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Overnight Coverage Of Boston’s Mayhem Underscores The Power Of Local Media

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday April 19, 2013 @ 10:11am PDTTags: Boston manhunt, CNN, Fox News
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The graveyard shifts of local and national media were thrust into covering one of the biggest, fastest moving news stories of the year last night — an alleged convenience store robbery, which turned into a carjacking and escalated into a manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects and a firefight that left a police officer and one of the suspects dead, a suspect on the loose and a whole city on lockdown. Getting reliable information in the middle of the night amidst all the chaos was incredibly difficult, but local Boston media got a chance to shine.

Related: Networks’ Coverage Of Boston Manhunt

The Boston Globe was miles ahead of everyone else, reporting the connection between the MIT shooting and the Boston Marathon suspects as well as the apprehension of one of the suspects at least an hour before anyone else. Gun-shy after erroneously reporting that there was a bombing suspect in custody on Wednesday, CNN anchors led by Jake Tapper were overly cautious, declining to even reference the Boston Globe report on the arrest and only connected the events after the statement of Col. Timothy Alben, commander of the Massachusetts State Police. Meanwhile, Fox News‘ Bill Hemmer was holding a tablet with the Boston Globe on air, reading updates off the site.

Related: David O Russell Movie Halts Production Because Of Manhunt

The way the Globe was ahead of all national papers, including The New York Times and Wall Street Journal, local stations beat the national news networks too, with Boston newspaper and TV outlets also getting the news of the death of Suspect #1 out first. CNN actually tapped into the feed of a local Boston station to carry Alben’s key impromptu presser, which officially confirmed that the chased men were the bombing suspects and that one was dead and one on the lam. READ MORE »

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Jon Stewart Sums Up Media Mistakes In Boston Bombing Coverage: Video

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday April 18, 2013 @ 10:02am PDTTags: CNN, Fox News, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Wednesday will go down in infamy as one of the worst days for CNN, Fox News and others’ coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings. Deadline is going to let Jon Stewart sum up why, always, it’s better to chill than rush out with wrong news:

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MSNBC’s Griffin Aims To Beat Fox News By 2014; Plots Lifestyle Programming

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday March 25, 2013 @ 6:40pm PDTTags: Fox News, MSNBC, Phil Griffin

Them’s fighting words: “All I know is I kicked CNN’s ass without Jeff Zucker“, MSNBC head Phil Griffin boasts in a New Republic article posted today. “Now I gotta kick … Read More »

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Jon Stewart Says Fox News Reaction To Obama Victory Will “Live Forever”: Video

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Thursday November 8, 2012 @ 7:21am PSTTags: Fox News, Karl Rove, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Karl Rove’s Election Night dispute with Fox News’ statisticians after they projected that Ohio would go for President Obama was tailor-made for Jon Stewart. The Daily Show host gleefully says the reporting and disappointed commentary that followed Obama’s victory “will, unlike us, live forever.”

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Presidential Debate Draws 67.2 Million Viewers, ABC And Fox News Top Coverage

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday October 4, 2012 @ 3:50pm PDTTags: ABC, Fox News, MSNBC, NBC
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UPDATE 3:50 PM: An estimated 67.2 million people watched last night’s Presidential debate, according to Nielsen, up 28% compared to the first debate in 2008 between then-Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain. It was a close race for the broadcast networks. ABC drew in 11.2 million total viewers from 9-10:30 PM ET. NBC followed a close second with 11 million and CBS was third was 10.5 million. In the Adults 25-54 demographic, NBC was No. 1 with 5.1 million, followed by ABC with 4.6 million and CBS with 4.5 million. ABC also topped the list in total viewers for post-debate analysis form 10:30-11 PM ET with 8.8 million. It was followed by NBC with 8.7 million and CBS with 7 million. In the Adults 25-54, NBC led again with 3.8 million, followed by ABC with 3.5 million and CBS with 2.9 million.

