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Fox News Assistant Fired For Red Carpet Disclosure

TIME.com: Tuned In found this 5/9/2008 on www.mediabistro.com

TVNewser Exclusive : A 24-year-old Fox News Channel production assistant was fired this morning for something she said during the red carpet arrivals at the Time 100 Gala last night. Insiders tell us the assistant, identified as Jennifer Locke , ...

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Bhutto Assassination: Cable News Reports

Rover found this 12/27/2007 on www.mediabistro.com

The breaking news of the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was first reported by the U.S. cable news channels at 7:21amET by CNN. Fox News was next 7:24 and MSNBC third at 7:29. Confirmation of her death...

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Monte Carlo Fire: Coverage Notes

Rover found this 1/25/2008 on www.mediabistro.com

Shortly after 2pmET this afternoon, the Las Vegas fire at the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino became a breaking news story that all networks were covering wall-to-wall. According to TVEyes , MSNBC broke into coverage first at 2:19pmET, followed closely by CNN and FNC at 2:20pmET. Fox News Channel was first with an interview from the scene, talking with Robin Leach who could see the fire from ...

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FNC EP: "Deeply Regret" Showing Images of Dead Model

Gawker found this 6/30/2008 on www.mediabistro.com

FNC's Geraldo At Large made the decision last night to show "exclusive" video of model, Ruslana Korshunova , who committed suicide in New York City Saturday. The video included images of her bloody, pale face with the rest of her body covered by a ...

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FNC EP: "Deeply Regret" Showing Images of Dead Model

5 Questions For... Erin Burnett

Jossip found this 10/9/2007 on www.mediabistro.com

Erin Burnett, of CNBC's Squawk on the Street and Street Signs, grew up on a Maryland farm and is...

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Hillary Clinton: "It's Kind Of Nice To Have All These Men Obsessed With You"

Radar: Fresh Intelligence Blog found this 10/12/2007 on www.mediabistro.com

MSNBC has released a partial transcript of Keith Olbermann's interview with Sen. Hillary Clinton. OLBERMANN: The Republican debate the other...

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The Year In User-Generated Reports

Rover found this 12/25/2007 on www.mediabistro.com

It's made other "top" lists, now the question: will the "Don't tase me bro" guy make CNN's iReport highlights? You can bet on it. Tomorrow night at 8pmET CNN takes a look at the year's top news stories through it's...

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Olbermann Talks Office Politics, Other Politics

Portfolio.com: Mixed Media found this 1/11/2008 on www.mediabistro.com

If MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann were to write a book about Office Politics 101, he'd call it "Do As I Write, Not As I Did for 20 Years." Olbermann discusses office politics and other issues in the February issue of...

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Olbermann Talks Office Politics, Other Politics

Will Passover Pass Over CBS Debate?

Gawker found this 3/14/2008 on www.mediabistro.com

TVNewser is hearing one of the reasons Sen. Hillary Clinton may not accept CBS's invitation to the North Carolina debate is because it's planned for April 19, the first night of Passover. Political insiders tell us it could also be...

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Death of Tim Russert: "The Moderator Chair Will Be Empty"

Rover found this 6/14/2008 on www.mediabistro.com

The guest list has been finalized for tomorrow's Meet the Press. Tom Brokaw will host, with guests Mike Barnicle , James Carville and Mary Matalin , Meet the Press EP Betsy Fischer , Doris Kearns Goodwin , Gwen Ifill and Maria Shriver . From the NBC News release: Tim Russert was the longest serving moderator of "Meet the Press" — taking over the helm of the program on ...

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Death of Tim Russert: "The Moderator Chair Will Be Empty"

Burnett This Year's Biz News Hot List-er

Rover found this 7/21/2008 on www.mediabistro.com

Another year, another business news anchor making The Hot List. CNBC anchor Erin Burnett continues to make media headlines, as TV Week names her to its Hot List for 2008 . Burnett was the only TV news personality on the list. "Part of it is she's really genuine in liking what she does. That's thing No. 1," said SVP Jonathan Wald . "Thing No. 2 is she thinks like a producer, and I ...

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