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Posted at 02:03 PM ET, 05/13/2013

Benghazi: What keeps this story alive?
By Erik Wemple
So what keeps the story alive for the media?

By Erik Wemple  |  02:03 PM ET, 05/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, CBS News, President Obama

Posted at 11:38 AM ET, 05/08/2013

Benghazi hearing: State Department issues 'fact-check'!
By Erik Wemple
How the Benghazi story will occupy mediaspace for a full week.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:38 AM ET, 05/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, CBS News, Fox News, whistleblowers

Posted at 02:42 PM ET, 04/15/2013

Gosnell coverage linchpin: Network TV news
By Erik Wemple
The Gosnell media critique would be nowhere without the much-talked-about network "blackout."

By Erik Wemple  |  02:42 PM ET, 04/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, TV networks

Posted at 12:27 PM ET, 02/11/2013

Major Garrett's Twitter account melts down
By Erik Wemple
Did a message intended as private go public?

By Erik Wemple  |  12:27 PM ET, 02/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CBS News, Major Garrett

Posted at 08:17 AM ET, 02/11/2013

Schieffer pushes Graham on nominee-blocking
By Erik Wemple
Bob Schieffer demands clarity from Sen. Lindsey Graham about blocking confirmations.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:17 AM ET, 02/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, CBS News, Chuck Hagel, John Brennan, Lindsey Graham

Posted at 12:04 PM ET, 02/04/2013

Super Bowl blackout: CBS News nails exclusive from NFL control room
By Erik Wemple
CBS News captures fascinating video of the NFL control room right when the blackout occurs.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:04 PM ET, 02/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Armen Keteyian, CBS News

Posted at 02:42 PM ET, 02/01/2013

Super Bowl 2013: CBS Sports and the patriotic lapel
By Erik Wemple
CBS Sports's football crew is finishing up 12 seasons with patriotic lapel pins.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:42 PM ET, 02/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CBS Sports, Super Bowl

Posted at 05:45 PM ET, 01/28/2013

Kroft on Obama-Clinton interview: 30 minutes not enough!
By Erik Wemple
Steve Kroft says that 30 minutes didn't afford him time to get into sufficient detail with President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:45 PM ET, 01/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CBS News, President Obama, Steve Kroft

Posted at 02:43 PM ET, 01/22/2013

CBS's John Dickerson pushes back at conservative critics
By Erik Wemple
His column, he protests, was a piece of political analysis, not advice to the president.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:43 PM ET, 01/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CBS News, John Dickerson, Slate

Posted at 06:26 PM ET, 11/06/2012

CBS News refuses to find fault with its Libya clip
By Erik Wemple
News executive defends network’s handling of Obama’s ‘60 Minutes’ discussion of Benghazi.

By Erik Wemple  |  06:26 PM ET, 11/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cbs news bengazi

Posted at 05:50 PM ET, 11/05/2012

A CBS News Obama-Libya scandal? Certainly.
By Erik Wemple
A CBS scandal on Obama and Libya? Absolutely.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:50 PM ET, 11/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cbs news obama libya, cbs news benghazi libya kroft, cbs news obama kroft romney

Posted at 10:58 AM ET, 10/29/2012

Hurricane Sandy’s ‘rogue wave’ attacks CBS reporter
By Erik Wemple
Time to rethink the live shot?

By Erik Wemple  |  10:58 AM ET, 10/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cbs this morning chip reid rogue wave, hurricane sandy track, hurricane sandy path, hurricane sandy chip reid, hurricane sandy wave , hurricane sandy track wave, hurricane sandy update

Posted at 03:50 PM ET, 09/20/2012

NBC News and Obama redistribution video: Trust but verify
By Erik Wemple
NBC News, not accepting human authentication

By Erik Wemple  |  03:50 PM ET, 09/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  NBC, CBS, ABC, fareed zakaria, president obama, redistribution, washington post, drudge report, slow, authentication, video

Posted at 01:15 PM ET, 09/13/2012

Obama-rooting reporters?
By Erik Wemple
May reporters discuss questions before a press conference?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:15 PM ET, 09/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  white house, michelle malkin, mitt romney, president obama, julie mason, npr, cbs, mitt romney, libya jan crawford, ari shapiro

Posted at 08:23 AM ET, 08/24/2012

State-level Romney aide imposed conditions, Denver reporter says
By Erik Wemple
Denver TV reporter substantiates Romney campaign’s claim.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:23 AM ET, 08/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, colorado, denver, cbs affiliate, shaun boyd, todd akin, conditions

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 08/23/2012

Networks hype Akin, with good reason: Mediology, Aug. 23
By Erik Wemple
Are the networks giving too much attention to Akin?

