Erik Wemple: cnn


Posted at 05:34 PM ET, 05/16/2013

Former Obama official on Benghazi: 'Press has been so lazy, it's infuriating'
By Erik Wemple
A hundred pages of e-mails detailing administration actions on Benghazi tell us only so much.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:34 PM ET, 05/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ABC News, Benghazi, CNN, State Department, Susan Rice

Posted at 01:52 PM ET, 05/14/2013

CNN cites ABC News, Weekly Standard for inaccurate Benghazi reports
By Erik Wemple
A White House official may not have been as partial to the State Department as previous reports suggested. Does that matter?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:52 PM ET, 05/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ABC News, Benghazi, CNN, Weekly Standard

Posted at 09:18 AM ET, 05/13/2013

Benghazi scoop: Why didn't the Weekly Standard galvanize the mainstream media?
By Erik Wemple
ABC News does what a conservative magazine didn't.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:18 AM ET, 05/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, CNN, Weekly Standard

Posted at 05:34 PM ET, 05/10/2013

Chris Cuomo: The no-Tsarnaev anchor
By Erik Wemple
Newsman cites issues with copycatting, giving too much publicity to murderers.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:34 PM ET, 05/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Chris Cuomo, CNN, dzhokhar tsarnaev, tamerlan tsarnaev

Posted at 05:32 PM ET, 05/07/2013

Behind the Howard Kurtz-Lauren Ashburn connection at CNN
By Erik Wemple
Records show that Howard Kurtz was Lauren Ashburn's ticket to air time on CNN. Why should we care?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:32 PM ET, 05/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Daily Beast, Howard Kurtz

Posted at 08:08 AM ET, 05/06/2013

CNN's Howard Kurtz and a 'higher standard'
By Erik Wemple
Journalists---even media critics---don't like to be confronted with their errors.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:08 AM ET, 05/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Howard Kurtz

Posted at 01:17 PM ET, 05/03/2013

Who will interview Kurtz?
By Erik Wemple
CNN media guy to address departure from Daily Beast on show this weekend. Who's going to interview him?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:17 PM ET, 05/03/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Howard Kurtz, Jake Tapper

Posted at 10:11 AM ET, 04/30/2013

CNN labels new morning program
By Erik Wemple
"New Day" is the name of CNN's 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. product.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:11 AM ET, 04/30/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN

Posted at 08:34 AM ET, 04/24/2013

CNN's Morgan chats up released ricin suspect
By Erik Wemple
How strange can America be? A seven-minute CNN interview has the answer.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:34 AM ET, 04/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Paul Kevin Curtis, Piers Morgan, Ricin

Posted at 03:51 PM ET, 04/23/2013

CNN: We've instituted 'checks and balances'
By Erik Wemple
An "ongoing" internal review is addressing the network's embarrassment of last week.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:51 PM ET, 04/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Boston bombings, Boston marathon bombings, CNN, Fox News

Posted at 12:43 PM ET, 04/23/2013

CNN's Piers Morgan takes shot at, from NY state senator
By Erik Wemple
The CNN host, at his feisty worst and best.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:43 PM ET, 04/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Piers Morgan

Posted at 08:19 AM ET, 04/23/2013

Jon Stewart skewers CNN (yet again)
By Erik Wemple
The “best” of the network's literally breathless Friday morning coverage.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:19 AM ET, 04/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston bombings, Boston marathon bombings, CNN

Posted at 03:08 PM ET, 04/22/2013

The problem with cable news: Cable news
By Erik Wemple
As Friday proved, there will never be enough news of national import for networks to break and analyze every minute of every day.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:08 PM ET, 04/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston bombings, cable television, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC

Posted at 05:54 PM ET, 04/19/2013

CNN source: John King not benched
By Erik Wemple
Absolutely no benching of John King, despite chatter.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:54 PM ET, 04/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston bombings, Boston marathon, CNN, John King

Posted at 07:59 AM ET, 04/18/2013

Jon Stewart skewers CNN
By Erik Wemple
Comedian says cable news generally thrives on conflict generated by two outside parties; not in the case of CNN's erroneous arrest report, however.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:59 AM ET, 04/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston marathon, Boston marathon bombings, CNN

Posted at 06:04 PM ET, 04/17/2013

FBI statement to haunt CNN, AP, others
By Erik Wemple
Just how many sources did the Associated Press rely on for its erroneous report of an arrest in the Boston marathon case?

By Erik Wemple  |  06:04 PM ET, 04/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Boston bombings, Boston marathon, CNN

Posted at 03:37 PM ET, 04/17/2013

CNN's double breakdown: So much for 'abundance of caution'
By Erik Wemple
Why report that a suspect is "dark-skinned"? How does that advance any discussion about the Boston bombings?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:37 PM ET, 04/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston marathon bombings, CNN

Posted at 02:39 PM ET, 04/17/2013

Boston bombings: CNN and AP v. NBC News
By Erik Wemple
The media agree on nothing.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:39 PM ET, 04/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston bombings, CNN, NBC

Posted at 08:47 AM ET, 03/29/2013

Piers Morgan vies for gun-segment record
By Erik Wemple
The sine qua nons of a Piers Morgan gun-control discussion.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:47 AM ET, 03/29/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, gun control, Piers Morgan

Posted at 01:11 PM ET, 03/28/2013

CNN breaks news on CNN
By Erik Wemple
The network announces the lineup for its new morning show, after managing to keep it a secret for quite some time.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:11 PM ET, 03/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Chris Cuomo, CNN

