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Tom Brokaw Saved MSNBC From Itself
According to the former NBC News anchor, it was his idea to tone down Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews, and also he who saved the network's relationship with the McCain campaign.
Posted 09/30/08 in Daily Intel : In Other News
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Who Will Replace Russert? (Seacrest, Shockingly, Not on Short List)
Hey, just as long as it's not O'Reilly, right?
Posted 06/16/08 in Daily Intel : Cultural Capital
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The Top Ten Reasons NY1 Will Crush NBC's Planned 24-Hour New York News Channel
Read as we extol the unique glories of New York's most special channel, and explain how it can never be reproduced.
Posted 05/08/08 in Daily Intel : Intel
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Brian Williams Hates Puff Pieces, Unless Topless 15-Year-Olds Are Involved
The NBC anchor has taken the 'Times' to task for all of its fluff coverage, but he devoted a surprising amount of time to the whole Miley Cyrus "scandal" last night.
Posted 04/30/08 in Daily Intel : Cultural Capital
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‘CBS Evening News’ Sinks to New Depths
Couric & Co. have their worst ratings yet.
Posted 04/29/08 in Daily Intel : In Other News
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Brian Williams Will Be Your Anchorblogger Tonight
Check out BriWi's MySpace page! He likes Vampire Weekend and hates Penn Station — just like us! (Except, dude, who is still on MySpace?)
Posted 04/22/08 in Daily Intel : Cultural Capital
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Lies and the Lying Arabs Who Tell Them
MEDIA • The New Republic pulled back on its long-embattled "Baghdad Diarist" series, admitting they could no longer stand behind the author, an army private serving in Iraq. Meanwhile, The National Review suffered its own Middle Eastern credibility scandal and struck back in a novel way: "As one of our sources put it: 'The Arab tendency to lie and exaggerate about enemies is alive and well among pro-American Lebanese Christians as much as it is with the likes of Hamas.'" Yikes. [NYT Mixed Media/Portfolio] • Big layoffs ahead at NBC News? "There are going to be firings very soon — everybody is terrified," according to a "former network insider," who claims tens of millions in cuts will happen in the next two weeks. [Jossip] • New NBC programming honcho Ben Silverman is looking to clear up a conflict of interest and cash in on his old production company, which Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter to Rupe, is buying for around $200 million. Not bad for a guy who built his career on stealing foreign shows like The Office and Ugly Betty and then repackaging them for the U.S. [NYP]
Posted 12/04/07 in Daily Intel : Company Town
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