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Anderson Cooper Has Close Call in Gaza

Bomb explodes nearby while he reports live from conflict

(Newser) - Anderson Cooper almost became a news story himself while reporting live from Gaza City last night as Israeli airstrikes continued, Mediaite reports. While the CNN anchor was explaining the dire situation in local hospitals, he had to duck as a large blast happened nearby. "That was a rather large...

CNN Receives Bomb Threat, $15K Extortion Attempt

Police still looking for man who made threatening call

(Newser) - CNN received a bomb threat early this morning as part of a $15,000 extortion attempt, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . A man called police at 4am, threatening to detonate a chemical bomb at the cable news headquarters unless he was given the money and a plane ticket, according to Atlanta...

Obama, Romney Face Off in Dueling CNN Op-Eds

Obama cites Hurricane Sandy, Romney wants 'fiscal sanity'

(Newser) - With just four days to go until the presidential election, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are squaring off one last time—in dueling op-eds on CNN 's website. Of course, at this late stage, neither candidate is revolutionizing their campaigns, but it is one of their last chances to...

Conservatives Pile on Candy Crowley

Rush accuses her of 'journalistic terrorism'

(Newser) - One person who definitely did not win the presidential debate this week was Candy Crowley—at least as far as conservatives are concerned. Right-wingers are claiming the take-charge moderator deliberately helped Barack Obama look good, reports CBS News . "Crowley's behavior goes beyond despicable as it was a blatant...

Romney, Obama to Crowley: No Follow-Up Questions

Moderator threatens to weigh in at town-hall debate

(Newser) - The Obama and Romney campaigns finally agree on something: They don't want Candy Crowley asking them any pesky follow-up questions. Crowley is moderating tomorrow's debate, which is to be conducted town hall-style, with audience members asking the questions. But Crowley doesn't intend to just twiddle her thumbs....

CNN Facing Brouhaha Over Diary of Chris Stevens

State Department charges invasion of privacy as 'indefensible'

(Newser) - CNN is embroiled in controversy over a diary it found belonging to Chris Stevens, with the State Department accusing the network of “indefensible” invasion of the slain ambassador's privacy. CNN reported yesterday that it found a seven-page diary in "the largely unsecured" US consulate in Benghazi; it...

Black Camerawoman 'Not Surprised' at Racist Taunts

CNN's Patricia Carroll says it could happen anywhere

(Newser) - The black CNN camerawoman who got pelted with peanuts by a pair of attendees at the GOP convention—they said something like, "This is what we feed animals"—tells the Maynard Institute that she is "not surprised at all." Patricia Carroll explains that she is a...

RNC Attendee 'Threw Nuts at Black Camerawoman'

'This is how we feed animals,' he allegedly said before he was kicked out

(Newser) - A GOP conventioneer got the boot for allegedly throwing nuts at a black CNN camerawoman and telling her "this is how we feed animals," reports TPM . It's not clear whether the expelled attendee was a delegate. In a statement, CNN confirmed that the incident reported by former...

Time, CNN Announce Zakaria's Return

Suspended journalist's plagiarism seen as 'isolated'

(Newser) - Fareed Zakaria will soon return to both Time and CNN after his suspension for admitted plagiarism . Time says it's "entirely satisfied that the language in question in his recent column was an unintentional error and an isolated incident." CNN says it conducted a "rigorous" review of...

CNN 2.0: Reality TV, Late-Night Talk Shows

Network seeks stars in Anthony Bourdain mold

(Newser) - With CNN boss Jim Walton preparing to exit , the news network is going to look very different in a matter of months. As CNN preps a serious facelift, on the table are five reality shows on Saturday and Sunday nights, as well as a new show with celeb chef Anthony...

News Channels Ruining Games for Jon Stewart

'Spoiler alerts' aren't working, says Daily Show host

(Newser) - The bizarre phenomenon of Olympic "spoiler alerts" is driving Jon Stewart nuts. CNN asks viewers to put the TV on mute before the newscasters go on to announce results. "People watch CNN not on mute?" Stewart asked incredulously on last night's Daily Show , poking at the ways...