Posted at 08:03 AM ET, 03/26/2013

Mother of slain baby on CNN: 'I just hope that the shooter dies'
By Erik Wemple
Sometimes spellbinding television springs from the simplest of requests.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:03 AM ET, 03/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Piers Morgan, Sherry West

Posted at 01:55 PM ET, 03/25/2013

CNN media show didn't mention CNN controversy
By Erik Wemple
"Reliable Sources" found time to address all manner of media controversies. But not CNN's Steubenville rape coverage.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:55 PM ET, 03/25/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, steubenville

Posted at 03:12 PM ET, 03/21/2013

Michele Bachmann has found a winning media strategy: Run!
By Erik Wemple
Michele Bachmann is learning the perils of sitting with the media to explain herself.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:12 PM ET, 03/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, michele bachmann

Posted at 08:15 AM ET, 03/21/2013

CNN, speak up on Steubenville
By Erik Wemple
Time to say something about Steubenville, CNN.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:15 AM ET, 03/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, steubenville

Posted at 08:22 AM ET, 03/19/2013

CNN rape trial coverage: Lawyer for victim also emotional
By Erik Wemple
CNN wants you to know that someone else shares Poppy Harlow's take on the courtroom atmosphere in the Steubenville case.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:22 AM ET, 03/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Poppy Harlow, steubenville

Posted at 01:33 PM ET, 03/18/2013

CNN no-comments outcry over breaking coverage of rape verdict
By Erik Wemple
Won't talk about whether it agrees that breaking-news coverage of guilty verdict skewed toward sympathy for perpetrators of rape.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:33 PM ET, 03/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Candy Crowley, CNN, rape, steubenville

Posted at 12:09 PM ET, 03/18/2013

On cable TV, talk is cheap -- and profitable
By Erik Wemple
Interviews, talk, chatter, gossip, shouting -- these are the ways cable news makes its money.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:09 PM ET, 03/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cable news, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC

Posted at 09:55 AM ET, 03/18/2013

CNN is getting hammered for Steubenville coverage
By Erik Wemple
Backlash against network for breaking news coverage that's heavy on sympathy for boys found guilty in high-profile rape case.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:55 AM ET, 03/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, rape, steubenville

Posted at 05:53 PM ET, 02/28/2013

Fleeing lawmakers, on camera!
By Erik Wemple
Looking for a way to spice up the sequester story? Get a car door to slam on you!

By Erik Wemple  |  05:53 PM ET, 02/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Dana Bash, sequester

Posted at 08:31 AM ET, 02/28/2013

Piers Morgan, gun-control thug
By Erik Wemple
Piers Morgan will not lose another gun-control debate, even if it means muzzling his opponents.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:31 AM ET, 02/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, gun control, Piers Morgan

Posted at 04:35 PM ET, 02/22/2013

Soledad O'Brien, taking her grill elsewhere
By Erik Wemple
Who'll ask the tough questions now?

By Erik Wemple  |  04:35 PM ET, 02/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Soledad O'Brien

Posted at 03:58 PM ET, 02/19/2013

CNN bites on Menendez story
By Erik Wemple
The network finds no evidence regarding the most damaging of allegations against Sen. Robert Menendez.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:58 PM ET, 02/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Dominican Republic, Sen. Robert Menendez

Posted at 02:47 PM ET, 02/08/2013

Dick Morris: More nonsense, if you can believe it
By Erik Wemple
Why is Dick Morris claiming companionship for his disastrous presidential election predictions? He’s all alone.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:47 PM ET, 02/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Dick Morris, Gallup

Posted at 09:09 AM ET, 02/04/2013

Milbank affirms 'heckling' at Newtown meeting
By Erik Wemple
Panel appears to agree that whether or not Neil Heslin was heckled last week is a judgment call. Yes, an easy one.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:09 AM ET, 02/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Newtown, Reliable Sources

Posted at 12:23 PM ET, 01/30/2013

Here's why Newtown victim's father was NOT heckled
By Erik Wemple
Piers Morgan savaged the gun-rights proponents at a recent meeting in Hartford. And for what?

By Erik Wemple  |  12:23 PM ET, 01/30/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Neil Heslin, Newtown, Piers Morgan

Posted at 05:02 PM ET, 01/29/2013

Soledad O'Brien's CNN future undetermined
By Erik Wemple
CNN is trying to gain viewers by moving to a different morning lineup. And what will it lose?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:02 PM ET, 01/29/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Soledad O'Brien

Posted at 12:23 PM ET, 01/25/2013

CNN lets South Carolina pro-gun sheriff explain himself
By Erik Wemple
South Carolina sheriff tells Carol Costello of CNN that individual law enforcement officers need to make constitutional calls on the fly.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:23 PM ET, 01/25/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, gun control

Posted at 01:43 PM ET, 01/17/2013

Does a tank proponent qualify as a sane gun-rights proponent?
By Erik Wemple
Piers Morgan chats with a guest who wants the right to own a tank if such a thing "falls under the definition of firearms."

By Erik Wemple  |  01:43 PM ET, 01/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Dana Loesch, gun control, gun rights, Piers Morgan

Posted at 07:56 AM ET, 01/16/2013

Fox News 'shunned' at Obama news conferences?
By Erik Wemple
Which news outlet gets to ask the most questions of the president?

