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Posts Tagged ‘rick kaplan’

Inside the Bubble: You Know, For Kids

Thursday, September 15th, 2005

asap, like AP but without all that “news.” [Gawker]
MSM’s big foot side-steps “Socialist Worker” scoop on shot-at Katrina survivors. [WCP]
TVSpiers speculate on MSNBC’s “death pool” for hed Rick Kaplan. [TVSpy]
Admiral Stockdale “ran as an independent in 1992 with Ross Perot, not as a Republican in 1996 with John McCain, who was not a nominee.” [Reference Tone]
Kinsley to telecommute even further. [FishbowlDC]
NBC posts a trove of Katrina-related docs, including the PowerPoint presentation on the now-famous “Hurricane Pam,” and “lists of upcoming FEMA and DHS exercises showing how the threat of terrorism had trumped natural disasters in the minds of emergency planners, at least at the federal level.’ [MSNBC]


Inside the Bubble: Childish, Embarrassing, Insane

Thursday, August 11th, 2005

New programming at CNN: “Get ready for Anderson Cooper 360 Full Monte, a panoramic view of the Mini Cooper, if you catch my drift.” [Mr. Sun] MORE »


Gossip Roundup: Cable News Spat

Wednesday, August 10th, 2005

Under the Dome: Could ‘08 bring a McCain-Kerry ticket?. . . Hatch faces fire for his position on intellectual-property rights. [The Hill]
Lloyd Grove’s Lowdown: Is Matt Cooper job hunting at The New York Times?. . . MSNBC President Rick Kaplan “erupted angrily and at length” towards Keith Olbermann after the anchor told viewers of his own cancer scare. [NYDN]
Liz Smith: Peter Jennings had told Aaron Brown: “Aaron, drop this morning paper idea. You are not funny!” [NYP]
Names & Faces: Mayor Williams makes risotto and lamb on Channel 16’s “InStyle Washington” cooking program. [WP]