From an emailer who was watching CNN and saw this lower third…
“Big, Scary Storm Threatens East Coast” — Happened during Ali Velshi’s show today.
As opposed to “Small, Timid Storm Threatens East Coast” no doubt. Way to hype the story CNN…
Archive for August, 2010
Scary Weather?
Posted in CNN on August 31, 2010 by icn2CNN Presidential Address Coverage Plans
Posted in CNN on August 31, 2010 by icn2CNN announced its coverage lineup for tonight’s Presidential address…
In addition to the Best Political Team on Television, the following guests are scheduled to appear during tonight’s special programming:
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer: 5 P.M. and 6 P.M. hours
Denis McDonough, chief of staff, National Security Council
John King, USA: 7 P.M. hour
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN)
Gen. James Jones, National Security Adviser
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
Gen. Brent Scowcroft, former National Security Adviser– SPECIAL COVERAGE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA’S SPEECH: 8 P.M. hour –
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The Situation Room Gets a new EP…
Posted in CNN on August 31, 2010 by icn2TVNewser’s Alex Weprin writes that Patricia DiCarlo has been tapped to helm CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer…
CNN’s “The Situation Room” is getting a new executive producer. Patricia DiCarlo, who had been senior producer on the program, is getting bumped up to EP.
The program’s previous EP, Eric Sherling, left to join ABC’s “Good Morning America” in November, 2009. CNN political director Sam Feist and two producers had been taking on day-to-day oversight since Sherling’s departure.
CNNI Changes
Posted in CNN on August 31, 2010 by icn2CNN Observations has a good primer on what’s changed recently at CNNI…
Open Mouth, Insert Foot?
Posted in CNN on August 30, 2010 by icn2NewsBusters’ Matthew Balan writes about Rick Sanchez apparently putting his foot in it…
CNN’s Rick Sanchez quickly apologized on his Rick’s List program on Monday after inadvertently labeling Barack Obama the “cotton-picking president of the United States.” Sanchez used the racially-tinged term in response to the President recently addressing the significant percentage of American population who believe he is Muslim or was born outside the U.S.
The anchor raised President Obama’s recent comment about his birth certificate with correspondent Jessica Yellin 21 minutes into the 3 pm Eastern hour. Yellin explained that “this is the first time he’s talked about it since the polls showing how many Americans believe him to be Muslim came out” and that “you get the sense that he’s been sort of through this. He wants to set the record straight, but he really does seem to accept that he’s not going to convince everyone, and he’s not going to spend a lot of time and energy on something that’s not going to change.”
Sanchez replied to Yellin full of frustration: “I’m just sitting here just shaking my head. He is the cotton-picking president of the United States!”
Piers Morgan talks CNN…
Posted in CNN on August 30, 2010 by icn2It’s time for your weekly “Piers Morgan Saga” update. This comes courtesy of The New York Times’ Brian Stelter…
Mr. Morgan has been in talks with CNN this summer about replacing Larry King, who is ending “Larry King Live” this fall after 25 years in the 9 p.m. time slot. He has been coy about the CNN job until now, telling reporters in July that “there is nothing I can say” about it.
But on Sunday, he confirmed, “We’re been negotiating for a prime time position on CNN. Negotiations are nearly at an end.”
He added, “We hope to have an announcement soon.”
What’s Hot/What’s Not: 08/29/10
Posted in What's Hot/What's Not on August 29, 2010 by icn2What’s Hot:
Matthews vs. Lazio – Chris Matthews went after Rick Lazio big time over Lazio’s campaign ad regarding the NYC “mosque”…
Major Garrett to depart FNC – This was a shock move nobody saw coming…
Joe Scarbrough vs. MSNBC Primetime? – Scarborough said this week that me made the “mistake” of tuning into MSNBC’s primetime and his head nearly blew off. That statement was vague enough to make people wonder if Scarborough was taking another shot at Keith Olbermann or Rachel Maddow. I think he was referring to the demagoguery that was going on with the NYC “mosque” on Hardball.