By Erik Wemple  |  07:56 AM ET, 01/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Fox News, New York Times, Politico

Posted at 08:25 AM ET, 01/14/2013

Whom does Alex Jones represent?
By Erik Wemple
Some conservatives are saying that Alex Jones doesn't speak for them.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:25 AM ET, 01/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Alex Jones, CNN, gun control, Piers Morgan

Posted at 08:31 AM ET, 01/11/2013

Piers Morgan accused of exploiting Newtown
By Erik Wemple
Piers Morgan of CNN faces an agile foe on gun control in Breitbart's Ben Shapiro.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:31 AM ET, 01/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Ben Shapiro, CNN, gun control, Piers Morgan

Posted at 06:11 PM ET, 01/10/2013

CNN, Limbaugh team up to educate public on executive orders
By Erik Wemple
Rush Limbaugh makes the most of his fame on CNN, extending the national dialogue on the appropriateness of executive orders.

By Erik Wemple  |  06:11 PM ET, 01/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Rush Limbaugh

Posted at 03:01 PM ET, 01/10/2013

CNN's Costello issues (incomplete) primer on executive orders
By Erik Wemple
Who's afraid of an executive order from President Obama? Not CNN.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:01 PM ET, 01/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Carol Costello, CNN, gun control

Posted at 08:09 AM ET, 01/09/2013

Morgan at center of national gun debate
By Erik Wemple
Piers Morgan ditches previous approaches to interviews with gun-rights advocates, executes an almost boring segment on the topic. Could be a first.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:09 AM ET, 01/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, gun control, Piers Morgan

Posted at 01:48 PM ET, 12/27/2012

David Gregory -- indirectly -- gets a more candid response from the NRA on magazines
By Erik Wemple
NRA President David Keene calls magazine-capacity regulation in the District of Columbia one of the "silly" laws governing firearms.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:48 PM ET, 12/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, National Rifle Association

Posted at 01:51 PM ET, 12/24/2012

CNN responds to NRA attack
By Erik Wemple
Gun-rights organization charges that CNN ran a "fake" story on the firepower of assault rifles. CNN says it merely made a mistake.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:51 PM ET, 12/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, National Rifle Association

Posted at 02:51 PM ET, 12/19/2012

Piers Morgan, boosting the case for gun rights
By Erik Wemple
As Piers Morgan crusades for greater control in the United States, he undercuts the cause by insulting a gun-rights advocate on his show.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:51 PM ET, 12/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, gun control, Piers Morgan

Posted at 12:53 PM ET, 12/19/2012

Newtown: Why is gun advocate John Lott doing his best work on CNN?
By Erik Wemple
A Fox News web contributor makes a big splash on CNN. Not on FoxNews.com, however.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:53 PM ET, 12/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Fox News, John Lott, Newtown

Posted at 08:20 PM ET, 12/15/2012

CNN addresses Ryan-Adam Lanza mis-ID
By Erik Wemple
CNN wonders why everyone is blaming it for misidentifying the shooter in the Newtown massacre. Well, because it's CNN!

By Erik Wemple  |  08:20 PM ET, 12/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  BuzzFeed, CNN, Fox News, huffington post, Newtown

Posted at 12:41 PM ET, 12/15/2012

CNN's Morgan: 'Stop telling me the answer is more guns'
By Erik Wemple
Piers Morgan hosts gun-control debate that turns into a shouting match starring Piers Morgan.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:41 PM ET, 12/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, gun control, Piers Morgan

Posted at 08:23 AM ET, 12/10/2012

Roger Ailes can't help himself
By Erik Wemple
Does anyone out there believe that K.T. McFarland's loving message to Gen. David Petraeus on behalf of Fox News head Roger Ailes was really just a joke?

By Erik Wemple  |  08:23 AM ET, 12/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Fox News, Howard Kurtz

Posted at 01:04 PM ET, 11/29/2012

CNN's Jeff Zucker sticks to his standards' reply
By Erik Wemple
New CNN boss says that cable news doesn't have to be partisan to be exciting

By Erik Wemple  |  01:04 PM ET, 11/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN

Posted at 05:12 PM ET, 11/15/2012

McCain bashes CNN reporter on Benghazi
By Erik Wemple
John McCain blows up at CNN reporter.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:12 PM ET, 11/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn benghazi mccain, cnn mccain ted barrett, cnn mccain benghazi barrett, cnn mccain bash barrett

Posted at 01:27 AM ET, 11/07/2012

CNN destroys cable competition on election night
By Erik Wemple
CNN clear winner on elections coverage among cable nets

By Erik Wemple  |  01:27 AM ET, 11/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn fox news msnbc, cnn election night, fox news election night, msnbc election night, cnn cable, cnn john king, cable, fox news cable

Posted at 07:04 AM ET, 10/30/2012

Hurricane Sandy: NYSE NOT flooded!
By Erik Wemple
CNN has to issue a correction.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:04 AM ET, 10/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  hurricane sandy, hurricane sandy cnn, hurricane sandy nyse flooding, hurricane sandy stock exchange flood, hurricane sandy cnn flood, hurricane sandy nyse three feet water

Posted at 03:46 PM ET, 10/29/2012

Hurricane Sandy: TV stands by its live shots
By Erik Wemple
Reporters head to Sandy’s front lines.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:46 PM ET, 10/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  hurricane sandy, hurricane sandy path, hurricane sandy update, hurricane sandy tv live shots, hurricane sandy television coverage, hurricane sandy wind, hurrican sandy cnn nbc, hurricane sandy weather channel, hurricane sandy bryan norcross