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PREVIOUS: Fox News Channel dominated cable news coverage of the first Presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Fox News drew 10.4 million viewers from 9-10:30 PM ET with nearly 3 million in the 25-54 demographic. That marked FNC’s highest-rated presidential debate ever. CNN was a distant second with 6 million viewers, followed by MSNBC. I’ll update with final numbers for the broadcast networks, most of whom also posted around 10 million viewers each in the fast nationals. Read More »

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Fox News Tops Rivals In Q3 Ratings, MSNBC Sees Big Gains

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Tuesday October 2, 2012 @ 2:29pm PDTTags: CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, TV Ratings

Fox News Channel averaged more viewers in this year’s third quarter than both its cable news competitors put together but the network took some hits in a key demo. FNC averaged 1.14 million in total day viewers over the quarter. That’s a 7% rise from the same quarter last year but FNC was down 4% among Adults 25-54 with 268,000 viewers in the demo. Over the seven-day week MSNBC had 515,000 averaged total day viewers, a 20% rise for the network from the same quarter last year. MSNBC was also up double digits among the demo. It got 175,000 in the 25-54, a 17% rise from the last year’s Q3. In third place, CNN had 388,000 total day viewers. That’s down 18% from last year and, with 188,000 in the demo, down a harsh 25% among the 25-54. This quarter, which ran from June 25 to September 30, saw Olympic coverage on MSNBC during the London Games as well as all three cables news channels devoting considerable air time to the Presidential race, especially the Democratic and GOP conventions.

Related: MSNBC’s Dream Ratings Run With Romney Tape, Lawrence O’Donnell Hits High
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Mitt Romney Talks To Fox News About Secret Recording: Video

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Tuesday September 18, 2012 @ 2:13pm PDTTags: Fox News, Mitt Romney

In an interview today with Fox News’ Neil Cavuto the GOP presidential candidate seemed to expand his definition of the 47% of the electorate that he says likely won’t support him. He told a small group of contributors a few months ago that President Obama can count on 47% of voters who “are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them…These are people who pay no income tax,” according to a secret recording of the event. But he told Fox News that he was referring to “the perspective of a lot of individuals who are not likely to support me.” He added that “some believe that government should take from some and give to the others….I think that’s an entirely foreign concept.”

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Glenn Beck Returning To TV Today In Partnership With Dish Network

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Wednesday September 12, 2012 @ 4:34am PDTTags: Big Deals TV, Dish Network, Fox News, Glenn Beck

Just as the presidential election heads into the final stretches, Glenn Beck is headed back to the tube. The former Fox News host’s TheBlazeTV, which he launched a year ago under the moniker GBTV, is expanding … Read More »

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Fox News Wins Overall GOP & DNC Convention Coverage

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Friday September 7, 2012 @ 12:23pm PDTTags: Democratic National Convention, Fox News, Republican National Convention

Over six days of primetime political party coverage, Fox News Channel has come out on top among the networks and its cable news rivals. In the 10-11 PM ET hour, according to Nielsen, Fox pulled in an average of 5.33 million viewers over the three nights of the Republican National Convention and the three nights of the Democratic National Convention. Fox News’ closest competitor was NBC, which garnered an average audience of 5.03 million. However, NBC’s numbers are averaged over five nights, not six. The numbers don’t include anything from Wednesday for NBC as the network aired the NFL season opener instead. Read More »

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Comedy Central Goes After Fox News & CNN In New ‘Indecision 2012′ Ads

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Friday September 7, 2012 @ 10:40am PDTTags: CNN, Comedy Central, Fox News, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

CNN is made up of witches and Fox News is untrustworthy because an Australian runs it. That’s what Comedy Central is skewering the cable news networks with in new ads. Coming out of two weeks of Republican and Democratic convention coverage, the network put out two new spots today promoting its The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report‘s “Indecision 2012” coverage of the presidential election. It could work out for them: Last week, Comedy Central beat out Fox News, MSNBC and CNN’s coverage of the Republican Convention in key demographics. Check out the new spots here:


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Fox News Gives Free Rides To Conventioneers

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday September 6, 2012 @ 4:47pm PDTTags: Democratic National Convention, Fox News, Republican National Convention

Fox News ChannelInstead of hosting lounges at the Republican and Democratic conventions, Fox News Channel has been providing free rides to delegates and other conventioneers. Advertising Age reports the network provided cab service in Charlotte … Read More »

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Is Roger Ailes Negotiating A Big Buck Contract Extension At News Corp?

