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Archive for August 7, 2009
Olbermann and Dobbs: Round 3
Posted in CNN, MSNBC on August 7, 2009 by icn2Tit…
…for tat (via J$)
Well it’s only been three rounds and I’m already tiring of this so unless one does something reallly provacative against the other I think I’m going to stop paying attention…
Press Releases: 08/07/09
Posted in Press Releases on August 7, 2009 by icn2CNBC (1)
CNBC TO BROADCAST A SPECIAL SERIES “YOUNG AND SUCCESSFUL” NEXT WEEK, MONDAY, AUGUST 10TH THROUGH FRIDAY, AUGUST 14TH ON CNBC’S “SQUAWK ON THE STREET” 9AM-11AM ET
Program Anchored by CNBC’s Erin Burnett and Mark Haines
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., August 7, 2009-CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, will broadcast a special series, “Young and Successful,” next week, Monday, August 10th through Friday, August 14th on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” (9AM-11AM ET).
Anchors Erin Burnett and Mark Haines will speak with five young entrepreneurs, all safe-made millionaires. From food to finance and from music to management, these young entrepreneurs will share how they started their businesses and the secrets to their success.
Guests include:
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O’Reilly Weighs in on Dobbs/Olbermann Spat…
Posted in CNN, FNC, MSNBC on August 7, 2009 by icn2I was out last night and did not get to see this. Rich Schumate writes about what happened on The Factor last night.
Completing an incestuous circle of verbal combat that has now ensnared all three major cable news nets, Fox News Channel hosts Bill O’Reilly and Geraldo Rivera have jumped into the ongoing war of words between CNN’s Lou Dobbs and MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann.
On his show Thursday night, O’Reilly came to Dobbs’ defense over Olbermann’s on-air disclosure earlier in the week that Dobbs – whom his critics lambast as a nattering nabob of nativism – is married to a Latino woman and his children are half Latino. O’Reilly called the remarks “a barbaric display.”
“When your wife and children are attacked on the NBC News airwaves, it doesn’t get any lower,” he said.
More on The Deal…
Posted in FNC, MSNBC on August 7, 2009 by icn2The Washington Post’s Howard Kurtz finally writes about the deal between News Corp. and FNC.
On June 1, after the slaying of George Tiller, Olbermann savaged O’Reilly. Noting that O’Reilly had repeatedly attacked the abortion doctor with such broadsides as “Tiller has blood on his hands,” Olbermann suggested that O’Reilly contributed to the climate surrounding the fatal shooting. Olbermann announced that things had gotten so serious he would no longer use an O’Reilly caricature and Ted Baxter voice in mocking him. “The goal here,” he said, “is to get this blindly irresponsible man and his ilk off the air.”
The next night, O’Reilly retaliated. He said MSNBC was spewing “hate,” declaring: “Immelt is using his news operation to promote the Obama administration and liberal activities, while seeking billion-dollar government contracts from the president.” O’Reilly said his program was looking into whether GE was doing “deadly business” with Iran. He gave out Immelt’s e-mail address.
Immelt called Ailes the next morning, saying O’Reilly had gone way too far. Ailes was sympathetic and again said they should take a stand against personal and gratuitous attacks. The war, Ailes said, is over.
But the war was just beginning at MSNBC, where an opinionated culture is often at odds with NBC News. The day after Olbermann’s comments about the Tiller slaying, executives convened a large meeting and talked about Fox and the importance of striking the right on-air tone. Olbermann later expressed a willingness to make minor adjustments in his style, but he and his allies, concerned about setting a precedent, dug in for a fight. Olbermann left Zucker and executives with the impression that he might quit if the dispute wasn’t resolved to his satisfaction.