Posted at 02:18 PM ET, 10/26/2012

CNN bans ‘Frankenstorm’ term for Hurricane Sandy
By Erik Wemple
It doesn’t like the term.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:18 PM ET, 10/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  hurricane sandy frankenstorm, hurricane sandy path, hurricane sandy track, hurricane sandy track path frankenstorm, frankenstorm sandy path, frankenstorm path, frankenstorm path cnn, cnn sandy path, cnn sandy track, cnn sandy frankenstorm hurricane, cnn hurricane sandy frankenstorm

Posted at 01:21 PM ET, 10/25/2012

CNN: Hormone story didn’t go through channels [Updated]
By Erik Wemple
CNN says hormone story didn’t go through channels.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:21 PM ET, 10/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn hormone story, cnn hormone story ovulation, cnn hormone women voting, cnn women voting, cnn hormones voting women, cnn ovulation women

Posted at 09:33 AM ET, 10/18/2012

CNN applauds Crowley’s debate performance
By Erik Wemple
CNN applauds moderator Candy Crowley.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:33 AM ET, 10/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn crowley applause, cnn crowleyromney debate, cnn crowley obama romney debate, cnn applause crowley romney, presidential debate crowley whitaker

Posted at 08:28 AM ET, 10/18/2012

Hannity ‘not suggesting’ Crowley be fired after presidential debate
By Erik Wemple
Bias at work, he says.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:28 AM ET, 10/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  hannity crowley cnn debate, presidential debate hannity crowley, presidential debate crowley limbaugh hannity career suicide, crowley hannity cnn fox

Posted at 08:53 AM ET, 10/16/2012

O’Reilly on Crowley: ‘Fine’
By Erik Wemple
Fox guest roots for Crowley to be ‘equal opportunity pain.’

By Erik Wemple  |  08:53 AM ET, 10/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  bill o'reilly candy crowly, candy crowley debate, candy crowley cnn debate, candy crowley debate o'reilly, bernard goldberg crowley debate rules, cnn crowley debate

Posted at 05:17 PM ET, 10/15/2012

2004 debate moderator thought follow-ups were ‘his job,’ says ex-ABC News boss
By Erik Wemple
Charlie Gibson viewed them as ‘his job’ as moderator, says former ABC News chief.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:17 PM ET, 10/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  candy crowley presidential debate, candy crowley debate, candy crowley cnn presidential debate, candy crowley debate moderator, candy crowley charlie gibson debate, crowley debate moderator cnn

Posted at 01:04 PM ET, 10/15/2012

Candy Crowley debate brouhaha: Five things the campaigns are OK with
By Erik Wemple
Five things Crowley is allowed to do under bizarre memorandum.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:04 PM ET, 10/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  candy crowley debate, candy crowley cnn debate, candy crowley campaigns rules, candy crowley debate rules, candy crowley rules

Posted at 08:03 AM ET, 10/15/2012

Presidential debate: CNN’s Crowley curtailed?
By Erik Wemple
Campaigns concerned about CNN moderator’s role in debate.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:03 AM ET, 10/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn candy crowley presidential debate, crowley debate, cnn crowley debate campaigns, cnn crowley commission on presidential debates, cnn crowley town hall debate, presidential debates crowley

Posted at 08:34 AM ET, 10/11/2012

CNN’s Morgan blasts Democrat over Libya
By Erik Wemple
He grills top Democratic official on Obama explanation on Benghazi.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:34 AM ET, 10/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  piers morgan, cnn, debbie wasserman schultz, libya, benghazi

Posted at 11:26 AM ET, 10/08/2012

Romney official says CNN out-of-contexted Romney
By Erik Wemple
Romney official: CNN quoted Mitt out of context.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:26 AM ET, 10/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn soledad o'brien, tara wall, israel-palestinian peace process, cnn romney foreign policy, cnn o'brien romney, cnn o'brien wall, cnn romney israel

Posted at 09:38 AM ET, 10/08/2012

CNN’s O’Brien bludgeons Romney adviser with Israel-policy ‘contradiction’
By Erik Wemple
Romney adviser blasted on CNN.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:38 AM ET, 10/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney palestine, mitt romney foreign policy, mitt romney cnn soledad o'brien romney israel, o'brien romney israel, tara wall, romney cnn israel

Posted at 09:48 AM ET, 10/04/2012

Fact-checkers have fun with Obama, Romney
By Erik Wemple
Obama, Romney called out by fact-checkers.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:48 AM ET, 10/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  debate fact-checking, mitt romney, president barack obama, associated press, politifact, cnn, factcheck.org

Posted at 06:46 PM ET, 10/01/2012

Gay ‘therapy’ advocate gets CNN pat-down
By Erik Wemple
Gay “therapy” advocate runs into facts via CNN.

By Erik Wemple  |  06:46 PM ET, 10/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  narth, brooke baldwin, cnn, gay therapy

Posted at 09:00 PM ET, 09/26/2012

Three reasons why Newt Gingrich is pundit extraordinaire
By Erik Wemple
Newt Gingrich shows CNN why he’s a first-rate commentator

By Erik Wemple  |  09:00 PM ET, 09/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, newt gingrich, republican debates, cnn, joe jons, pundit

Posted at 08:12 AM ET, 09/26/2012

Charge: Media ‘rigging’ presidential election
By Erik Wemple
Is pro-Obama bias surging?

