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Tactics or strategy in running orders?
I‘ve lavished praise on CBS News‘ Public Eye site before. A recent post raises the influence of demographics on the content of the Evening News, and the dilemmas that poses – always, but always, in second-guessing story selection. My personal view is that it’s a mistake to break newscasts down story by story. You’re much…
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Tony Blair
Is doing his one-on-one stateside with CBS News’ Katie Couric according to TV Newser. But ex-Clinton staffer George Stephanopoulos (a televisual Jamie Rubin) has sneaked in for ABC with an interview for his Sunday show. NBC again demonstrating why they’re number one for news (just kidding), but the truth is Mr Blair won’t play much…
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Power and TV
The BBC’s surprise that someone from Al Jazeera English would not be routinely attending Downing Street press briefings is charming. Al Jazeera’s argument is that it won’t be concentrating on the powerful. [Indy] But first here’s the Beeb’s Richard Porter on November 15th: …we don’t aim to cover British news – unless it has some…
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Dan Rather Reports
Ever wanted to hear these words? “Ratings don’t matter, demos don’t matter. You’re working for a channel I own and operate by myself. We don’t have to be concerned about stockholder value, entanglements of large global corporations or their regulatory needs in Washington.” That wasn’t a dream. That’s what Internet billionaire Mark Cuban told ex-CBS…