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Thursday September 6, 2012 @ 3:23pm PDTTags: Fox News, Roger Ailes, Rupert Murdoch

Apparently so according to New York magazine’s Gabriel Sherman, who’s writing a book about Fox News and its founder. Although Ailes’ current deal runs to next summer, his lawyer, Peter Johnson — who’s also a Fox News contributor — has … Read More »

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CNN Hits 20-Year Weekly Primetime Low

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Tuesday August 7, 2012 @ 10:54am PDTTags: Anderson Cooper, CNN, Fox News, Piers Morgan Tonight, TV Ratings

Primetime is not good news for CNN lately. Amidst having its least watched month in primetime in two decades in May and the lowest rated month in total viewers in 10-years in April, CNN has now hit a 20-year all … Read More »

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CNN Worldwide President Jim Walton Leaving At Year’s End

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Friday July 27, 2012 @ 8:43am PDTTags: CNN, Fox News, MSNBC

CNN Jim Walton Exit“CNN needs new thinking,” Walton says — and the numbers seem to support that. The news network has dropped to third place, behind Fox News and MSNBC, in primetime. In fact, May was its least-watched month in primetime in 20 years. And in Q2, CNN hit a low among total viewers and the important 25-54 demographic, with all primetime programs posting steep declines. Walton says the network needs “a different perspective, different experiences and a new plan,” led by someone “who will build on our great foundation and will commit to seeing it through. And I’m ready for a change.” All eyes will be on Turner Broadcasting CEO Phil Kent as he leads the search for a replacement — and, probably, a new direction. Although CNN’s primetime ratings have plummeted, the company continued to defend CNN as a solid business, and a reliable source of non-partisan news. That’s helped the operation overseas, where CNN is much stronger than its domestic competitors. Walton has led CNN since 2003.

Related: CNN Sinks To 21-Year Primetime Ratings Low In Second Quarter

Here’s Walton’s memo to the CNN staff, followed by statements from Kent and Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes:

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HBO Now Targeting Fox News’ Roger Ailes With TV Movie Produced By MSNBC Rivals

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Wednesday July 4, 2012 @ 3:30pm PDTTags: big deal, Big Deals Film, Fox News, HBO, MSNBC, Roger Ailes

UPDATE: HBO Not Proceeding With Fox News’ Roger Ailes TV Movie Produced By MSNBC Rivals: “CNN Affiliation” Cited As The Reason

Roger Ailes HBOEXCLUSIVE: HBO appears obsessed by GOP Conservatives. There have been movies about the 2000 Bush … Read More »

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Fox News Takes Control Of Newscore Wire

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday June 6, 2012 @ 2:08pm PDTTags: Fox News

The change brings Newscore CEO John Moody back to Fox News as EVP and Executive Editor. He’ll work with Michael Clemente, who’s now EVP in charge of News Editorial. Here’s the release:

NEW YORK– FOX News has elevated two executives in the network’s hard news division, announced Roger Ailes, Chairman & CEO, FOX News. Michael Clemente has been promoted to Executive Vice President of News Editorial and John Moody, currently the CEO of Newscore, will return to FOX News as Executive Editor and Executive Vice President. Both executives will report directly to Ailes.

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Is Fox News Producer Who Made Scathing Obama Video Out Of A Job?

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Thursday May 31, 2012 @ 5:59pm PDTTags: Chris White, CNN, Fox & Friends, Fox News

Fox and Friends Anti Obama VideoIs Chris White now a producer without a network? CNN isn’t hiring him and Fox News isn’t talking, a day after a scathing Fox & Friends video segment on President Obama ran that … Read More »

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It’s Official: Bill O’Reilly Signs New Deal With Fox News

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday April 24, 2012 @ 2:04pm PDTTags: Big Deals TV, Bill O'Reilly, Fox News
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Bill O'Reilly Fox NewsLast week, we broke the story that Fox News Channel was finalizing new multi-year, multimillion-dollar deals with its two biggest stars, Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity. Now one of them, O’Reilly’s, has closed, according to an official announcement by the cable news network’s chairman and CEO Roger Ailes. “Bill’s immense talent, intellect and raw convictions are an extremely rare combination in television and exemplify why The O’Reilly Factor has been the number one program in cable news for more than a decade,” Ailes said. “He is a tremendous force in the business and has helped to make Fox News the success story it is today.” Added O’Reilly, “It’s been great fun in challenging the establishment and exposing the corruption across the nation. Fox News has become the primary force in television news under Roger’s leadership and I’m delighted to continue there for years to come.”

Related: Bill O’Reilly & Sean Hannity Closing New Deals With Fox News Channel

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‘The Simpsons’ Pokes At Fox News On Fox’s 25th Anniversary Night

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday April 23, 2012 @ 1:49pm PDTTags: Fox, Fox News, The Simpsons

The Simpsons Fox NewsThe Simpsons stayed right in character with its 25th anniversary salute to its network, Fox, on Sunday night, using the occasion to take a shot at Fox’s sister network Fox News Channel. The show pokes fun at … Read More »

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