Accuracy in Media

In a rather remarkable report, ABC News’ Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl briefly recapped how 2014 “didn’t go exactly as planned” for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In the report, Karl reminded viewers of some of her missteps, from the “dead broke” comment in her interview with Diane Sawyer, to her $200,000 speaking […]

The normally confident and defiant Hillary Clinton took a hit on Monday night during her interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer when the subject of Benghazi came up. Sawyer put Clinton on the hot seat over her role in the Benghazi attack, and asked her if she thought she could have done more to prevent the […]

ABC News president Ben Sherwood, speaking at the Television Critics Association Winter press tour on Monday, addressed a variety of topics including his plans for Katie Couric, who is a contributor to ABC News. Sherwood said that they would be “showcasing her all over the place,” but made it clear that she would not be […]

ABC News hit the proverbial ratings jackpot Saturday night with their hosting of the latest GOP presidential debate. The network, which took a chance by hosting the debate on a Saturday night, benefited from the lack of football competition on what is normally a sports laden night on television and scored the highest debate ratings […]

News anchors for the three major broadcast news networks, which have been losing viewers for years, may be missing an opportunity to engage their audience by failing to take advantage of using social media. A quick look at the Twitter accounts of the anchors shows that while they all have Twitter accounts they don’t use […]

ABC World News anchor Diane Sawyer admitted to watching Fox News and managed to evade veteran reporter Marvin Kalb’s attempts to get her to criticize the top ranked cable news channel. The program, “Diane Sawyer: A Life in News,” kicked off  the International Conference of Women Media Leaders, a week-long gathering that was being sponsored […]

CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric, whose contract expires in a few months, is reportedly talking to ABC about joining the network. According to the New York Post, Couric met with new ABC head Ben Sherwood to discuss her future plans.  The Post reports that this was more of Couric “kicking the tires” than a […]