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Oct 23, 2008 6:19 PM CDT

Fox Ponies Up as Ad Picture Clouds

(Newser) - With the election season winding down and the economy slumping, Fox News could have trouble paying the heavy hitters it's signed and re-signed to multimillion-dollar contracts, the New York Times reports. Experts agree that advertising, a big chunk of Fox’s budget, will fall off after the amazing expenditures during...

Ways Palin Can Sound
Less Like a Robot

OPINION

Sep 26, 2008 2:57 PM CDT

Ways Palin Can Sound Less Like a Robot

Practice, know the details and don't repeat yourself, media pros advise VP candidate

(Newser) - Now that we've seen Sarah Palin interviewed on TV three times, it's clear she could use a little media coaching, Christopher Beam writes for Slate. To figure out how Palin can break out of her "constant low hum of mediocrity," Beam gets tips from media pros. Some highlights:...

Palin: I Didn't Mean to Knock Community Organizers

Sep 18, 2008 6:39 PM CDT

Palin: I Didn't Mean to Knock Community Organizers

In Fox interview, GOP VP pick talks up Hillary, takes swipe at Biden's age

(Newser) - Sarah Palin says she didn’t mean to offend community organizers when she implied they didn’t have “actual responsibilities,” the Republican candidate tells Fox News—she was just firing back at Barack Obama for disparaging small-town mayors, the Chicago Tribune's Swamp reports. In the second part of...

Jesse Jackson Apologizes
for Unknown Obama Slur

Jul 9, 2008 4:50 PM CDT

Jesse Jackson Apologizes for Unknown Obama Slur

Mic caught stray insult; Hannity to air it tonight

(Newser) - Jesse Jackson apologized profusely to Barack Obama for a comment to be aired later tonight on Fox, saying that a microphone caught a “crude and hurtful” quip that he meant to make in private. CNN did not reveal what the comment was, but Jackson said he had been criticizing...

Right Rallies to McCain's Defense Against NYT

Feb 21, 2008 6:12 PM CST

Right Rallies to McCain's Defense Against NYT

But Limbaugh, others say that's what you get for wooing Dems, press

(Newser) - Conservative media figures who previously shunned John McCain stood up for him today—but also said he had it coming to him for wooing the mainstream press, ABC reports. Sean Hannity called the New York Times story on McCain's relationship with a lobbyist “beyond disgraceful." Rush Limbaugh, lumping...

McCain Tries
to Get Right
With the Right

Feb 7, 2008 11:14 AM CST

McCain Tries to Get Right With the Right

Candidate seeks a truce with radio critics, faces key test today

(Newser) - John McCain is finally trying to assuage conservatives in the wake of his Super Tuesday triumphs, reaching out to radio hosts and other vocal critics, and readying to roll out new endorsements. Surrogates have begun working Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity; others are getting a two-phase courtship—a call from...

Rosie in Talks
to Host
MSNBC Show

Nov 6, 2007 3:31 AM CST

Rosie in Talks to Host MSNBC Show

Outspoken comedian could battle Larry King in prime-time slot

(Newser) - Rosie O'Donnell and MSNBC are close to inking a deal to give the outspoken comedian her own prime-time talk show, reports the New York Times. Just six months after she left "The View" in a cloud of controversy, the loquacious lefty could be battling CNN's "Larry King Live"...

Glenn Beck:
He's Just a
Regular Guy

Sep 2, 2007 4:06 PM CDT

Glenn Beck: He's Just a Regular Guy

For provocative CNN anchor, it's personal, not political

(Newser) - Glenn Beck is always preparing to get fired for his comments, but that doesn’t curb this right-wing CNN anchor's wildest impulses. Beck has fueled a chorus of liberal calls for his ouster since he joined the network last year, but he’s less a partisan blowhard than Limbaugh and...