Stories in Media
NBC political director Chuck Todd an unlikely on-air hit
By A. James Memmott | July 1, 2008 at 9:12am | 1 
As the presidential primaries dragged to a close, Republicans and Democrats alike agreed that there was at least one winner, Chuck Todd of NBC News and MSNBC.
Sheldon Adelson unwilling profile subject of the New Yorker
By A. James Memmott | June 29, 2008 at 8:45am | 1
There was a time when Sheldon G. Adelson seemed famous for his anonymity. He built casinos, backed politicians and contributed millions of dollars to a variety of causes but stayed behind the scenes.
MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann is not going to take it anymore
By A. James Memmott | June 23, 2008 at 6:17am | 7
It’s official. Keith Olbermann is mad. Mad as in angry, irritated and grumpy.
Rolling Stone replows old ground on Zuckerberg, Facebook
By Gary Jacobson | June 18, 2008 at 4:20pm | 0
Don’t bother reading the Rolling Stone story (dated June 26) on Mark Zuckerberg and “The Battle for Facebook.” It has been done before. And better.
Tim Russert among the elite graduates of the Moynihan ‘Seminar’
By Carol Eisenberg | June 17, 2008 at 10:13am | 1
The network that gave Tim Russert his start in life was called “The Seminar” by those who graduated from it.
Blogger Mayhill Fowler scores some of campaigns’ biggest scoops
By A. James Memmott | June 10, 2008 at 7:16am | 0
One of the many ironies of the endless 2008 primary season is that two of the bigger news stories were generated by an unpaid “citizen journalist.”
Vanity Fair article on Bill Clinton reveals few facts and few sources
By A. James Memmott | June 4, 2008 at 12:25pm | 0
It’s been that kind of year. As the primary season is about to end, as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton could be preparing to say a graceful goodbye to the presidential race, her husband has gotten into yet another food fight.
CBS will pay $1.8 billion for CNET Networks
By Laurie Bennett | May 15, 2008 at 9:50am | 0
CBS announced today that is acquiring CNET Networks Inc., for $1.8 billion, at $11.50 per share.
Craig Newmark pursues politics and citizen journalism
By Laurie Bennett | May 12, 2008 at 8:57am | 0
It’s not only his day job that is drawing attention to Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.
Barbara Walters sure knows how to pitch a memoir
By A. James Memmott | May 5, 2008 at 2:40pm | 0
As a long-time interviewer of celebrities turned authors, Barbara Walters knows how to hype a book.
