Anderson Cooper, “Today” show host? Nope, he shot the offer down.
I certainly understand that criticism. I disagree with it. Because I think Al Jazeera has obviously long since established itself as a really distinguished and effective news gathering organization. And by the way, its climate coverage has been far more extensive and of high quality than any…Al Gore • Defending his sale of Current TV to Al-Jazeera, which is owned by the Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. He was asked by Matt Lauer about the sale on the context of his criticism of the oil industry’s control of media outlets (key phrase, from his recent book: “Virtually every news and political commentary program on television is sponsored in part by oil, coal and gas companies…”)… and his answer was kind of a non-answer.
Yesterday, we made an editorial call resulting in the Sept, 11 moment of silence not being seen. While we dedicated a substantial amount of airtime to anniversary events, we still touched a nerve with many of your viewers … and for that we apologize.NBC News chief Steve Capus • Apologizing for something that made them look particularly off on Tuesday — instead of airing the moment of silence to honor the victims of September 11 (unlike every other network), they aired an interview with Kris Jenner, the mother of the Kardashians, about her breast augmentation — a questionable interview choice which drew attention to the oversight. The network says it had not regularly aired the moment of silence on since 2006, with the exception of the ten-year anniversary.
It’s “going to be a bit of a tough day,” she told USA TODAY in a 40-minute phone interview Wednesday, sounding as though she were fighting back tears. “I’m going to have to tell our viewers. That’s what makes me more emotional than anything. I don’t want to leave them. I love them. And I will really miss them.‘Today’ co-host Ann Curry will bid farewell today – USATODAY.com (via apsies)
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OMG. Ann Curry is out at the Today Show, according to reports from the New York Times. “[Matt Lauer] and Ms. Curry noticeably lack the kind of on-camera rapport that Mr. Lauer had with Ms. Vieira and, before her, Katie Couric,” writes NYT media reporter Brian Stelter. NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie’s name is being mentioned most as a possible co-host replacement, Stelter tweeted.
(Via New York Times)
She’s no Katie Couric, and that’s the problem.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5xrjiAhdL1rtxen9o1_400.gif)
OMG. Ann Curry is out at the Today Show, according to reports from the New York Times. “[Matt Lauer] and Ms. Curry noticeably lack the kind of on-camera rapport that Mr. Lauer had with Ms. Vieira and, before her, Katie Couric,” writes NYT media reporter Brian Stelter. NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie’s name is being mentioned most as a possible co-host replacement, Stelter tweeted.
(Via New York Times)
She’s no Katie Couric, and that’s the problem.
The Huffington Post tends to be under constant fire for what many call over-aggregating - taking too much content from other sources and making it their own. It’s always been more of an issue with print stories than video, but that doesn’t seem to be the case anymore….
But the thing is … AOL did this long before their association with HuffPo even began. Remember AOL TV? It was essentially this. Now they’ve merely joined forces with another company that does pretty much the same thing with words. Also … one could argue that Gawker TV and Mediaite do essentially the same thing but take much less heat for it.
Really? What a load.
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Tumblr this morning. [h/t anne]
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Dear God, I love this. Turns out we did win the future.
(via Daily What)
This is what Egyptian leaders were asking themselves all day: “What is Internet, anyway?” This specific clip is why Bryant Gumbel is no longer on a morning program in any way, shape or form.
Cheney: ‘One-term president’ Obama finding out we were right about terror
While praising President Obama on his handling of the Tucson massacre, former Vice President Dick Cheney remains critical of Obama’s policies, telling NBC’s Jamie Gangel he’ll be a one-term president.
“I think he’s been through the fires of becoming president and having to make decisions and live with the consequences,” Cheney said. “I think he’s learned that what we did was far more appropriate than he ever gave us credit for while he was a candidate… ” [Full story]
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