iPhone app iPad app Android phone app Android tablet app More

Blog Entries by Michael Calderone from 08/2012

2012 Election Gaffes Fuel Media Obsession, Leading To Scripted Campaigns

Posted 08.01.2012 | Media
Read More: The Backstory, Jonathan Prince, Romney Gaffes, John McCain, Obama Gaffes, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Ari Fleischer, Barack Obama, 2012 Campaign Gaffes, Video, 2012 Election Gaffes, Kevin Madden, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Washington Post, Steve Schmidt, Barack Obama 2012, Media News

As Mitt Romney walked toward his motorcade Tuesday morning in Warsaw, Poland, Washington Post reporter Philip Rucker yelled a question in his directio...

Read Whole Story

Obama Turns To Local Media To Promote Reelection Message

Posted 08.05.2012 | Media
Read More: The Backstory, Barack-Obama-2012, Meet the Press, Robin Roberts, Face the Nation, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Fox News Sunday, Cbs, Brian Williams, Martha Joynt Kumar, Barack Obama, Mark Knoller, Video, Mark McKinnon, Peter Baker, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Sunday Shows, New York Times, Paul Begala, Abc, Barack Obama 2012, Election 2012, Nbc, Media News

NEW YORK -- One afternoon in July, President Barack Obama sat down for eight interviews with local TV anchors -- the same number he's had with the nat...

Read Whole Story

Mitt Romney VP Selection Process Prompts Memories Of Veepstakes Past

Posted 08.07.2012 | Media
Read More: The Backstory, Andrea Mitchell, Dan Balz, Mitt Romney VP, Mitt Romney Veepstakes, National Journal, Mitt Romney, Associated Press, Elections 2012, Ron Fournier, Video, Rob Portman, 2012 Election, John King, Cnn, Mitt Romney 2012, Washington Post, Tim Pawlenty, Election 2012, Veepstakes, Nbc, Republican Convention, Media News

NEW YORK -- In July 1988, CNN's John King was camped outside the home of Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis when he got a sign the Democratic presiden...

Read Whole Story

Bloomberg News Doubles Staff For 2012 Political Conventions

Posted 08.08.2012 | Media
Read More: Bloomberg, Al Hunt, The Backstory, Bloomberg LP, Rnc 2012 Convention, 2012 Elections, Dnc 2012 Convention, Bloomberg News Conventions, Michael Bloomberg, Elections 2012, Bloomberg News, 2012 Conventions, Media News

NEW YORK -- Al Hunt, Washington editor of Bloomberg News, said he still gets "excited" heading to the political conventions -- even after covering 19 ...

Read Whole Story

Bill Kristol: 'We Began to Break' Paul Ryan VP News

Posted 08.11.2012 | Media
Read More: The Backstory, Chuck Todd, National Review, NBC News, Mitt Romney VP, Paul Ryan Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Ryan Romney, Slideexpand, Mitt Romney Paul Ryan, Romney Ryan, Wall Street Journal, Weekly Standard, Video, Romney VP, Romney Ryan 2012, Stephen Hayes, Bill Kristol, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Paul Ryan, Media News

NEW YORK -- On Thursday, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol and senior writer Stephen Hayes urged Mitt Romney to choose Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as h...

Read Whole Story

BuzzFeed, The 'New Kids' In 2012, Looking For More Buzz At Conventions

Posted 08.14.2012 | Media
Read More: The Backstory, Bloomberg, 2012 Republican National Convention, Politico, Twitter, Viral Videos, 2012 Election, Cnn, The Huffington Post, Elections 2012, Conventions 2012, New York Times, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Buzzfeed, 2012 Conventions, REPUBLICAN CONVENTION 2012, Republican Convention, Democratic Convention, Media News

NEW YORK -- Since leaving Politico in late 2011, BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith has hired several scoop-hungry reporters, launched a D.C. bureau, ...

Read Whole Story

CNN Promises 'Unbiased' 2012 Convention Coverage

Posted 08.14.2012 | Media
Read More: The Backstory, Democratic Convention, Republican National Convention 2012, Democratic National Convention, Democratic National Convention 2012, Elections 2012, Anderson Cooper, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Republican Convention, 2012 Conventions, 2012 Republican National Convention, 2012 Election, John King, Cnn, Cnn Convention, Candy Crowley, Republican National Convention, Wolf Blitzer, Gloria Borger, Media News

NEW YORK -- In rolling out 2012 convention coverage plans on Tuesday, CNN made a point to note its programming will be "unbiased." Its press releas...