CNN conflates Palin with Beck, spells Palin’s name wrong, think’s she was a Presidential candidate – I never know when I post a Hazard of Live TV whether it will go viral or not nor just how viral it will get. This one has definitely gone viral on the red blogs as the hits just keep on rolling in…
What’s Not:
Ed Schultz – Schultz’s meltdown inside 30 Rock was reported this week by Page Six. ICN found corroborating video of Joe Scarborough mocking Schultz’s rant…
Keith Olbermann – Olbermann tried to non-deny deny the Page Six Schultz story on Twitter. I guess he didn’t see the video first…
Kilmeade vs. Scarborough – Brian Kilmeade ridicules Joe Scarborough on the radio and then has the gall to say he’s not going to call him out. Come again?
The Hazards of LiveTV: #25,077
Posted in Hazards of Live TV on August 28, 2010 by icn2
One would think the network with the “Best Political Team on Television” could tell the difference between Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin….not to mention spell Palin’s name right…
Update: Or knew that she ran for VICE-President. How’d I miss that one? This may be the most Hazard riddled screen grab in ICN history. I think three Hazards for one screen grab is a record…
What’s Hot/What’s Not: 08/28/10
Posted in What's Hot/What's Not on August 28, 2010 by icn2Post your nominations for this week’s What’s Hot/What’s Not. I’ll post the finalists on Sunday night…
Press Releases: 08/27/10
Posted in Press Releases on August 27, 2010 by icn2CNN (2)
CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta will report LIVE from flood-ravaged Pakistan for this weekend’s program. Speaking with flood survivors, Gupta gains a sense of the challenges that they are facing, and learns first-hand from relief workers and medics about the pace of aid reaching those affected. The show includes special reports from other CNN correspondents from around the area.
Click here to see Gupta reports in Sindh, Pakistan: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2010/08/27/gupta.pakistan.flood.issues.cnn.
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CNN Plans Special Coverage of President’s Prime Time Oval Office Address on Iraq
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Media2Air vs. FNC?
Posted in FNC on August 26, 2010 by icn2Yahoo News’ Eric Gardner writes about Media2Air suing FNC over “fair use” footage of Brad Pitt…
Fox News is being sued for showing unauthorized video of Brad Pitt failing to control his motorcycle as he drives slowly in Hollywood.
The footage aired last October during Bill O’Reilly’s show, where he used it to criticize paparazzi.
The owner of the footage, Media2Air, says it licensed the video to various media outlets under strict time and platform guidelines, but the News Corp-owned network just took it “as part of its continuing coverage of the Pitt family.”
Fox News claimed “fair use,” even though News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch has condemned search engines for “stealing” his newspapers’ stories under the same pretext and has predicted that courts would eventually bar “fair use.” The comments have made their way into Media2Air’s new lawsuit against Fox News.
The Hazards of Live TV: #25,076
Posted in Hazards of Live TV on August 26, 2010 by icn2I haven’t seen this segment yet though I have it on DVR (I’m doing a special video editing project today that has to be turned around and posted on YouTube by this evening), but from what Steve Krakauer wrote on Mediaite about this segment it really sounds like MSNBC’s production staff screwed the pooch big time…
The Hazards of Live TV: #25,075
Posted in Hazards of Live TV on August 26, 2010 by icn2NewsBusters’ Noel Sheppard spots a Rachel Maddow Show re-shoot…
Maybe more hysterically, the story doesn’t end there, for someone must have noticed Maddow’s error and decided to re-film this final section for the video to be posted at MSNBC’s website and possibly the reruns.
Ed Schultz Blows a Gasket?
Posted in MSNBC on August 26, 2010 by icn2Page Six dishes that Ed Schultz had a meltdown inside 30 Rock…
MSNBC talk show screamer Ed Schultz had a meltdown in the network’s 30 Rock newsroom, shouting at staff, “I’m going to torch this [bleep]ing place.”