CNN Should &#39;Fire Everyone&#39;

 CNN Should 
 'Fire Everyone' 
OPINION
Jul 30, 2012 11:37 AM CDT

CNN Should 'Fire Everyone'

Wolf Blitzer 'plainly an idiot': Alex Pareene

(Newser) - With CNN's president leaving at the end of the year, it's time for a shake-up at the struggling network: It needs to get people to watch even when there isn't currently a major disaster happening. At Salon , Alex Pareene offers a handy first step: "Fire everyone....

CNN Sorry for Opening Palin Segment With 'Stupid Girls'

Song 'was not intended to be linked' to Chick-fil-A story

(Newser) - OK, so perhaps it was not the best idea for CNN to introduce a segment about Sarah Palin visiting Chick-fil-A with the Pink song, "Stupid Girls." And it knows it. "The music selection was a poor choice and was not intended to be linked to any news...

CNN Chief Walton Quits
 CNN Chief Walton Quits 
Jul 27, 2012 1:12 PM CDT

CNN Chief Walton Quits

Move comes amid sinking ratings

(Newser) - CNN chief Jim Walton is resigning, saying the company needs new leadership at a time its flagship US network is suffering through some of its poorest ratings ever. Walton built the company into a profitable international news organization in his 10 years as president of CNN Worldwide and said it...

Let&#39;s Forgive Fox, CNN for Jumping the Gun

 Let's Forgive Fox, CNN  
 for Jumping the Gun 
jack shafer
Jun 29, 2012 12:25 PM CDT

Let's Forgive Fox, CNN for Jumping the Gun

Jack Shafer: 'Stop smirking, it could happen to you'

(Newser) - It's fair to mock Fox News and CNN for incorrectly reporting that the individual health mandate had been struck down; after all, organizations that brag about being quick should face consequences when they're wrong. But in the end, "I forgive CNN and Fox for their breaking news...

Stewart Jumps on CNN, Fox SCOTUS Flub

Obama, Romney also get jabbed on last night's 'Daily Show'

(Newser) - The AP may have told its reporters to stop mocking CNN and Fox News for getting their initial coverage of yesterday's ObamaCare ruling wrong, but Jon Stewart had no such compunctions last night . "It was a moment of great drama and, like many of our greatest dramas, a...

Even Obama Got Fooled by Today's Errant TV Reports

He watched CNN and Fox say the Supreme Court overturned ObamaCare

(Newser) - President Obama had a bad moment this morning as the Supreme Court ruling on health care reform came down: He stood and watched two of the TVs in the outer Oval Office as news reports declared that the court had struck down the individual mandate, reports Talking Points Memo . A...

Why Things Are So Dismal at CNN
 Why Things Are 
 So Dismal at CNN 
analysis
Jun 27, 2012 10:16 AM CDT

Why Things Are So Dismal at CNN

Q2 viewership hasn't been this low since the Gulf War

(Newser) - CNN's glory days are unquestionably behind it. Want proof? Q2 of 2012 clocked in as its lowest-rated quarter in 21 years. In fairness, Deadline notes that all three cable news networks reported a dip, but when you stack up the numbers, things looks pretty gloomy for the network: It...

CNN Stars John King, Dana Bash Separate

Pair have been married 4 years

(Newser) - CNN's married political reporters John King and Dana Bash have separated, friends tell the Washington Post . The couple, married almost four years, have been living separately for several months, insiders say. King converted to Judaism prior to their marriage. "They continue to co-parent their young son"—Jonah,...

CNN Looks Likely to Buy Mashable


 CNN Looks 
 Likely to Buy 
 Mashable 
MEDIA RUMORS
Mar 12, 2012 12:12 PM CDT

CNN Looks Likely to Buy Mashable

Move would link traditional, new media

(Newser) - CNN is deep into talks to purchase social media news site Mashable, insiders tell the New York Times , which confirms an earlier Reuters report. It would be CNN's biggest-ever buy, costing well beyond the estimated $20 million purchase of app maker Zite last autumn. The news is thrilling South...

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