What’s Hot/What’s Not: 10/25/09

What’s Hot

CNN.com re-launches – CNN saw to it that everyone knew that it was going to be launching a new improved version of CNN.com starting tomorrow.

What’s Not

White House vs. FNC – It keeps getting worse and worse for the White House in a losing battle it never should have decided to fight. The latest example: trying to exclude FNC from a pool interview with “pay czar” Kenneth Feinberg.

CNN Atlanta goes HD, sort of – CNN finally filled the big hole in its HD lineup by having Atlanta start broadcasting in HD. However, like The O’Reilly Factor, it’s not true HD but morphed “almost HD”. If the rumors are true, this is just temporary and true HD will come when CNN debuts a new set in Atlanta.

I (sort of) apologize, but Limbaugh’s still a racist – Rachel Maddow’s tip toe dance around the Limbaugh mis-quote followed by a bunch of verfifiable Limbaugh quotes was not a shining moment for someone who’s supposed to be more intellectually honest than some of her opinionated coworkers at MSNBC.

Bad reporting – CNBC’s erroneous reporting on Microsoft’s guidance gave the network a self-inflicted black eye.

Must not disrupt Imus broadcast? – FBN’s questionable decision to stick with an Imus interview of Sean Hannity instead of covering a Ben Bernanke speech was seen by some, including myself, as a confirmation of what would happen once Don Imus joined FBN.