Award winning Exec Maxine Watson joins to bolster creative development Industry veteran Pat Younge invests to support IP push Company’s first formats initiative - Pilot Season - launches on 13 March
Award-winning audio powerhouse Unedited has announced the appointment of two UK industry heavyweights to help fuel its growth into audio formats and the creation of its own IP. The announcement comes as the Unedited prepares to launch Pilot Season, the inaugural showcase of its new formats.
Maxine Watson, MD of Black Ruby Pictures will be Unedited’s **Creative Executive, supporting their push into original documentaries and formats. Multi-award-winning Watson, who led BBC Documentaries Commissioning, has been responsible for a host of high-profile programmes across documentary, drama and factual entertainment. A former Head of Production for Warner Brothers’ indie, Twenty Twenty, and currently Executive Producer for Nutopia’s upcomingNetflix series African Queens, her credits include: formats such as BAFTA-winning Who Do You Think You Are?,...
Award-winning audio powerhouse Unedited has announced the appointment of two UK industry heavyweights to help fuel its growth into audio formats and the creation of its own IP. The announcement comes as the Unedited prepares to launch Pilot Season, the inaugural showcase of its new formats.
Maxine Watson, MD of Black Ruby Pictures will be Unedited’s **Creative Executive, supporting their push into original documentaries and formats. Multi-award-winning Watson, who led BBC Documentaries Commissioning, has been responsible for a host of high-profile programmes across documentary, drama and factual entertainment. A former Head of Production for Warner Brothers’ indie, Twenty Twenty, and currently Executive Producer for Nutopia’s upcomingNetflix series African Queens, her credits include: formats such as BAFTA-winning Who Do You Think You Are?,...
- 2/22/2023
- Podnews.net
Mark Shields, who provided witty, informed and insightful analysis of politics on PBS NewsHour for more than three decades, has died.
Shields was 85. He died of kidney failure at his home in Chevy Chase, Md., on Saturday morning, a spokesperson for NewsHour told Deadline.
Judy Woodruff, the anchor of NewsHour, wrote on Twitter, “I am heartbroken to share this..the NewsHour’s beloved long-time Friday night analyst Mark Shields, who for decades wowed us with his encyclopedic knowledge of American politics, his sense of humor and mainly his big heart, has passed away at 85, with his wife Anne at his side.”
Shields retired from the regular segments in 2020, having done a regular segment on the broadcast for more than 33 years.
Shields started his career in government and politics in the mid-1960s, first as a legislative assistant and speechwriter for Senator William Proxmire and later for Robert Kennedy’s 1968 presidential campaign,...
Shields was 85. He died of kidney failure at his home in Chevy Chase, Md., on Saturday morning, a spokesperson for NewsHour told Deadline.
Judy Woodruff, the anchor of NewsHour, wrote on Twitter, “I am heartbroken to share this..the NewsHour’s beloved long-time Friday night analyst Mark Shields, who for decades wowed us with his encyclopedic knowledge of American politics, his sense of humor and mainly his big heart, has passed away at 85, with his wife Anne at his side.”
Shields retired from the regular segments in 2020, having done a regular segment on the broadcast for more than 33 years.
Shields started his career in government and politics in the mid-1960s, first as a legislative assistant and speechwriter for Senator William Proxmire and later for Robert Kennedy’s 1968 presidential campaign,...
- 6/18/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Veteran PBS NewsHour political commentator Mark Shields died of kidney failure on Saturday morning at his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, a PBS spokesperson confirmed. He was 85.
“I am heartbroken to share this..the @NewsHour’s beloved long-time Friday night analyst Mark Shields, who for decades wowed us with his encyclopedic knowledge of American politics, his sense of humor and mainly his big heart, has passed away at 85, with his wife Anne at his side,” wrote former colleague and PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff on Twitter.
Prior to retiring in 2020, the syndicated columnist for the Shields & Brook discussion segment worked at the station for more than three decades. He provided political analysis during moments of national importance, such as the Persian Gulf War, the Iran-Contra affair, 9/11 and the start of the War on Terror. His tenure had spanned six presidencies.
“For 33 years, thanks to a large risk...
“I am heartbroken to share this..the @NewsHour’s beloved long-time Friday night analyst Mark Shields, who for decades wowed us with his encyclopedic knowledge of American politics, his sense of humor and mainly his big heart, has passed away at 85, with his wife Anne at his side,” wrote former colleague and PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff on Twitter.
