’s AJ Daulerio To Take Helm
Major changes at the top of Gawker's masthead are afoot for the next year, as Editor in Chief Remy Stern announced today that he would be leaving the site. Stepping into his shoes will be longtime Deadspin editor in chief AJ Daulerio. The New York Times reports that changes take place at the end of...
Piers Morgan Panel Tears Into Claim Irene Was Overhyped: ‘How Many Have To Be Killed?’
In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, which devastated much of the Northeast (though not exactly where predicted), the media woke up to a debate on whether the entire threat was more bark than bite. On tonight's program, Piers Morgan and a panel that included New York Times reporter Brian Stelter and meteorologist...
Who To Follow On Twitter For The Best, Latest Hurricane Irene Coverage
Trying to follow coverage of Hurricane Irene? Wonder what hurricanes are like for people who've never experienced 'em before? Then consider following The New York Times' Brian Stelter -- media guy-turned-storm chaser (for the time being) -- as he livetweets the hurricane, along with pictures and video footage.
The NYT launches a Twitter feed for live coverage of breaking news
As Hurricane Irene storms its way toward the Eastern seaboard — and as news organizations scramble to cover it — The New York Times has launched @NYTLive, a Times-run account featuring "in-depth Twitter curation of major news stories by New York Times editors." In the hour since the feed's been live, it's served as a hurricane-tweet...
Fox News Watch Welcomes New MSNBC Host: ‘Why Does Anybody Listen To Al Sharpton?’
The hiring of Al Sharpton as host over at MSNBC has raised many an eyebrow given his past as businessman, activist, and host. But at Fox News, it appears to be inspiring nothing but ridicule. On today's Fox News Watch, the panel discussed what could have possibly convinced MSNBC to hire him (the answers...
Exclusive Interview: Page One: Inside The New York Times Director Andrew Rossi
Director Andrew Rossi's upcoming film Page One: Inside The New York Times (opening June 17th in New York, and nationally July 1) documents a year in the life of the Gray Lady, but also sets the table for what may either be the print media's suffocation within, or emergence from, the chrysalis of the brave...
This Week in Review: The Times’ changing of the guard, the news article’s future, and PBS is attacked
Every Friday, Mark Coddington sums up the week's top stories about the future of news. This week: Jill Abramson takes over at The New York Times; a debate over the merits of a news article in an age of tweets; PBS gets hacked and tries to fight back; Jann Wenner chides magazines for their iPad...