By Erik Wemple  |  08:00 AM ET, 08/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  todd akin, newsbusters, joe biden, equivalency, nbc, cbs, abc, media matters for america, new york times

Posted at 12:55 PM ET, 07/16/2012

CBS’s Schieffer says Romney campaign took clip ‘out of context’
By Erik Wemple
Romney camp makes good use of clip from CBS’s Bob Schieffer.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:55 PM ET, 07/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cbs news, bob schieffer, face the nation, erik wemple blog, tom brokaw

Posted at 08:26 AM ET, 05/18/2012

Media news derivatives: May 18
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for May 18

By Erik Wemple  |  08:26 AM ET, 05/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  sean hannity, jeff john roberts, breaitbart.com, glenn beck, bill o'reilly, arnaud de borchgrave, new york times, cbs

Posted at 05:48 PM ET, 05/17/2012

What’s wrong with the CBS/New York Times poll?
By Erik Wemple
Obama reelection official blasts NYT poll; NYT blasts back.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:48 PM ET, 05/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  new york times, cbs news, poll, president obama, same-sex marriage, stephanie cutter, paul j. lavrakas

Posted at 04:04 PM ET, 05/11/2012

Why did ABC News let Obama choose his interviewer?
By Erik Wemple
Should ABC News have told the White House, ‘Hey, we’ll decide who does the interview’?

By Erik Wemple  |  04:04 PM ET, 05/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fred francis, Barbara Cochran, cbs, nbc, abc, walter cronkite, jack shafer, robin roberts, president obama, barack obama, gay marriage

Posted at 12:41 PM ET, 04/11/2012

Mike Wallace almost didn’t make it
By Erik Wemple
CBS honcho plucked him at last minute.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:41 PM ET, 04/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mike wallace, cbs, greece, peter, dick salant

Posted at 03:05 PM ET, 04/10/2012

Rick Santorum campaign suspended: How news outlets sourced it
By Erik Wemple
How news outlets sourced their breaking news.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:05 PM ET, 04/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  rick santorum, campaign suspended, cbs, bloomberg, pbs, atlantic

Posted at 02:59 PM ET, 04/10/2012

Mike Wallace: Not a journalist?
By Erik Wemple
Was Mike Wallace a journalist, or just a TV personality?

By Erik Wemple  |  02:59 PM ET, 04/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mike wallace, gawker, 60 minutes, gary paul gates, air time, cbs news

Posted at 08:16 AM ET, 02/24/2012

Media news derivatives: Feb. 24
By Erik Wemple
For Feb. 24

By Erik Wemple  |  08:16 AM ET, 02/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  whitney houston, syria, homs, cbs this morning, lara logan, politifact, rachel maddow, gigaom

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 10:26 AM ET, 02/01/2012

News media derivatives: Feb. 1
By Erik Wemple
For Feb. 1.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:26 AM ET, 02/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  newt gingrich, rachel maddow, wolf blitzer, yahoo, al sharpton, mark plotkin, cbs, eric cantor

Posted at 04:07 PM ET, 01/31/2012

Should CBS have disclosed Cantor contribution?
By Erik Wemple
Any problem with that?

By Erik Wemple  |  04:07 PM ET, 01/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  eric cantor, lesley stahl, cbs, 60 minutes

Posted at 03:38 PM ET, 01/27/2012

CBS, blogger/aggregator do the right thing
By Erik Wemple
Adam Jacobi, formerly of CBS, handles dismissal like a pro.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:38 PM ET, 01/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cbs, joe paterno, onward state, penn state, aggregator