HOW THE HAS-BEENS OF FOX NEWS REACTED TO CARLSON’S FIRING
The relevance is questionable but what the hell….
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THIS IS TUCKER CARLSON
Hypocrisy on parade.
A NEWSBLUESER HAS SOME THOUGHTS
In the wake of this week’s senseless tragedy in Orlando, inevitably, there are questions. Paramount is the issue of news crew safety – be it one-man bands or two-person crews out in the field. ...
CARLSON AND HANNITY WANTED REPORTER FIRED FOR DOING HER JOB
Reporter Jacqui Henrich’s fact-check enraged the Fox Glimmer Twins
THE BEST THING TO EVER HAPPEN TO NEWSNATION
Reporter’s arrest raised the profile of the sparsely-watched cable channel
ON THE OTHER HAND….ALL THOSE BEHIND THE SCENES AT CNN+….
The good news is, Quibi is no longer the most-hyped embarrassing failure in streaming. The bad news is CNN+ and the executives behind it (not the people who do the actual work, mind you) ...
ZUCKER’S PARTING EMAIL TO THE CNN STAFF
February 2, 2022 As part of the investigation into Chris Cuomo’s tenure at CNN, I was asked about a consensual relationship with my closest colleague, someone I have worked with for more than ...
A NETWORK NEWS VET WILL MOVE INTO CONDE’S CHAIR
Veteran journalist Eric Philips is basking in the glow of his return to the Richmond market this week and his imminent ascension to the main anchor chair occupied since 1999 by Juan Conde. http:// ...
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS RE-CREATE SAN DIEGO NEWSCAST
A group of elementary students in San Diego have created their own news show. Call it a Covid project, these kids are putting together mini newscasts full of news and weather. So when NBC ...
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM NEWSBLUES
Sometimes cliches, though well… cliche, also ring true. 2020 has been a rough one. We here at NewsBlues wanted to pass along our sincere appreciation for your enagement, your support and your passion for ...
TODAY IN KARMIC HEADLINES
ALL THIS NEWSROOM DISRUPTION LEADS TO…???
Well, it’s not just tv news, but that’s our focus so… The idea of working out of the home is an idea that has been bubbling just below the surface for literally decades. Our ...
FOX NEWS GET RELIGION….SORT OF
Fox News primetime and “Fox and Friends” since 2017 have been the most reliable mouthpieces for whatever is coming out of the White House. The feedback loop has been strong as a tweet is ...
THE DAMAGE IS LASTING
“The Baltimore Sun’s” David Zurawik is one of our favorite media watchers and he tackled the Fox News/MSNBC parallel coverage of the impeachment hearings with his usual skill. His conclusion: They are part of ...
THE FULL GOODBYE
And while Fox News execs try to decide if they are going to replace Smith with a real journalist or still another circus performer, here’s the full clip of Smith’s extraordinarily classy goodbye.
AND MAYBE THE REVOLVING DOOR WILL STOP
It was just over two months ago that we reported to you the abrupt exit of Steve Koles after a scant nine months as news director at Dispatch Broadcasting-soon –to-be-Tegna’s WBNS in Columbus, OH. ...
SPEAKING OF KOAT
A long time mainstay at KOAT (ABC) had a birthday last week. Johnny Morris turned 95 years young. His birthday was mentioned on Facebook. Happy Birthday to Johnny Morris! 95 Years Young! #Albuquerque #KOAT ...
FACEBOOK’S VAMPIRIZATION OF LOCAL NEWS
Are you working in one of the 400+ cities where Facebook has launched its “Today In…” aggregator? And if you are, how’s that working out for you and your news operation? And how much ...
HOWEVER, IT’S NOT LIKELY TO…
If Epshteyn keeps this up. Not two days after he defended tear-gassing women and children civilians at the border, Sinclair’s “chief political analyst tried on this absurdity: A defense of alt-right activist Laura Loomer, ...
THE TRUMP-FOX ROMANCE FRAYS A BIT
When Fox News announced its support of CNN in its lawsuit to restore reporter Acosta’s press credentials, it undoubtedly rattled some folks at 1600 Pennsylvania, accustomed as they are to the cozy relationship with ...
“THAT’S A RACIST QUESTION”
Lost in all the handwringing and pearl-clutching over the lifting of Acosta’s press credential was another priceless moment at Wednesday’s rambling press conference. Yamiche Alcindor, an African-American correspondent for “PBS Newshour” stood up and ...
DOES FORD’S APPEARANCE MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
With any luck, Christine Blasey Ford’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday to relate her memories of a horrific encounter with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh when she was 15 will finally put ...