Prior to retiring in 2020, the syndicated columnist for the Shields & Brook discussion segment worked at the station for more than three decades. He provided political analysis during moments of national importance, such as the Persian Gulf War, the Iran-Contra affair, 9/11 and the start of the War on Terror. His tenure had spanned six presidencies.
“For 33 years, thanks to a large risk...
- 6/18/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
President Joe Biden returned to CNN for another town hall amid slumping poll numbers, the continued Covid pandemic and drawn out negotiations for his Build Back Better agenda.
Biden, though, came across with a sense of confidence that he’d get his legislative cornerstone passed – with a bit of irreverence and a reality check.
“Look, in the United States Senate, when you have 50 Democrats, every one is the president,” Biden said, as he made pretty clear that two of them, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-wv) and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-az) were the reason that a $3.5 trillion plan would be something much smaller.
“It’s all about compromise,” Biden said, particularly when there are no votes to spare.
Far more than Biden’s past two town halls for the network, this event got into much more of the nitty gritty details of negotiations and what’s possible. That’s already generated some...
Biden, though, came across with a sense of confidence that he’d get his legislative cornerstone passed – with a bit of irreverence and a reality check.
“Look, in the United States Senate, when you have 50 Democrats, every one is the president,” Biden said, as he made pretty clear that two of them, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-wv) and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-az) were the reason that a $3.5 trillion plan would be something much smaller.
“It’s all about compromise,” Biden said, particularly when there are no votes to spare.
Far more than Biden’s past two town halls for the network, this event got into much more of the nitty gritty details of negotiations and what’s possible. That’s already generated some...
- 10/22/2021
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Jonathan Capehart, the Washington Post columnist and MSNBC anchor, is joining PBS NewsHour as a regular contributor and will succeed Mark Shields as part of the Friday evening political commentary segments with David Brooks.
The Friday discussion segments will be known as Brooks & Capehart, and will be moderated by NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff. The segments were designed to feature liberal and conservative perspectives, and have also featured Paul Gigot of the Wall Street Journal and political adviser David Gergen, now an analyst on CNN.
Shields was a regular on the newscast for more than 33 years before he stepped down in December. Capehart has been an occasional contributor to the show since 2018.
“Following a giant like Mark Shields and becoming part of the PBS NewsHour family is a double honor. And I can’t think of a better person with whom to hash out the future of our nation and our politics than David Brooks,...
The Friday discussion segments will be known as Brooks & Capehart, and will be moderated by NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff. The segments were designed to feature liberal and conservative perspectives, and have also featured Paul Gigot of the Wall Street Journal and political adviser David Gergen, now an analyst on CNN.
Shields was a regular on the newscast for more than 33 years before he stepped down in December. Capehart has been an occasional contributor to the show since 2018.
“Following a giant like Mark Shields and becoming part of the PBS NewsHour family is a double honor. And I can’t think of a better person with whom to hash out the future of our nation and our politics than David Brooks,...
- 1/4/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Mark Shields, who has been doing a regular segment on PBS NewsHour for more than 33 years, will step down from the broadcast on Dec. 18.
No successor has been named. He will remain at the NewsHour as senior contributor.
Shields, a syndicated columnist, and New York Times columnist David Brooks have been doing the regular Friday discussion segments since 2001, with anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff as moderator. Shields previously teamed with David Gergen and The Wall Street Journal‘s Paul Gigot. Unlike some of the regular panels on cable news channels, the discussions are typically thoughtful and congenial.
In a statement, Shields said, “For 33 years, thanks to a large risk taken by Jim Lehrer and Robert MacNeil in 1987, I’ve had the best job in Washington journalism. am grateful to my PBS colleagues, valued friends, beginning with David Gergen through the last joyful 20 years with David Brooks. To Judy Woodruff...
No successor has been named. He will remain at the NewsHour as senior contributor.
Shields, a syndicated columnist, and New York Times columnist David Brooks have been doing the regular Friday discussion segments since 2001, with anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff as moderator. Shields previously teamed with David Gergen and The Wall Street Journal‘s Paul Gigot. Unlike some of the regular panels on cable news channels, the discussions are typically thoughtful and congenial.
In a statement, Shields said, “For 33 years, thanks to a large risk taken by Jim Lehrer and Robert MacNeil in 1987, I’ve had the best job in Washington journalism. am grateful to my PBS colleagues, valued friends, beginning with David Gergen through the last joyful 20 years with David Brooks. To Judy Woodruff...