The hot-tempered anchor of “The Ed Show” lost it during a phone call in the packed studio and slammed down the phone before exploding.
As astonished MSNBC staff members fell silent, Schultz glared around the room and yelled, “[Bleep]ers!”
A witness told us, “Ed was furious the network was running election-night promos and he wasn’t in them. He’d been arguing on the phone with marketing, then he slammed down the phone and exploded. It was like Mel Gibson had entered the newsroom.”
Fuming Schultz was immediately dragged in for a meeting with NBC News President Steve Capus and MSNBC President Phil Griffin following his Aug. 12 meltdown.
Our source added, “Schultz was told: ‘If you do that again, you are fired.’ He broke down crying.”
Normally I’d be saying yeah, yeah it’s The Post and it’s Page Six. However…this time I think they have the story cold and this is why…
There are two key data points in the Page Six story to focus on, what Schultz “said” and the date he said it (I’ll get to why in a moment). According to Page Six, Schultz said “I’m going to torch this [bleep]ing place.” and he said it on August 12.
This is what happened at the end of Morning Joe on Aug 13th, the day after the alleged incident…
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Press Releases: 08/25/10
Posted in Press Releases on August 25, 2010 by icn2CNBC (1)
CNBC’S “LIQUID ASSETS: THE BIG BUSINESS OF WATER” WILL PREMIERE ON SEPTEMBER 30TH AT 9PM ET
“Liquid Assets: The Big Business of Water” will premiere on Thursday, September 30th at 9pm and will repeat that evening at 1am.
The show will also air on Sunday, October 3rd at 9pm.
With only 3 percent of the world’s water existing as fresh water, nearly every continent in the world is feeling the affects of the global water crisis, and many lack the basic infrastructure needed for delivery. For some, it’s the lack of clean drinking water. For farmers, it’s the inability to feed the thirst of their valuable crops. Just as “easy oil” has dried up, fresh water has become more difficult to access and transport.
Many believe that this crisis could be the cause of wars, while others believe it is the business opportunity of a lifetime. Is water the same as air; free for everyone? Should there be a price put on every last drop of h2o? Is water the most under valued, under appreciated commodity the world has ever known?
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Major Garrett Leaving FNC…
Posted in FNC on August 25, 2010 by icn2The New York Times’ Brian Stelter and Jeremy W. Peters write that FNC’s Major Garrett is leaving the network for The National Journal. Do note the spin The Times puts on the story by characterizing Garrett as stuck between a rock and a hard place at FNC…
Major Garrett, the chief White House correspondent for Fox News, is quitting his job at the cable news channel after eight years. He is joining National Journal as a Congressional correspondent.
Mr. Garrett’s surprise departure comes just weeks after Fox was moved up to the front row in the White House press briefing room.
In the past year and a half Fox News has been a voice of the opposition to the Obama administration, putting Mr. Garrett — a well-respected newsman — in an unenviable position.
Related: Mediaite’s Steve Krakauer talked to Garrett about his departure (link updated). As did The Washginton Post’s Howard Kurtz…
The main reason for his departure, Garrett said, is the frenetic pace of cable news: “I want to talk less and I want to think more. I always considered myself an accidental TV reporter.”
When he told Roger Ailes he was leaving, Garrett said, the Fox News chairman replied: “You’re one of the few guys who never got addicted to TV.”
Musical Studios…
Posted in MSNBC on August 25, 2010 by icn2In case you haven’t caught on, MSNBC dayside has been airing from studios other than the main set at 30 Rock. Even The Dylan Ratigan show aired elsewhere yesterday. This process is continuing today as well. The reason? MSNBC is shooting some promos on the main set…
Rachel Maddow Profile
Posted in MSNBC on August 25, 2010 by icn2The Daily Beast’s Lloyd Grove profiles Rachel Maddow…
For a cable news host intent on luring eyeballs to her prime-time show, Rachel Maddow aspires to an impossibly high standard. Her contrarian production values—athwart competing outlets dominated by ranting heads, cheeseball populism, and celebrity bathos—are civility and good taste.
