2008 ARCHIVE OF NEWS STORIES ABOUT TV NEWS

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7/3/08
Fox News airs apparently altered photos of NY Times staff
Rush Limbaugh's new contract: 8 years, $400 million
Limbaugh celebrates 20 years as a partisan force*
Revamped Houston newscast "two halves within a whole"
San Diego stations to change affiliations, add news
Denver station to add 5:30 p.m. local newscast
Wichita news director is suddenly out the door
Longtime Fresno reporter to retire after 30 years
Veteran Norfolk TV medical reporter retires
Former SF Bay area news director is dead
Married Wisc. anchors work for competing stations
Cincinnati traffic reporter adds dance moves
Veteran BBC current affairs producer goes freelance
French TV head threatens to quit over funding

7/2/08
Network news gains viewers, except at CBS
Prime time news ratings decline at cable networks
ABC wins most Murrows, CBS snags best newscast
Des Moines news leader adds viewers, stays on top
SF station hires local paper's City Hall reporter
Layoffs hit San Francisco area NBC station
Tampa NBC station cuts jobs, plans more convergence
Judge dismisses case against Albuquerque TV photog
Norfolk viewers petition station to support anchor
Telemundo's Chicago ND heads to Los Angeles
Albuquerque station names consultant as news director
NY1 anchor's "normal weirdness" attracts viewers
Automated online news filter has hilarious results
Aaron Brown: J-students are cynical, unaware of history
Ex-Illinois TV sports director is dead of cancer

7/1/08
LA Tribune station cuts reporters, weekend anchor
Aaron Brown returns to anchor chair on PBS
View: CNN's Zakaria show lacks skepticism
Critic: Anyone bothered by Lara Logan "scandal" coverage?
XM-Sirius merger approval may be close
CBS completes acquisition of CNET
NBC-Universal sees big bucks to come at NBC.com
Sky News' new Web site lets users"choose your news"
NY Spanish cable news channel marks 5 year anniversary
CNN, Atlanta TV news producer is dead of brain cancer

6/26-6/30/08
Fox News' return to ratings lead masks ominous trend*
Political focus helps make MSNBC more competitive
Olbermann-O'Reilly feud spreads to parent companies
View: Brokaw's a "seemly caretaker" for Meet the Press*
Opinion: Tim Russert leaves a problematic legacy
View: Russert farewells rooted in crisis of confidence*
CBS News escalates First Amendment case with military*
ABC Nightline will air actor Ben Affleck's Congo journey
Median age of broadcast TV viewers hits 50
CBS News in NY becomes widget factory--for bloggers
Journalism students say schools ignore multimedia
NC station's newscasts show promising growth
Another Orlando anchor is let go; GM blames economy
After firing anchors, Philadelphia station starts over
Denver sportscaster dumped as Tribune budget axe falls
Ex-Chicago anchor Ron Hunter is dead at 70
Longtime Pa. sportscaster Paul Oles is dead
Boston sportscaster offers Latino perspective

6/25/08
NBC resolves lawsuit over Dateline's "Catch a Predator"
Ex-Newsweek editor could replace Russert as NBC bureau chief
Brokaw says he's the "right person" to host Meet the Press now
CBS names Lara Logan chief foreign affairs correspondent in DC
PBS's Jim Lehrer returns to NewsHour's anchor desk
Video helps PBS beat broadcast networks in Web-site traffic
MSNBC.com seeks citizen journalists to cover political conventions
Political "strategists" on cable news: "Who are these people?"
Boston cable news net moves big name anchor to mornings
Police track leak of missing Iowa anchor's personal journal
George Carlin's death brings back memories at NY station*

6/24/08
Philadelphia station fires anchor accused of email snooping
Former Atlanta anchor avoids trial on cocaine charge
Ex-Detroit anchor-reporter joins Fox station in Chicago
Atlanta TV reporter known as "human pinata" is dead
Shake-up in Norfolk continues; assignment editor latest to go
Late TV newscasts in Dallas still pack ratings punch
Chinese language station makes inroads in SF Bay area
Dean of Missouri TV forecasters retires after 53 years
Alabama sportscaster returns to TV, keeps radio gig
Would you watch the Olympics on your cell phone?*