- 12/14/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will set off a massive political battle over her replacement, and just a few hours later on Friday night, the cable networks were already getting in place to cover it.
On MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” the tone was somber, as the show broadcast live images of a vigil outside the Supreme Court building. Maddow interviewed NPR’s Nina Totenberg, who related that Ginsburg’s dying wish was that the next president would pick her replacement.
“There’s going to be a monumental fight over this,” Totenberg said. “I’m not optimistic that what she wanted, her fervent wish, will in fact take place, but you never know. You really never know.”
Shortly after Ginsburg’s death was announced, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a statement saying that President Trump’s nominee would get a vote on the floor. Democrats, meanwhile, are...
On MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” the tone was somber, as the show broadcast live images of a vigil outside the Supreme Court building. Maddow interviewed NPR’s Nina Totenberg, who related that Ginsburg’s dying wish was that the next president would pick her replacement.
“There’s going to be a monumental fight over this,” Totenberg said. “I’m not optimistic that what she wanted, her fervent wish, will in fact take place, but you never know. You really never know.”
Shortly after Ginsburg’s death was announced, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a statement saying that President Trump’s nominee would get a vote on the floor. Democrats, meanwhile, are...
- 9/19/2020
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
‘The Way I See It’ Review: A Love Letter to Obama Through White House Photographer Pete Souza’s Lens
Every four years, a few months before the presidential election, a batch of strategically timed movies materialize in hopes of engaging voters and influencing the outcome. Some are merely opportunistic, others downright propagandistic, but few have a shelf life past that first Tuesday in November. A warm, softball profile of Pete Souza, who had the unusual honor of serving as official White House photographer for two presidents of opposite parties, Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama, “The Way I See It” feels like it could carry on being relevant to audiences for decades to come.
Saving its political agenda for the end, the documentary — which is told through a mix of voiceover, video footage and iconic stills from Souza’s copious photo archives — opens with the image maker’s memories of Obama’s last hours in office. He explains how the transition of power and witnessing the inauguration felt from where he stood,...
Saving its political agenda for the end, the documentary — which is told through a mix of voiceover, video footage and iconic stills from Souza’s copious photo archives — opens with the image maker’s memories of Obama’s last hours in office. He explains how the transition of power and witnessing the inauguration felt from where he stood,...
- 9/18/2020
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
George Clooney's Lake Como spread has played host to the best of the best. Tucked behind a row of hedges and a cluster of trees, the 18th century villa's garden is well-hidden from would-be looky-loos who board ferries hoping to catch a glimpse of Laglio, Italy's most famous artist-in-residence. As such, it's the perfect spot for the actor and his attorney bride Amal Clooney to dig into a discussion of headline news with CNN executive producer turned Glamour editor in chief Samantha Barry, debate politics with former presidential adviser David Gergen or talk shop with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. (Though in our mind that chat is laced with a few well-meaning jabs...
- 8/23/2018
- E! Online
by Nathaniel R
Awards season is really heating up now that release dates (or lack thereof) are firming up, and various pre-Oscar honors are being announced. Last year, you may recall, The Film Experience was invited to attend the Middleburg Film Festival and we're invited for a second round next month.
The fest, now in its fifth year and closer to something like Telluride than Toronto or Cannes considering its Oscar focus and brevity, is growing each year and all takes place at one well-heeled resort. Last year they had big events for La La Land and Lion as well as very crowded talks with Cheryl Boone Isaacs on the Academy's diversity efforts as well as a fascinating discussion of Us presidents and cinematic depictions with Janet Maslin and David Gergen where the danger of Trump was discussed at length (before the election - sigh). At that event they spent...
Awards season is really heating up now that release dates (or lack thereof) are firming up, and various pre-Oscar honors are being announced. Last year, you may recall, The Film Experience was invited to attend the Middleburg Film Festival and we're invited for a second round next month.
The fest, now in its fifth year and closer to something like Telluride than Toronto or Cannes considering its Oscar focus and brevity, is growing each year and all takes place at one well-heeled resort. Last year they had big events for La La Land and Lion as well as very crowded talks with Cheryl Boone Isaacs on the Academy's diversity efforts as well as a fascinating discussion of Us presidents and cinematic depictions with Janet Maslin and David Gergen where the danger of Trump was discussed at length (before the election - sigh). At that event they spent...