Until Monday night, when she could no longer resist the barbarian hordes, she’d banned the so-called Ground Zero Mosque Controversy from her 9 p.m. program, notwithstanding that it has been Topic A for the past couple of weeks in nearly every other day part of her second-place network, MSNBC.
“I’d rather not cover it,” she tells me, never mind that President Obama has entered the fray. “It’s just one of those fake, non-controversial things that has been ginned up into a controversy for a political purpose. Participating in the discussion of this, as a political matter, is playing right into the hands of the people who ginned this up.” (By “the people who ginned this up,” she means Fox News and its allies—about which more in a moment.) “Adding to the volume—in both senses of the word—of the coverage, um, grosses me out a little bit,” she says.
Tweet of the Day…
Posted in CNN, MSNBC on August 25, 2010 by icn2This actually happened last night but I missed it. This is a tweet from someone from CNN PR…
Where is “The Place for Politics” during the primaries tonight? Oh, wait, they’re in tape.
Update: An MSNBC spokesperson tells ICN, “CNN should spend less time tweeting and more time figuring out how to stop their continued slide into irrelevance.”
Matthews vs. Lazio
Posted in MSNBC on August 24, 2010 by icn2I don’t know what Rick Lazio’s handlers were thinking when they let him get booked on Hardball but they should all be fired. Watching Chris Matthews positively expose and destroy Lazio on national TV over his NYC “Mosque” ad attack on Andrew Cuomo reminds us that Matthews can still be force when he wants to be and why they named the show “Hardball”. My mind immediately raced back to the time six years ago when Matthews destroyed Michelle Malkin over the idea that John Kerry shot himself deliberately in Vietnam.
That said, bringing up the subject of the Lazio/Clinton debate was probably unwise. Whatever technical points Matthews scored on Lazio over the ad, and he scored plenty of those, he opened himself up to (justifiable) criticism that he just wanted to “get” Lazio by bringing up what he did during that debate instead of just sticking to what had been a very successful line of attack.
David Shuster Sighting…
Posted in MSNBC on August 24, 2010 by icn2FishbowlDC’s Betsy Rothstein writes about David Shuster showing up at the offices of Politico!
Spotted in the Politico newsroom RIGHT NOW talking to Executive Editor Jim VandeHei and COO Kim Kingsley is: David Shuster. Shuster is allegedly on temporary leave from MSNBC.
Press Releases: 08/24/10
Posted in Press Releases on August 24, 2010 by icn2CNBC (1)
CNBC TO BROADCAST LIVE SPECIAL “THE LONG ROAD: AMERICA LOOKS FOR RECOVERY” ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 26TH AT 8PM ET
One-Hour Special Anchored by CNBC’s Senior Economics Reporter Steve Liesman Broadcast live from Jackson Hole—America’s Premiere Economic Forum in Wyoming
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., August 24, 2010— The American economy is at a crossroads. Investors and policy makers are hoping the recovery takes hold, but the risk of a double dip recession is looming. The central bankers who pulled the economy back from the brink of devastation just last year are trying to figure out what to do next, as each new piece of data raises fears that the recovery has run out of steam.
On Thursday, August 26th at 8PM ET, CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, takes viewers inside the Fed, at this critical moment, with a one-hour live special, “The Long Road: America Looks for Recovery.” Anchored by CNBC’s Senior Economics Reporter Steve Liesman, the program will give unprecedented access to the people responsible for guiding the global economy and analyze what can be done to get businesses and consumers spending again.
Liesman will also report live from the Jackson Hole Economic Forum throughout CNBC’s Business Day programming on Thursday, August 26th and Friday, August 27th.
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