CNN Uses Screen Shot of NB Blog on 'Slap Happy Katie' Couric

By NB Staff (Bio | Archive)
July 10, 2007 - 15:46 ET

At the end of the 7 PM Eastern hour of CNN’s The Situation Room on Monday night, reporter Jeanne Moos did one of her light "Moost Unusual" stories on Katie Couric’s producer-slapping incident – which prominently included a screen shot of Tim Graham’s Monday morning NewsBusters blog post on "Slap Happy Katie." (No mention of Tim or the blog.) Brian Stelter at TV Newser reported the third most popular video this afternoon on the CNN Video website. It unfolded like this:

JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): First we couldn't stop calling her perky. And now, we're perking up our ears because Katie Couric supposedly slapped someone?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, my god.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Wow, that is so unlike Katie Couric.

MOOS: It's more like what Zsa Zsa Gabor might do to a cop or what one Czech politician did to another. Politicians are one thing, but Slap Happy Katie? [NB screen shot]


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NB is becoming ominous

July 10, 2007 - 15:54 ET by LionKing

Wow. Some elements of the MSM are at least aware of NewsBusters. I wonder if they ever get past the headlines.

If conservatives are RIGHT, then liberals must be WRONG.
Thompson/Rice

Google has 552 hits under ne

July 10, 2007 - 16:23 ET by vrwc13

Google has 552 hits under news!

Well Slap me Silly....CNN and

July 10, 2007 - 15:58 ET by bigtimer

Well Slap me Silly....

CNN and Moos no less.

Good job.

Great stuff...

July 10, 2007 - 16:45 ET by goldenthroat

I like using moos on my hair - keeps it in place!

"Yeah, that's the ticket!" - Tommy Flanagan

Wonder what Her Perkness will

July 10, 2007 - 16:00 ET by Mica the Magnificent

Wonder what Her Perkness will do when there are more people listening to police scanners than watching her "news."

There aren't more people list

July 10, 2007 - 16:19 ET by danbo

There aren't more people listening to police scanner than the news?

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge will be shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods. Albert Einstein

danbo:I'm pretty sure are mor

July 10, 2007 - 18:05 ET by Mica the Magnificent

danbo:

I'm pretty sure are more people in 'homes' watching static on their t.v than watching Her Perkiness.

The CBS Evening News, with Katie Couric's Nipple Showing - - - Proposed, then tossed by CBS executives

Sputum!

July 10, 2007 - 19:29 ET by Galvanic

Sputum!

I said it before and I will s

July 10, 2007 - 20:12 ET by Airforce_5_O

I said it before and I will say it again.  People are paying attention to this site.  The media is seeing what we say.  Keep up the good work NB'ers.

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