- 9/28/2017
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
CNN political analyst David Gergen says President Trump "needs to deal with the hatred in his own heart."...
- 8/14/2017
- by Ken Meyer
- Mediaite - TV
David Gergen had some harsh words for President Trump regarding his reaction to the Charlottesville violence.
- 8/13/2017
- by Joseph A. Wulfsohn
- Mediaite - TV
David Gergen is a pendulum that swings both ways. Earlier today, after President Donald Trump‘s two hour plus meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Gergen bit the lyrics of CNN co-hort Van Jones by stating that Trump “seemed presidential today.” Perhaps he was looking at the hell he caught on the Mediaite Twitter timeline as […]...
- 7/8/2017
- by Colby Hall
- Mediaite - TV
On CNN this afternoon, after Jim Acosta said President Trump appears to have listened to his critics, David Gergen said the early reports of the President's meeting with Vladimir Putin are encouraging.
- 7/7/2017
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
With President Trump holding a re-election fundraiser tonight, CNN's David Gergen said maybe in his first year the President should focus more on governing and worry about his reelection down the road.
- 6/29/2017
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
Hillary Clinton has officially conceded the presidential race to opponent Donald Trump — so what will the former secretary of state do now?
A top campaign adviser told People they have no idea what Clinton’s next steps are.
“She really didn’t contemplate losing,” the adviser said.
Clinton shockingly fell to President-elect Trump after the Gop nominee unexpectedly swept swing states Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin and North Carolina.
In a concession speech delivered Wednesday morning from New York City, the 69-year-old said, “I count my blessings every single day that I am an American. And I believe that if we stand...
A top campaign adviser told People they have no idea what Clinton’s next steps are.
“She really didn’t contemplate losing,” the adviser said.
Clinton shockingly fell to President-elect Trump after the Gop nominee unexpectedly swept swing states Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin and North Carolina.
In a concession speech delivered Wednesday morning from New York City, the 69-year-old said, “I count my blessings every single day that I am an American. And I believe that if we stand...
- 11/9/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
After narrowly losing the presidential election to Donald Trump, those who know her well say Hillary Clinton‘s deep religious faith will help her cope with her stunning loss.
The lifelong Methodist rarely discusses her religion openly, but David Gergen, a former advisor to Bill Clinton, says that Clinton draws strength from her faith.
“She has her religious faith to fall back on. It’s been very, very stabilizing for her,” Gergen, now a CNN senior political advisor, said on air before Clinton gave her concession speech. “When she takes these blows she’s one of the most resilient people you can imagine.
The lifelong Methodist rarely discusses her religion openly, but David Gergen, a former advisor to Bill Clinton, says that Clinton draws strength from her faith.
“She has her religious faith to fall back on. It’s been very, very stabilizing for her,” Gergen, now a CNN senior political advisor, said on air before Clinton gave her concession speech. “When she takes these blows she’s one of the most resilient people you can imagine.
- 11/9/2016
- by Julie Mazziotta
- PEOPLE.com
Numerous media pundits and even some of politics' biggest players are criticizing President Barack Obama, who they charge should have canceled the rest of his trip to Cuba and Argentina in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Brussels, Tuesday. Opting to remain on the trip, Obama and the first family attended a baseball game in Havana, Cuba, on Tuesday before dancing the tango at the Argentina state dinner in Buenos Aires. "The advance person who let him do the tango, that person ought to be looking for work on somebody's - in somebody's campaign very, very far away," Richard Haass,...
- 3/24/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
Legendary presidential adviser David Gergen has worked for 4 different administrations, so who better to ask ... who's the best Prez to grab a brewski with?Gergen worked alongside Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton ... which is why our photog in D.C. put the suds question to CNN's Senior Political Analyst on Sunday. Gergen couldn't pick just one, but narrowed it down to two ... and he had good reasons for each of his choices.
- 11/10/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
CNN senior political analyst David Gergen has, on several occasions in recent months, defended Gop presidential candidate Mitt Romney against the Obama campaign's claims that he is "either a felon or a liar" (Turns out the correct answer was simply "liar," Obama staffer Stephanie Cutter later clarified) when it comes to discussing his time at Bain Capital. He also, over the course the past few months, defended the company itself, touting its success and clout within the business community. But Gergen hasn't been entirely consistent when it comes to disclosing his own ties with the much-discussed private equity firm.