By Erik Wemple  |  08:12 AM ET, 09/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  media matters for America, brent bozell, media research center, cnn, michael mukasey

Posted at 06:38 PM ET, 09/24/2012

CNN’s Morgan on Ahmadinejad: ‘Really quite extreme bigotry’
By Erik Wemple
The CNN host plays homophobia cop again.

By Erik Wemple  |  06:38 PM ET, 09/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn, piers morgan, president mahmoud ahmadinejad, homosexuality, gay rights, children

Posted at 04:13 PM ET, 09/24/2012

How CNN really feels about the State Department
By Erik Wemple
CNN executive suggests State meddling in journal issue

By Erik Wemple  |  04:13 PM ET, 09/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  state department, cnn, christopher stevens, journal, phone call, cnn worldwide, mark whitaker

Posted at 08:02 AM ET, 09/24/2012

CNN host Kurtz applauds CNN’s journal handling
By Erik Wemple
Kurtz: CNN did the right things.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:02 AM ET, 09/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn, state department, howard kurtz, reliable sources, libya

Posted at 02:37 PM ET, 09/23/2012

CNN vs. the State Department: A long story
By Erik Wemple
State alleges CNN violated a commitment over slain ambassador’s journal.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:37 PM ET, 09/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn, state department, libya, benghazi, christopher stevens, ambassador, andrews air force base, cnn state department, state department cnn, stevens famiiy

Posted at 05:28 PM ET, 09/18/2012

CNN’s Soledad O’Brien: We’re ‘required to fact-check’
By Erik Wemple
CNN anchor says of insta-fact-checking: ‘You’re responsible.’

By Erik Wemple  |  05:28 PM ET, 09/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn, soledad o'brien, john sununu, bay buchanan, mitt romney president obama, medicare

Posted at 11:08 AM ET, 09/17/2012

GOP lawmaker: ‘I don’t care what FactCheck says’
By Erik Wemple
GOPer lashes out at fact-checking organization.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:08 AM ET, 09/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, mitt romney, apology, peter king, soledad o'brien, libya, attacks

Posted at 08:32 AM ET, 09/17/2012

Kurtz: Romney gaffe coverage ‘overshadowed’ Benghazi tragedy
By Erik Wemple
Kurtz: Media’s pounding on Romney went too far.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:32 AM ET, 09/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, president obama, benghazi, howard kurtz, cnn, reliable sources

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 09/11/2012

Is New York Times’ Sullivan a big liberal? Mediology, Sept. 11
By Erik Wemple
“Fox & Friends” nullifies the war on women!

By Erik Wemple  |  09:00 AM ET, 09/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  newsbusters, breaitbart, cnn, media matters, war on women, gore vidal, new york times, margaret sullivan, clay waters, michael patrick leahy

Posted at 09:39 AM ET, 08/29/2012

GOP convention nuts story: RNC and CNN issue terse statements
By Erik Wemple
Why won’t GOP and CNN say something more on the nuts incident?

By Erik Wemple  |  09:39 AM ET, 08/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gop convention, gop 2012, nuts, cnn, david shuster, republican national committee

Posted at 05:21 PM ET, 08/27/2012

Isaac’s path to irony: Putting Romney, GOP in spotlight?
By Erik Wemple
Could the storm be pumping up attention to Romney?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:21 PM ET, 08/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  rnclive, mitt romney, spotlight, gop convention, republican convention, tampa, mew york times, miami herald, cnn, afp

Posted at 02:42 PM ET, 08/27/2012

PolitiFact drubs CNN on Obama campaign fact-checking
By Erik Wemple
Just how did CNN rate Obama ad ‘misleading’?

By Erik Wemple  |  02:42 PM ET, 08/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn, politifact, obama ad, class sizes, mitt romney

Posted at 07:58 AM ET, 08/27/2012

Sticking up for ‘gutless little twerp’
By Erik Wemple
Piers Morgan takes criticism for calling Todd Akin a ‘gutless little twerp.’

By Erik Wemple  |  07:58 AM ET, 08/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn howard kurtz, 'gutless little twerp', lauren ashburn, piers morgan, todd akin

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 08/21/2012

Piers Morgan: Akin ‘a gutless little twerp’
By Erik Wemple
Why you want a tabloid veteran running your talk show.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:00 AM ET, 08/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  piers morgan, cnn, todd akin, gutless little twerp, legitimate rape

Posted at 03:05 PM ET, 08/20/2012

Dana Loesch: No defender of Todd Akin
By Erik Wemple
Did the CNN contributor defend the “legitimate rape” congressman?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:05 PM ET, 08/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  dana loesch, cnn, breitbart.com, u.s. marines, taliban, peeing, todd akin, legitimate rape, rush limbaugh, sandra fluke

Posted at 08:45 AM ET, 08/20/2012

Why not make ‘Entertainment Tonight’ the official White House media organ?
By Erik Wemple
Let’s just make ‘ET’ the official White House press organ.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:45 AM ET, 08/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  stephanie cutter, president obama, jim acosta, cnn, state of the union, entertainment tonight, people magazine, nancy o'dell

Posted at 07:08 AM ET, 08/17/2012

Media news derivatives: Aug. 17
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for Aug. 17.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:08 AM ET, 08/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  andrea mitchell ben labolt, new york times, president obama, joe pompeo, capital, huffington post, fox news the five, cnn, msnbc

Posted at 02:21 PM ET, 08/15/2012

CNN’s O’Brien, Sununu wring fun from Medicare
By Erik Wemple
A document-heavy, wonky beatdown.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:21 PM ET, 08/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  soledad o'brien, cnn, john sununu, cbo, factcheck.org, paul ryan, mitt romney, president obama