WHO COMES AFTER CHEN?
And so let the speculation begin as to Chen’s….Moonves’(?) replacement on “The Talk.” One person who’s not shy about throwing her hat into the ring is Claudia Jordan. See? Which begs the question….who the ...
JULIE CHEN OPTS TO STAY HOME
Later in the day “The Talk” went on without regular host Julie Chen as it kicked off its ninth season. She’ll be taking an unspecified amount of time off Panelist Sharon Osbourne took the ...
SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING IN CHICAGO
Seems like we all hear about the number of shootings going on these days in Chicago. Well check this out: “America to Me” is set in Chicago’s Oak Park River Forest High School. It’s ...
NEXSTAR PREPARING TO CHASE TRIBUNE MEDIA?
Where Sinclair Broadcast badly stumbled, Nexstar evidently hopes to walk through unscathed and victorious. The New York Post reports that Perry Sook, Nexstar’s CEO, met with the Justice Department’s antitrust boss recently, presumably to ...
FAGER’S TURN IN THE FARROW BARREL
Lost in all the breathless reporting about Ronan Farrow’s “New Yorker” story of sexual shenanigans during the Les Moonves era at CBS is the harsh light his story turns on to former CBS News ...
SHEP TO FOX NATION: JOURNALISTS ARE NOT THE ENEMY
While Lou tries to remember where he stands on any particular hot-button issue, let’s turn to Shep Smith, Fox’s breaking news anchor whose continued existence at the network has got to set some of ...
HOW SINCLAIR BLEW IT
A Republican President with whom it had been cuddling, a Republican Congress, Republican control of the FCC and the Department of Justice. What could possibly go wrong? “Politico” has a pretty good take on ...
MAKING THE COMCAST CASE FOR THE TROOPS
And what is NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke telling the troops about Comcast’s bid for the Fox assets? Here’s the full memo, as posted to the SEC’s website: I want to follow up on ...
HAMILTON DOES AN EXIT INTERVIEW
Donna Hamilton signed off Wednesday night, wrapping up a 23–year career at Hearst flagship WBAL. She sat down with “The Baltimore Sun’s” David Zurawik to reflect on her long career and her retirement. ZURAWIK: ...
WAS SCOTT AN AILES ENABLER?
As far as that “boys’ club” thing under the Roger Ailes regime, Suzanne Scott is not without baggage. Unmentioned in the glowing press release about her promotion to CEO, however, was the fact that ...
DIAMOND & SILK A FOCAL POINT IN FACEBOOK HEARINGS
Yeah, we’re scratching our heads, trying to figure out why Facebook would tell online celebrities Diamond & Silk that their Facebook page (with 1.4 million followers) “your brand has been determined unsafe to the ...
FORMER SINCLAIR REPORTER BEING SUED BY SINCLAIR
A former Sinclair reporter at WPEC in West Palm Beach, FL is getting some attention because of his legal fight with the company. Jonathan Beaton quit at WPEC in 2015 and moved to Orlando ...
SINCLAIR’S VEGAS NEWS DIRECTOR MAKES NO APOLOGIES
Mark Neerman is the news director of Sinclair’s KSNV in Las Vegas. He’s also a Sinclair regional news director and an energetic defender of the company’s anti-media promo. “If you look at the words, ...
CINCY ANCHOR REPORTS DEATH THREATS OVER SINCLAIR PROMO
Rob Braun, the 30-year veteran anchor at Sinclair’s WKRC in Cincinnati, says he’s been getting death threats since the station began airing Sinclair’s (and Scott Livingston’s) anti-media message. Braun told coworkers that he’s had ...
VIEWERS WEIGH IN
We’ve heard from the journalists about the Sinclair promo. We’ve quoted the pundits. The politicians checked the way the wind was blowing and jumped on the bandwagon. What about viewers? “The fact that your ...
“THAT WAS AWFUL.” ANOTHER SINCLAIR ANCHOR SPEAKS UP
Delaine Mathieu, evening co-anchor at Sinclair’s WOAI in San Antonio wants to make it clear she did NOT enjoy reading the Sinclair “promo announcement.” “I’ve been a news reporter for 23 years — which ...
SINCLAIR PIVOTS…AGAIN
In the latest fine-tuning of Sinclair’s corporate explanation for its mandated media-bashing anchor-driven “promo announcements”, the company cites a recent poll that doesn’t really square with the message the Sinclair would like to convey. ...
AND IT’S COME TO THIS…
What do you do when your boss forces you to read propaganda on the air? A question being asked in the United States in 2018 (although some might think it’s a question that is ...
