The Lineup
- MTP: Sen. John Warner (R-VA); Lance Armstrong
- FTN: John & Elizabeth Edwards
- This Week: guest host Terry Moran; Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA); Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX); Larry Summers
- FNS: Mike Huckabee (R-AR); Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY); Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
- Late Edition: Gov Bill Richardson (D-NM); Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS); ex Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi; Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno; Max Cleland (D-GA)
More TV Alerts (all subject to change)
- Political Capital w/ Al Hunt (Bloomberg, repeats throughout weekends): Zbigniew Brzezinski on Iraq & US foreign policy; reports from Washington and Europe on the credit crunch, New Orleans today and the 2008 presidential primaries
- Newsmakers (C-SPAN, 10am, Sunday): Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
- Countdown with Keith Olbermann airs Sunday, 8/26, 7pm, on NBC. (Source)
- Against the Tide: Battle for New Orleans 8/26, 10pm. CNBC special on small businesses after Katrina.
- CNN's Children of the Storm (Katrina related) 8/29 at 8pm
- Leno: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) 8/29
- Letterman: Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) 8/30 (Source: AP)
- The Daily Show: reruns
- The Colbert Report: reruns
Sunday Talk Ratings for Last Week's Shows
MTP wins again. Last week's guests here. The Democratic debate on ABC was barely promoted.
Rudy Giuliani Discovers Rural Iowa (HT Scarce)
HELP!
This article on internet and politics mentioned the 1996 debate where Bob Dole gave out the wrong address for his campaign website. Anyone have video of this flub or news coverage of the flub?
More
Lockheed Martin $265 Million Billing Error Under Pentagon Probe
If you want the media to get the story right, you have to hold their hands and (to paraphrase Denzel Washington in Philadelphia) explain it to them like they're 4 year olds. (OK, a very snarky comment. Too much? Too little? Just right?)
New Orleans Residents, Mired in Red Tape, Push Katrina Recovery
Beachside Bargaining at `Sharm' Yields Little Progress on Peace
Reporting from Iraq: One security agent can cost $1200 a day.
Army Reports Brass, Not Bloggers, Breach Security. Don't forget Geraldo Rivera.
Stat of the Week: Study: Fewer than 2 percent of factually flawed articles are corrected at dailies
Local media markets in IA, NH and SC getting big ad $$$.
The importance of the Sunday edition of certain local newspapers noted here. Also, Des Moines Register tops in market penetration (both daily and Sunday papers).
Aaron Brown talks to TVNewser's Gail Shister.
An Iraqi journalist on the Washington Post Metro desk; Not your average intern: Omar Fekeiki offered help to an American reporter in Baghdad and found a career.
ESPN.com's Tillman Coverage Wins Top Military Reporters Prize It really was a good series of articles. Definitely a notch above what we see at those 'serious' news organizations. ESPN.com has published some other long-form pieces of journalism that should be recognized, including a piece on Genarlow Wilson.
FCC Sets Spectrum Auction Date 1/18/2008.
Web Crucial to Attracting Young News Consumers
Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) sat down with Broadcasting & Cable recently. The House Telecom & Internet Committee Chairman Sets the Agenda on DTV and Junk-Food Ads
Mark Blumenthal on how folks maybe aren't actually paying all that much attention to 08.
Remainders...
Devil Wears Prada gag reel
"Sign" Stephen Colbert's cast. I did!
Stephen Colbert and his daughter, Madeleine, attend the opening night of "Grease" on Broadway. Scroll a bit for the photos. (HT No Fact Zone.Net)
Check out this photo of Rob Riggle, Paul Scheer and the troops on the USO tour the Daily Show was a part of
The Rendells (D-PA) adoptthird rescue dog.
Anyone want to explain to me the phenomenon that is High School Musical?
Congrats to Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT-05) on his wedding to Catherine Holahan last weekend.
Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) celebrated his 72nd birthday on 8/20. Happy Birthday.
Ever wonder what Vladimir Putin looked like, shirtless? Well, now you know. Barack Obama shirtless here. Take the poll.