Posted at 11:07 AM ET, 08/13/2012

Lolo Jones gets no sympathy from USA Today scribe
By Erik Wemple
New York Times piece on Jones: tough but fair.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:07 AM ET, 08/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jere longman, lolo jones, new york times, christine brennan, cnn howard kurtz reliable sources

Posted at 02:30 PM ET, 07/25/2012

Vetting errors: ABC News and the rush to get it wrong
By Erik Wemple
Journalism’s rush to get it wrong

By Erik Wemple  |  02:30 PM ET, 07/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  brian ross abc news, supreme court, fox news, cnn, huffington post, national review online, cbssports.com, politico, daily news

Posted at 10:51 AM ET, 07/23/2012

CNN host doesn’t want bio of Aurora suspect
By Erik Wemple
Kurtz says he doesn’t want to know more about Aurora suspect.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:51 AM ET, 07/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  howard kurtz, cnn, aurora shooting, seung hui cho, virginia tech shootings, reliable sources

Posted at 08:42 AM ET, 07/19/2012

Media news derivatives: July 19
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for July 19.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:42 AM ET, 07/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mike allen, libor, roll call, washington post, michael bloomberg, cnn, piers morgan, new york times co. guild, mathew ingram, sean hannity, george zimmerman

Posted at 07:48 PM ET, 07/16/2012

What’s so corrupt about news tips?
By Erik Wemple
Washington Postie decries “noxious” info-cycle.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:48 PM ET, 07/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  washington post, jennifer rubin, cnn, reliable sources, obama campaign, noxious cycle

Posted at 07:16 PM ET, 07/10/2012

Which cable network shut down SCOTUSblog?
By Erik Wemple
Either CNN or Fox stonewalled SCOTUSblog reporter: Which one?

By Erik Wemple  |  07:16 PM ET, 07/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  tom goldstein, scotusblog, fox, cnn, supreme court healthcare ruling, aca

Posted at 01:29 PM ET, 07/09/2012

CNN’s Howard Kurtz sort of delves into Joe Williams’s personal life
By Erik Wemple
Is it an inevitability that personal life will be dissected.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:29 PM ET, 07/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  politico, joe williams, howard kurtz, reliable sources, cnn

Posted at 08:52 AM ET, 07/09/2012

Media news derivatives: July 9
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for July 9

By Erik Wemple  |  08:52 AM ET, 07/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  new york times, s.e. cupp, cnn, newspapers, david carr, msnbc, national journal

Posted at 09:55 AM ET, 06/29/2012

Media news derivatives: June 29
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 29

By Erik Wemple  |  09:55 AM ET, 06/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news, cnn, bloomberg tv, bloomberg news, supreme court, huffington post, rupert murdoch, news corp., new york times, wall street journal

Posted at 02:07 PM ET, 06/28/2012

CNN’s Supreme Court coverage: What’s all the fuss about
By Erik Wemple
CNN gets many things right in Supreme Court coverage

By Erik Wemple  |  02:07 PM ET, 06/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn, supreme court health care decision, mistakes, true, false, john king, wolf blitzer, kate bolduan

Posted at 10:46 AM ET, 06/28/2012

CNN and Fox get it wrong on health-care ruling
By Erik Wemple
Rushing for a faux scoop costs the networks some embarrassment.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:46 AM ET, 06/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn, supreme court, healthcare decision, scotusblog

Posted at 11:24 AM ET, 06/18/2012

Howard Kurtz abandons caution on heckler controversy
By Erik Wemple
Howard Kurtz shows some opinion about the heckler.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:24 AM ET, 06/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  howard kurtz, cnn, neil munro, daily caller, matt lewis

Posted at 10:44 AM ET, 06/11/2012

CNN, New York Times hammer Barbara Walters on Syria
By Erik Wemple
ABC’s Barbara Walters gets hammered by CNN, New York Times.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:44 AM ET, 06/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  barbara walters, cnn, columbia university, sheherazad jaafari, andrew tabler, new york times, syria, bashar al-assad

Posted at 08:19 AM ET, 06/11/2012

Post commentator says presidential candidates’ bios are ‘irrelevant’
By Erik Wemple
Blogger says look-backs on lives of presidential candidates are ‘irrelevant.’

By Erik Wemple  |  08:19 AM ET, 06/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jennifer rubin, reliable sources, cnn, washington post, barack obama, mitt romney

Posted at 08:15 AM ET, 06/04/2012

Media news derivatives: June 4
By Erik Wemple
A summary of media stories for June 4.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:15 AM ET, 06/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn, candy crowley, bob micdonnell, new york times, christine haughney, david carr, the new republic, mark leibovich, good magazine, rem rieder, anthony bourdain, poynter institute

Posted at 12:30 PM ET, 05/22/2012

Romney adviser matches wits with O’Brien
By Erik Wemple
Romney escapes clutches of CNN’s O’Brien.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:30 PM ET, 05/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, soledad o'brien, barbara comstock, cnn

Posted at 08:26 AM ET, 05/21/2012

Media news derivatives: May 21
By Erik Wemple
A summary of media stories for May 21

By Erik Wemple  |  08:26 AM ET, 05/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jack shafer, reuters, center for strategic and international studies, arnaud de borchgrave, new york times, sean hannity, david carr, cory booker, meet the press, candy crowley cnn, president obama

