GMA Frets That Pope is ‘Pushing his Pulpit’ and ‘Interfering
On Friday’s "Good Morning America," ABC anchors and reporters worried that the Pope may be "interfering in American politics." Correspondent Dan Harris discussed the Pope’s comments about pro-choice Catholic politicians and an ABC graphic offered this leading question, "Is Pope Pushing his Pulpit?" Talking to conservative pollster Kellyanne Conway, Mr. Harris adopted a tone of surprise that the…
Obama Says ’10,000 People Died’ in Kansas Tornado, Media Couldn
Imagine for a moment that one of the leading Republican presidential candidates said that 10,000 people had been killed by the recent tornado that destroyed Greensburg, Kansas, Saturday. Do you think this would have been easy fodder for the broadcast television news divisions that always seem fascinated with gaffes made by folks on the right?If your answer is an unequivocal “Yes,” then why did…
GMA Touts Environmentalist Who Boycotts Toilet Paper to Save the Plane
On Thursday’s "Good Morning America," the ABC program touted a liberal New Yorker who is so concerned about the environment that he refuses to use toilet paper. GMA devoted eight and a half minutes of the May 10 show to promoting the cause of Colin Beavan, a man who, in addition to his bathroom stance, refuses to buy anything in packaging, won’t use transportation, even elevators, and insists…
Katie’s Collapse: ‘CBS Evening News’ Viewership Lowest in 20 Yea
The Katie Couric as “CBS Evening News” anchor experiment appears to be failing, and failing miserably.As TV Week reported Tuesday (h/t TVNewser): “The news is not good for third-place ‘CBS Evening News With Katie Couric,’ which in the week of April 30 hit its lowest total viewership since at least 1987.”According to TVNewser’s Brian Stelter, the “at least 1987” qualifier refers to Nielsen…