- 7/18/2012
- by Alex Alvarez
- Mediaite - TV
Much to no one's surprise, the contraception issue got a fair bit of discussion during last night's CNN debate. The birth control mandate in President Obama's health care program has been creating controversy and angering Republicans for a while now — and Wednesday night, they tackled the topic on stage. Afterward, David Gergen, CNN's senior political analyst, had his own take on things.
- 2/23/2012
- by Meenal Vamburkar
- Mediaite - TV
Newt Gingrich’s opening salvo against “elite media” during Thursday night’s CNN debate was “one of the most explosive moments that we have seen in debate history,” political analyst David Gergen told Anderson Cooper. Photos: The Gop Presidential Candidates And the First Spouse Hopefuls After CNN ended its debate between the Republican presidential candidates, Cooper hosted a roundtable discussion of what had transpired and much of the discussion was focused on the first question from debate host John King and Gingrich’s fiery answer. “It was one of the harshest attacks we’ve had on the press that I can remember in
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- 1/20/2012
- by Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New Year's Eve on CNN involved comedian Kathy Griffin stripping to her underwear, "inspired" by Lady Gaga. The comic co-hosted CNN's Time Square coverage alongside CNN's Anderson Cooper and peeled off her outer layers while the camera filmed the descending crystal ball, confetti and New York revelers. "Are you freaking kidding me?" Cooper asked. "We just saw Lady Gaga...I was inspired," says Griffin. Anderson also commented on Kathy's donut eating proclivities and her "rocking body" as former presidential advisor David Gergen called in and asked what Griffin was going to do next. "I have a no-apology policy," Griffin told CBS news hours after the broadcast. "No apologies for jokes. I apologize in my real life all the time. I...
- 1/2/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
As promised, CNN's New Year's Eve special with Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin proved just as entertaining as years past. Though Griffin didn't drop the f-bomb or try to undress Cooper on air, she did attempt to humiliate her co-host in other ways.
When the show came back from a commercial break, Griffin appeared on air just in her bra. "Are you kidding me? Are you serious?" Cooper said. Griffin proceeded to dance around in her bra, and professed that she had a crush on CNN pundit David Gergen.
Another highlight of the evening occurred after CNN ran a clip of the Green Goblin from the Broadway show "Spider-Man" "hijacking" the New Year's Eve show and kidnapping Cooper. Cooper failed to reason with the Green Goblin, and was eventually saved by Spider-Man. "They need you back in Times Square," Spider-Man told Cooper after saving him.
The clip came, well, out of nowhere,...
When the show came back from a commercial break, Griffin appeared on air just in her bra. "Are you kidding me? Are you serious?" Cooper said. Griffin proceeded to dance around in her bra, and professed that she had a crush on CNN pundit David Gergen.
Another highlight of the evening occurred after CNN ran a clip of the Green Goblin from the Broadway show "Spider-Man" "hijacking" the New Year's Eve show and kidnapping Cooper. Cooper failed to reason with the Green Goblin, and was eventually saved by Spider-Man. "They need you back in Times Square," Spider-Man told Cooper after saving him.
The clip came, well, out of nowhere,...
- 1/1/2012
- by Rebecca Shapiro
- Aol TV.
Following the conclusion of Rick Perry's much ballyhooed comeback speech in South Carolina on his flat tax plan, CNN's Joe Johns questioned senior political correspondent David Gergen, in football terms, if his bold, new proposal could save his campaign. "When you listen to this politically, is this sort of a hail mary pass for the Perry campaign? You know, he's dropped in the polls and has to get back in the game, does he not?"...
- 10/25/2011
- by James Crugnale
- Mediaite - TV
Weird news as political analyst David Gergen talks openly about a hedonistic drinking party with George Clooney, shared with Parade.com. You.ve probably seen Parade.s recent cover story on George Clooney this past Sunday, but you might not have heard about the back story conducted by political analyst David Gergen at the actor.s villa in Lake Como, Italy, where .wine and talk both flowed copiously.. Gergen writes about his experience with the actor in a follow-up piece on Parade.com, recounting his wild weekend in Italy. Drunk night swimming? Partying until 4:30am? Yes. .I lost track of time, but by 2 a.m. or so . when I was hammered and was reasonably certain that others were, too . we had become...