Posted at 10:24 AM ET, 05/17/2012

News media derivatives: May 17
By Erik Wemple
A look at media stories for May 17.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:24 AM ET, 05/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  chris hughes, facebook, upi, arnaud de borchgrave, washington times, jack shafer, politico, cnn, michelle malkin, mitt romney

Posted at 10:59 AM ET, 05/14/2012

Claim: President can choose his interviewer
By Erik Wemple
Why the commander in chief shouldn’t also be editor in chief.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:59 AM ET, 05/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  good morning america, robin roberts, cnn, reliable sources, terence smith, lauren ashburn, howard kurtz

Posted at 10:47 AM ET, 05/10/2012

CNN’s O’Brien jousts with Tony Perkins on gay marriage
By Erik Wemple
Soledad O’Brien battles it out with Tony Perkins on gay marriage.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:47 AM ET, 05/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn, soledad o'brien, tony perkins, family research council, gay marriage, president obama

Posted at 08:12 AM ET, 05/10/2012

Media news derivatives: May 10
By Erik Wemple
A rundown of media stories for May 10.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:12 AM ET, 05/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mallary jean tenore, news corp., staci d. kramer, cnn, new york daily news, atlantic media, seo, newsbusters, fox news, shepard smith, usa today

Posted at 08:29 AM ET, 05/08/2012

Media news derivatives: May 8
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for May 8

By Erik Wemple  |  08:29 AM ET, 05/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ap, greta van susteren, mediaite, cnn, bill keller, atlantic

Posted at 03:10 PM ET, 04/26/2012

CNN’s Dana Loesch revives the ‘madrassa’ story
By Erik Wemple
Hold on, aren’t we done with the whole ‘madrassa’ thing?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:10 PM ET, 04/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  dana loesch, cnn, president obama, madrassa, media matters for america, marines taliban, urination

Posted at 10:23 AM ET, 04/19/2012

Soledad O’Brien satirizes Allen West
By Erik Wemple
CNN anchor appropriately laughs off congressman’s communist allegations.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:23 AM ET, 04/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn, soledad o'brien, allen west, democratic party, communists, keith ellison, joseph mccarthy

Posted at 04:38 PM ET, 04/13/2012

Fox Mole on CNN: Legal threats are ‘baseless’
By Erik Wemple
Fox Mole calls Fox’s legal threats ‘baseless.’

By Erik Wemple  |  04:38 PM ET, 04/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox mole, cnn, howard kurtz, baseless, reliable sources, legal

Posted at 03:56 PM ET, 04/12/2012

Rush Limbaugh and CNN’s ‘clucking hens’
By Erik Wemple
How’s that for word choice?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:56 PM ET, 04/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  rush limbaugh, cnn, carol costello, clucking hens

Posted at 11:09 AM ET, 03/26/2012

Supreme Court on health care law: What’s going on in there?
By Erik Wemple
Supreme Court on health care law: What’s going on in there?

By Erik Wemple  |  11:09 AM ET, 03/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  supreme court, health care, cameras in the courtroom, fox news channel, msnbc, cnn, dan lothian

Posted at 07:56 AM ET, 03/26/2012

Media news derivatives: March 26
By Erik Wemple
For March 26

By Erik Wemple  |  07:56 AM ET, 03/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn, trayvon martin, new york times, david letterman, gail collins

Posted at 11:09 AM ET, 03/23/2012

Media news derivatives: March 23
By Erik Wemple
For March 23.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:09 AM ET, 03/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn, tv newser, bill maher, gereg gutfeld, fishbowldc, howard kurtz, ryan chittum, gawker

Posted at 02:17 PM ET, 03/15/2012

Jon Stewart rips CNN primary coverage
By Erik Wemple
Snooze. . .

By Erik Wemple  |  02:17 PM ET, 03/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jon stewart, daily show, cnn, primary coverage, mississippi

Posted at 11:09 AM ET, 03/15/2012

Media news derivatives: March 15
By Erik Wemple
For March 15.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:09 AM ET, 03/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  washington city paper, cnn, fox news, rick santorum, associated press

Posted at 11:06 AM ET, 03/13/2012

Media news derivatives: March 13
By Erik Wemple
For March 13.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:06 AM ET, 03/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  will cain, cnn, soledad o'brien, marilyn hagerty, matt k. lewis, rush limbaugh, audience, rupert murdoch, white hosue

Posted at 12:48 PM ET, 03/12/2012

CNN’s O’Brien goes for a do-over
By Erik Wemple
Anchor refines her take on “critical race theory.”

By Erik Wemple  |  12:48 PM ET, 03/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  soledad o'brien, cnn, dorothy brown, joel pollak

Posted at 12:35 PM ET, 03/08/2012

CNN presses Wurzelbacher on gay stance
By Erik Wemple
Embrace the ‘gotcha’ question!

By Erik Wemple  |  12:35 PM ET, 03/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  zoraida sambolin, samuel wurzelbacher, gotcha, tmz, cnn

Posted at 07:54 AM ET, 03/07/2012

CNN scores Palin interview
By Erik Wemple
Sounds a lot like Sarah Palin on Fox

By Erik Wemple  |  07:54 AM ET, 03/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  sarah palin, cnn, fox news, sam feist

Posted at 02:59 PM ET, 03/02/2012

Shadid’s wife confesses being ‘mad’ at journalism
By Erik Wemple
‘Mad at journalism’

By Erik Wemple  |  02:59 PM ET, 03/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn, new york times, anthony shadid, nada bakri, marie colvin

Posted at 08:16 AM ET, 02/29/2012

CNN: I want results!
By Erik Wemple
Including counties and congressional districts

By Erik Wemple  |  08:16 AM ET, 02/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn, primary, john king

Posted at 11:44 PM ET, 02/22/2012

In Republican presidential debate, Newt Gingrich fashions another intriguing slam against the ‘elite media’
By Erik Wemple
Is he blowing smoke yet again?

