If Harvey Weinstein is going down, why not President Trump? The Washington Post published a story over the weekend that insisted Trump face the same treatment. “Almost a year after New Yorker Jessica Leeds and other women stepped forward with harrowing accounts of being sexually assaulted by a powerful man, another scandal with similar elements […]
CBS News and BBC News are teaming up with a new “editorial and newsgathering relationship” that will “significantly enhance the global reporting capabilities of both organizations,” the networks said in a joint statement Thursday. The networks have worked together before – notably during World War II when Edward R. Murrow of CBS broadcast many of his […]
Bill O’Reilly may have been knocked down by Fox News, but the pugnacious former cable news anchor proves that he isn’t out of the news commentary game, as he told Mediate that he is “assembling a team of journalists” for what may become a Factor-like online video program. Mediaite also reported that a Fox News […]
Scott Pelley, who couldn’t lift the CBS Evening News out of its perennial third-place ratings finish, is being replaced, according to news reports. Pelley, who has been with CBS since 1989, will remain with the network as a full-time correspondent for “60 Minutes.” CBS is expected to make an official announcement this week and will reportedly […]
Fox News’ primetime ratings continue to tumble after the departure of longtime host Bill O’Reilly. The once impregnable primetime lineup built by the late Roger Ailes, and torn asunder by the Murdoch brothers, finished third in the advertiser-coveted A25-54 demo last week. The last time that happened was June 9, 2000. After Fox fired O’Reilly […]
We are now getting an idea how a Bill O’Reilly-less Fox News Channel will fare ratings-wise against CNN and MSNBC, and it’s not very good news for Fox. Last week, fueled by even more than usual negative news about President Donald Trump, perennial also-ran MSNBC scored a victory over Fox News in the key demo […]
Episode 69. In this edition we discuss the French elections and who is most likely to win the runoff on May 7, The Washington Post burying the good news on Trump in its own poll, Obama’s return to the stage, DNC Chairman Tom Perez’s consistent swearing at rallies, the March for Science and more. Please […]
On the first night of their revamped primetime lineup, Fox News dominated the ratings and dashed the hopes of CNN and MSNBC that the departure of Bill O’Reilly would provide them their biggest opportunity in years to catch up to the longtime ratings king. Fox handily won every hour in primetime in both total viewers […]
Bill O’Reilly didn’t waste any time after being fired from Fox News last week to make sure that his voice will still be heard. He announced his plans to do an O’Reilly Factor-like program via a podcast for those who are willing to pay: “Hey, I missed you guys. Welcome to the No Spin News on […]
Episode 68. This week we discuss the suicide of former New England tight end Aaron Hernandez who was found hanged in his jail cell, Jon Ossoff’s failure to win the open House seat in Georgia and sparking a runoff in June, Bill O’Reilly’s future at Fox News, The Trump administration taking on North Korea and […]