- 9/28/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
David Gergen is clearly a man with many sides to him. We knew that he was a reliable CNN pundit and professional Harvard wise man, but who knew that he is also a raucous partier who loves getting drunk, stripping down to his underwear and hanging with George Clooney?
The world found this surprising fact out when Gergen wrote about his recent experience with the superstar actor in the latest issue of Parade magazine. Gergen clearly felt excitement and appreciation for the rare encounter with the rich and famous.
In an unexpected (to say the least) portion of the story, Gergen describes being "hammered" and following Clooney as he jumped into Lake Como in the early hours of the morning. In an attempt to avoid drenching his clothes before boarding a flight later that day, Gergen wrote that he "stripped down to my skivvies, climbed that darn fence ... and whoa,...
The world found this surprising fact out when Gergen wrote about his recent experience with the superstar actor in the latest issue of Parade magazine. Gergen clearly felt excitement and appreciation for the rare encounter with the rich and famous.
In an unexpected (to say the least) portion of the story, Gergen describes being "hammered" and following Clooney as he jumped into Lake Como in the early hours of the morning. In an attempt to avoid drenching his clothes before boarding a flight later that day, Gergen wrote that he "stripped down to my skivvies, climbed that darn fence ... and whoa,...
- 9/26/2011
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
George Clooney is now 50, and is the cover story coming up in this weekend.s issue of Parade. Political analyst David Gergen interviewed the actor at his Italian villa about turning 50, dealing with failure, his philanthropy work in South Sudan and more. Here are some interview highlights: On continuing his public life and maintaining privacy at the same time... George C: "I don't tweet, I don't go on Facebook. I think there's too much information about all of us out there. I'm liking the idea of privacy more and more. There will be funny things, like I'll read something I've said about a woman somewhere. And I haven't spoken about my relationships in 15 years." On turning the big...
- 9/23/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Where to begin. It's not that weird for a former president to offer up some insight on the field of candidates in the next election, but, you know, usually we're not talking about a former president of Pakistan. But on today's Situation Room, CNN's Wolf Blitzer has one of the stranger pundit interviews you'll see. Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf going all David Gergen and sticking his neck out to predict that Texas governor Rick Perry's running. "I did get that impression," he tells Blitzer.
- 7/21/2011
- by Mark Joyella
- Mediaite - TV
The latest chapter of of the revolution in Egypt occurred last week with the astonishing resignation of Hosni Mubarak Coincidentally, Jon Stewart and his team of minions at The Daily Show had the week off (eyebrows raised?), so there was lots of news, media coverage and general levity to made of the events of last week. There's Fox and Friends Brian Kilmeade implication that Tony Blair and George Bush invented freedom; Glenn Beck fearing said freedom; and David Gergen giving credit to the Egyptian people. Wait, what?!
- 2/15/2011
- by Colby Hall
- Mediaite - TV
U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke was a team player with a strong moral compass. Wesley Clark, Paul Begala, David Axelrod and more remember his astounding career.
David Gergen
Related story on The Daily Beast: An American in Full
"He was a sort of force of nature. He was to diplomacy what Lyndon Johnson was to politics. And you had this sense of, ‘We're just not going to meet this kind of guy again. And I just, I just thought he was indestructible.
"He was a man that if you were president and you had to face somebody who was a criminal or one of the really bad guys out there, you called Dick Holbrooke." -On Parker Spitzer
Paul Begala
"What I think was unique about Holbrooke was this: A lot of people in diplomacy at his level are very bright. And a few people are very tough. But it's never the same person.
David Gergen
Related story on The Daily Beast: An American in Full
"He was a sort of force of nature. He was to diplomacy what Lyndon Johnson was to politics. And you had this sense of, ‘We're just not going to meet this kind of guy again. And I just, I just thought he was indestructible.
"He was a man that if you were president and you had to face somebody who was a criminal or one of the really bad guys out there, you called Dick Holbrooke." -On Parker Spitzer
Paul Begala
"What I think was unique about Holbrooke was this: A lot of people in diplomacy at his level are very bright. And a few people are very tough. But it's never the same person.
- 12/14/2010
- by The Daily Beast
- The Daily Beast
Please stop and don't read any further until you kindly update your former Dish Rag bookmarks to Pop2it: http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it.
Zap2it readers, we've taken the virtual wrecking ball to our celebrity coverage and have relaunched the section as Pop2it. The fun part begins now with my editor's dual challenge of elevator pitching new readers, while convincing existing readers to "endorse" our new candidate in the interwebs' pop culture news race.