Read Whole Story

Paul Ryan, Long Accessible To The Media, Faces New Reality As VP Pick

Posted 08.15.2012 | Media
Read More: The Backstory, Media News. CNN, National Review, Mitt Romney VP, Morning Joe, Paul Ryan Media, Elections 2012, Ryan Lizza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Mitt Romney Paul Ryan, Romney Ryan, Wall Street Journal, Paul Ryan Vp, Weekly Standard, Paul-Ryan, Joe Scarborough, Video, New Yorker, Romney VP, Romney Ryan 2012, John King, Bill Kristol, 2012 Election, Paul Ryan, Robert Costa, Paul Ryan Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney, Ryan Romney, Paul Ryan Vice President, Mitt Romney 2012, The Gazette, Mika Brzezinski, Media News

NEW YORK -- "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski had a message Wednesday for the Romney campaign: "Let Paul be Paul." The "Morning Joe" crew was ...

Read Whole Story

Michael Grunwald Compares Stimulus Coverage To Pre-Iraq War Media 'Groupthink'

Posted 08.20.2012 | Media
Read More: The Backstory, Video, Michael Grunwald the New New Deal, Time, Obama Stimulus, Time Magazine, Michael Grunwald Time, Michael Grunwald Book, The New New Deal, Media News, Michael Grunwald, Washington Press Corps, Stimulus, Obama Stimulus Package, Media News

NEW YORK -- After two years reporting on President Barack Obama's nearly $800 billion stimulus package, a piece of legislation long derided by Republi...

Read Whole Story

David Catanese, Politico Reporter, Removed From Todd Akin Coverage

Posted 08.20.2012 | Media
Read More: The Backstory, Twitter, Politico, Politico Missouri, Todd Akin, David Catanese Todd Akin, David Cantanese, Todd Akin Rape, Akin Cantanese, Akin Coverage, Video, Missouri Senate, Missouri Campaign, Akin Politico, Todd Akin Legitimate Rape, Media News

Politico editors have removed David Catanese from coverage of Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) following the reporter's defense of the congressman's comments ab...

Read Whole Story

David Catanese, Politico Reporter, Apologizes For Todd Akin Tweets

Posted 08.22.2012 | Media
Read More: The Backstory, Politico, Twitter, Politico Missouri, Todd Akin, David Catanese Todd Akin, David Cantanese, Todd Akin Rape, Akin Cantanese, Akin Coverage, Video, Missouri Senate, Akin Politico, Missouri Campaign, Todd Akin Legitimate Rape, Media News

NEW YORK -– Politico reporter David Catanese apologized Tuesday night for tweeting in defense of Republican Rep. Todd Akin two days earlier, followi...

Read Whole Story

Rant or Rave: The Polarization Of Political Books By The Media

Posted 08.27.2012 | Media
Read More: Huffington, Political Books, Video, Huffmag, Huffington Magazine, Media Polarization, Media Criticism, Political Polarization, Political Coverage, Media News

On a long flight to Los Angeles in early August, Rupert Murdoch cracked open Edward Klein's The Amateur, a scathing indictment of President Barack...

Read Whole Story

National Review Editor Rich Lowry At RNC: Paul Ryan Is 'One Of Us'

Posted 08.28.2012 | Media
Read More: The Backstory, Republican National Convention 2012, National Review, Elections 2012, Rnc Convention 2012, 2012 Republican Convention, Ramesh Ponnuru, REPUBLICAN CONVENTION 2012, Republican Convention, Rich Lowry, Gop Convention 2012, 2012 Republican National Convention, 2012 Election, GOP Convention, RNC Convention, 2012 Gop Convention, Paul Ryan, Republican National Convention, Media News

TAMPA, Fla. -- Before Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan as his running mate, several influential organs of conservative media establishment -- the National...

Read Whole Story

Paul Ryan's Convention Speech Ignites Media War Over Facts

Posted 08.30.2012 | Media
Read More: The Backstory, Republican National Convention 2012, 2012 Republican National Convention, 2012 Election, GOP Convention, RNC Convention, Elections 2012, Rnc Convention 2012, 2012 Republican Convention, Republican Convention, 2012 Gop Convention, REPUBLICAN CONVENTION 2012, Republican National Convention, Gop Convention 2012, Media News

TAMPA, Fla. -- Before Rep. Paul Ryan left the stage Wednesday night at the Tampa Bay Times Forum, journalists took to Twitter for some real-time fact-...

Read Whole Story

ABC News Veteran Sam Donaldson: David Chalian Is 'Not Damaged Goods'

Posted 08.30.2012 | Media
Read More: The Backstory, Republican National Convention 2012, David Chalian Hot Mic, Sam Donaldson, Elections 2012, 2012 Republican Convention, Rnc Convention 2012, David Chalian, Newsbusters, REPUBLICAN CONVENTION 2012, Republican Convention, Gop Convention 2012, 2012 Republican National Convention, GOP Convention, 2012 Election, RNC Convention, ABC News, 2012 Gop Convention, Republican National Convention, Media News

TAMPA, Fla. – ABC News veteran Sam Donaldson offered his support Thursday for journalist David Chalian, one day after Yahoo! News swiftly fired the ...

Read Whole Story