By Erik Wemple  |  11:44 PM ET, 02/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  republican presidential debate, newt gingrich, cnn, abortion, illinois senator

Posted at 05:45 PM ET, 02/22/2012

News orgs tread cautiously on Syria
By Erik Wemple
Will risk of reporting in war zone justify getting the story directly?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:45 PM ET, 02/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  syria, marie colvin, danger, foreign reporting, abc, cbs, cnn, washington post

Posted at 10:31 AM ET, 02/16/2012

CPAC kids are all right
By Erik Wemple
Why slam them for acting their age?

By Erik Wemple  |  10:31 AM ET, 02/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  erick erickson, cpac, cnn, kids, sex

Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 02/15/2012

News media derivatives: Feb. 15
By Erik Wemple
For Feb. 15

By Erik Wemple  |  11:00 AM ET, 02/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  bill o'reilly, cnn, new york times, kate upton

Posted at 04:36 PM ET, 02/14/2012

GLAAD, Martin get together
By Erik Wemple
Issues positive statement on meeting with CNN contributor.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:36 PM ET, 02/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  roland martin, cnn, suspension, tweets, glaad

Posted at 03:41 PM ET, 02/09/2012

What’s ‘homophobic’ in Roland Martin case? Don’t ask the press.
By Erik Wemple
They don’t work

By Erik Wemple  |  03:41 PM ET, 02/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn, roland martin, jack shafer, ron paul newsletters

Posted at 07:44 AM ET, 02/09/2012

Roland Martin to meet with gay advocacy group
By Erik Wemple
CNN analyst tweets that he’s looking forward to ‘productive dialogue’ with GLAAD.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:44 AM ET, 02/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Roland Martin, GLAAD, cnn, suspension

Posted at 04:43 PM ET, 02/08/2012

Will a suspension help Roland Martin?
By Erik Wemple
Roland Martin is the latest TV personality put on ice.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:43 PM ET, 02/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  roland martin, mark halperin, cnn, lawrence taylor, suspension

Posted at 01:58 PM ET, 02/08/2012

CNN’s Roland Martin suspended for homophobic tweets
By Erik Wemple
OPINION | Some said Roland’s tweets about the H&M David Beckham Super Bowl ad were the equivalent of urging violence against gay men.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:58 PM ET, 02/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  roland martin, suspended, cnn

Posted at 04:07 PM ET, 02/07/2012

CNN’s crisis-management strategy: No comment
By Erik Wemple
Silence, though, sends its own message.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:07 PM ET, 02/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  roland martin, cnn, homophobia, david beckham

Posted at 07:55 AM ET, 02/07/2012

Roland Martin’s new statement, old hogwash
By Erik Wemple
Same old nonsense

By Erik Wemple  |  07:55 AM ET, 02/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  roland martin, cnn, homophobia

Posted at 05:27 PM ET, 02/06/2012

CNN’s Roland Martin: No on-air homophobia in recent months
By Erik Wemple
Only on Twitter!

By Erik Wemple  |  05:27 PM ET, 02/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn, roland martin, twitter, super bowl, david beckham

Posted at 03:32 PM ET, 02/06/2012

At CNN, is homophobia a ‘viewpoint’?
By Erik Wemple
Advocating urination on corpses is, so why not.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:32 PM ET, 02/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  roland martin, cnn, david beckham, super bowl

Posted at 11:59 PM ET, 02/04/2012

Nevada caucuses: What’s CNN up to?
By Erik Wemple
Are they too early?

By Erik Wemple  |  11:59 PM ET, 02/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  nevada caucuses, mitt romney newt gingrich, cnn, sam feist, fox radio

Posted at 10:53 AM ET, 02/02/2012

Media news derivatives: Feb. 2
By Erik Wemple
For Feb. 2.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:53 AM ET, 02/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  sarah palin, bill o'reilly, politico, cnn, jon stewart

Posted at 09:39 AM ET, 02/01/2012

Soledad O’Brien v. Mitt Romney: Gotta be tougher than that
By Erik Wemple
How about some pushback, CNN?

By Erik Wemple  |  09:39 AM ET, 02/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, soledad o'brien, cnn, very poor

Posted at 12:16 PM ET, 01/27/2012

Ron Paul: ‘He would proof it’
By Erik Wemple
More dirt on the dirt.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:16 PM ET, 01/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ron paul, washington post, gloria borger, cnn

Posted at 08:19 AM ET, 01/27/2012

Media news derivatives: Jan. 27
By Erik Wemple
For Jan. 27

By Erik Wemple  |  08:19 AM ET, 01/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  wolf blitzer, jan brewer, john king, cnn

Posted at 10:30 PM ET, 01/26/2012

Republican debate: How to beat Newt Gingrich
By Erik Wemple
How to defeat Newt Gingrich.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:30 PM ET, 01/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  wolf blitzer, mitt romney, cnn, wealth

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 01/26/2012

Gingrich campaign concedes ABC is right
By Erik Wemple
Beats back Gingrich’s claim about ABC.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:00 AM ET, 01/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  john king, cnn