As a self-proclaimed CNN junkie, who obsessively hangs on every word and report on the cable news channel 24/7 watches and listens very closely to political cues and analysis from commentators David Gergen and Candy Crowley, I'm well aware that during a proper endorsement speech an individual must seamlessly and effortlessly invoke the name of the new candidate throughout the oration. (Or in actuality this Pop2it "transcript").
The triple mission --- should...
Zap2it readers, we've taken the virtual wrecking ball to our celebrity coverage and have relaunched the section as Pop2it. The fun part begins now with my editor's dual challenge of elevator pitching new readers, while convincing existing readers to "endorse" our new candidate in the interwebs' pop culture news race.
As a self-proclaimed CNN junkie, who obsessively hangs on every word and report on the cable news channel 24/7 watches and listens very closely to political cues and analysis from commentators David Gergen and Candy Crowley, I'm well aware that during a proper endorsement speech an individual must seamlessly and effortlessly invoke the name of the new candidate throughout the oration. (Or in actuality this Pop2it "transcript").
The triple mission --- should...
- 11/20/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
President Obama's handling of the Bp Oil spill seems to simultaneously be providing the public with a quick review of 20th Century history. Initially, the Bp Oil spill was Obama's Katrina. More recently Obama's response inspired some not-so-flattering WWII comparisons from David Gergen. Yesterday, Shepard Smith said the spill could end up being worse than 9/11. And today it's apparently Obama's Watergate.
- 5/27/2010
- by Glynnis MacNicol
- Mediaite - TV
The President Obama/Bp Oil Spill pile continues! It's starting to feel like the new media sporting event. Over at CNN last night James Carville continued his tirade calling for "heads to roll" and the normally low key David Gergen noted that "if our government had fought WWII like the way we're fighting the oil spill, there's a good chance many of us would be speaking German today."...
- 5/26/2010
- by Glynnis MacNicol
- Mediaite - TV
On AC360 last night, CNN pundits Roland Martin and David Gergen spoke to different sides of the allegations of racial epithets being used during a Tea Party protest outside of the Capitol building last month. The back and forth was insightful, but also begged the question: If there is no video proof, do we no not believe the words of an elected official and civil rights hero?...
- 4/14/2010
- by Colby Hall
- Mediaite - TV
President Barack Obama's communications director says it was Fox News Channel, not the White House, that picked a fight.Yet it was Anita Dunn's words during a CNN interview last week, saying Fox is like "a wing of the Republican Party," that ignited one of the most unusual verbal volleys between a presidential administration and journalists since Vice President Spiro Agnew complained during the Nixon years about the "nattering nabobs of negativism."Dunn's stance cheered many of the president's supporters who seethe over anti-Obama stories on Fox opinion shows, but has caused a backlash among some who say it exposed the administration as thin-skinned.White House unhappiness had been building. The president himself said there is "one television station that is entirely devoted to attacking my administration." Fox's coverage of health care demonstrations over the summer, former administration official Van Jones and the...
- 10/18/2009
- Filmicafe
From the tiny township of Dixville Notch, N.H., to the sidewalks of Santa Monica, voters flocked to the polls in record numbers Tuesday in what is arguably the most important as well as the most exhilarating election in decades. And for these last crucial 24 hours, the media -- starting abroad with foreign broadcasters, the worldwide blogosphere, cable news networks, radio pundits and the Big Four -- rose to the occasion with blanket coverage of the historic returns. The Hollywood Reporter also fielded a global team to provide readers with a blow-by-blow rundown of the round-the-clock highlights. All times Est.
2 a.m. MSNBC reports amazing numbers from the Minnesota Senate race. With 89% of precincts reporting, Norm Coleman leads Al Franken by 172 votes -- 1,048,956 to 1,048,784. (Read more about Franken's too-close-to-call race)
1:03 a.m. Ktla cuts from its election coverage to show breaking news of a high-speed pursuit.
12:50 a.m.
2 a.m. MSNBC reports amazing numbers from the Minnesota Senate race. With 89% of precincts reporting, Norm Coleman leads Al Franken by 172 votes -- 1,048,956 to 1,048,784. (Read more about Franken's too-close-to-call race)
1:03 a.m. Ktla cuts from its election coverage to show breaking news of a high-speed pursuit.
12:50 a.m.
- 11/4/2008
- by By Erik Pedersen
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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