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Thursday, February 26, 2004 Debating: Instant Reaction On Newsnight
Aaron chewed the fat with Jeff Greenfield after the debate. Jeff noted the changes since the first debate: "Well for one thing, there's four [instead of ten], so they're slightly more coherent." He called it "the clearest attempt of Edwards to say to the Democrats, 'here's why you have to nominate me.'" Brown said that the conventional wisdom was that Edwards needs a major break-out, and he apparently didn't get it tonight. WSJ's John Harwood told Aaron that the lead was "not a single thing happened to shake John Kerry's position." He said the dynamic of the race hasn't changed. Does that mean Larry King and the panelists failed? 10:59:13 PM Debating: Some Various Notes
My favorite moment: When Kerry called Bush "a walking contradiction" // Look at this blog-journalism from outside the debate. Why don't the cablers show us this? // Kudos to CNN.com for streaming live video of the debate online (for subscribers only, but still) // Aaron Brown called it "a pretty genteel affair" // This DU poster thought that King was a horrible moderator... 10:35:28 PM Debating: Web Site Headline Snapshot
A snapshot of the cable news web sites at 10:30pm demonstrate angles in the coverage: CNN.com: "Dems go head-to-head in L.A. debate" ... FOXNews.com: "Dems Focus on Gay Marriage in L.A. Debate" ... MSNBC.com: "California Showdown: Kerry, Edwards define differences in spirited debate." 10:35:00 PM Debating: Intimate Setting, Interesting Dialogue
The first hour of CNN's Democratic debate has been refreshing -- quite an improvement from previous debates. The roundtable (well, not quite round) creates a more intimate conversation among the candidates. (Other people don't agree, though.) The presence of Kuninich and Sharpton is interesting, though -- what would it be like with just Kerry and Edwards? The auditorium looks great -- but the candidates look tiny on the stage. 10:00:53 PM Quote of the day
Las Vegas's alt-weekly offers a review of Dennis Miller's show. "The cableverse is crowded with stuff like 'The Daily Show' and 'Tough Crowd'; hell, even MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' features the O-man tossing out smirky one-liners with so much pleasure you'd think he's putting a cigar out on his servant's forehead. Everyone's indulging his inner class clown. What's next? 'Surgery Comedy Hour' with Dr. Sanjay Gupta? Now CNBC has shouldered its way into the act with 'Dennis Miller.' Is it news? Is it entertainment? Or is it hilaritorial polititainment celebrinalysis cheese food product?" 9:50:39 PM "Could be one of the biggest events of the political season"
Larry King will moderate a Democratic candidate debate tonight on CNN. The 90-minute event will begin at 9:00pm. Aaron Brown will recap the event on a 90-minute Newsnight afterwards. "Four of the Democratic candidates for president come together [tonight] in what could be one of the biggest events of the political season, the CNN/LA Times sponsored debate," one of the newsletters said today... 5:35:40 PM Dobbs' "Dramatic Shifts of Attitude and Persona"
The Wall Street Journal has a great piece about Lou Dobbs today. He is "on a crusade," they write. Quoting a former CNN VP: "It's really one of the most dramatic shifts of attitude and persona that TV has seen. Lou was always seen by corporate America as a reliable and generally friendly journalist. Now he has shifted 180 degrees and has clearly dedicated his show to criticizing a lot of the way that corporate America does business." The paper ties Dobbs' change to CNN's shift from news to personality-driven programming... 1:48:00 PM Consequences of Laying Off Locals At CNN Intl.
An anonymous e-mailer responds to a story yesterday about changes at CNN Intl. "I have to laugh about that content-free quote from CNN International's PR" (Here it is.) "What it's really about is producing news shows in Atlanta U.S.A. and reading them off a prompter in Hong Kong and London now that the local producers have been laid off." 1:28:09 PM Plane Crashes Get Good Ratings Too, Let's Have More of Those
Newsblues quotes a Paula Zahn segment last night on televising car chases.
FOX Plans Indecency Examination
The WashPost and the Hollywood Reporter say that FOX News Channel is planning a one-hour special on the issue of indecency on television. (Are we on the "breaking point?") 8:37:36 AM ABC Vet Complains About Cable
David Hartman, the original host of ABC's GMA, says that cable news is weak and sensational. "CNN could put a camera any place on the planet and show something blowing up or someone getting killed and put it on the air and call it news without any context," Hartman said. Note to Mr. Hartman: Your old network does the same thing. More in the Duke U Chronicle... 8:36:42 AM Cronkite: Cable News is 'Valuable,' but Hollering Pundits are 'Anathema'
Walter Cronkite shares his thoughts on cable news in a Q&A; with the Contra Costa Times: "I see good things and bad things. The 24-hour channels are extremely valuable to the news junkies and for individuals who don't have the time to meet the rigid schedules of the broadcast networks...On the other hand, they're forced to continually fill air time, so they often wind up devoting too much attention to stories that aren't truly important in the overall scheme of things. And, oh, those streamers at the bottom of the screen..." He doesn't like tickers, or screaming pundits: "All that screaming and hollering is absolute anathema for me." 12:38:27 AM |
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