6/20-6/23/08
Brokaw will host Meet the Press at least till election
NBC News boss starts planning post-Russert future
View: Russert coverage showed media out of touch
Opinion: Intelligent debate still exists on TV
Shrinking budgets, risk mean fewer TV investigations
Reporters say networks have put wars on back burner*
US-funded network falters in its Middle East mission*
Norfolk anchor/reporter follows ND out the door
Toledo station abruptly replaces main co-anchor
St. Louis station dumps sportscaster, expected to add VJ
Fired Cincinnati sports anchor already had a backup plan
Iowa anchor's journal goes public years after she vanished
Ex-New Orleans ND named GM in Baton Rouge
AP's position on blog usage is clear as mud
Cable host Bill Kurtis spoofs image in commercials
Ex-TV reporter now sings her own stories

6/19/08
Williams will be temporary anchor of Meet the Press this Sunday
Russert's son Luke strikes theme of unity at funeral*
CBS 60 Minutes wants to play on an international stage
US funded Arab language station still sounds anti-Israel
Cincinnati station's new owners cut news staff
Norfolk station fires top news managers as ratings lag
Missouri ND heads to #2 job in Indianapolis
Local TV Web sites should abandon station brands
Top newspaper Web sites make gains in unique users
Fired Philadelphia newscaster sues former station
Houston anchor says he's fine with moving to weekends
Former Chicago anchor faces DUI charge

6/18/08
Political leaders among those paying tribute to Russert
Public wake for Russert drew 300 people an hour*
View: Replacing Russert with Brokaw would be a bad idea
Roger Ailes, "dark genius" of Fox News, pushes US to right
Houston ND quits, new anchors named for expanded newscast
Philly sports anchor's contract not renewed after argument
Demos tell the real story in Denver late news race
Some good news for MSM: Study finds ads work better*
San Diego reporter pleads not guilty to domestic abuse
Kidnapped Philippine TV news crew set free
Former BBC reporter attacks network for lax standards

6/17/08
News without Russert: What next for Meet the Press?
Opinion: Tom Brokaw should take over Meet seat
Russert's son shares memories of a loving father
Peabody for CBS's Dozier marks a major transition
CBS's Couric shows her "nerd" side on YouTube
Ex-reporter Douglass feels liberated on Obama campaign*
Ransom deadline set for kidnapped Filipino news crew
TV in the dark about live broadcast options from Beijing
FCC chair recommends satellite radio merger
Is more local programming the answer for local TV?
Salt Lake station aims to get out of the ratings cellar
Milwaukee station debuts new morning news set
S. Fla. station hires traffic anchor after open audition
Pioneering Honolulu newsman is dead of cancer

6/15-6/16/08
NBC eyes current staff for Russert successor
Russert role will be a tough one for NBC to fill
Meet the Press pays tribute to Russert
Opinion: NBC went overboard with Russert story
Accolades for Russert come from near and far*
Russert followed unlikely path to TV stardom
With Russert gone, Sundays will never be the same
View: Russert was the same one camera and off
Another critic asks: Is Olbermann changing TV news?
NBC moves closer to buying Weather Channel
ABC cuts Nightline's DC presence, moves jobs to NY
Equity Media stations cancel all local newscasts
Veteran Vegas ND retires to focus on Web accuracy
Philadelphia anchor, still off the air, may not return
Boston general manager admits to tirade, resigns
New Orleans anchor booked for DWI after crash
Univision anchor apologizes to his kids

6/13-6/14//08
NBC's Tim Russert dies at work of massive heart attack
Russert memories: He didn't want to be on television
Is Russert's sudden death a warning to his generation?
Russert can't be gone, "we were having too good a time"
Fox News takes heat for "baby mama" Obama graphic
Fox anchor who referenced Obama "terrorist fist jab" is gone
CBS's Couric one of few to decry media sexism against Clinton
Fox News hires ex-GOP candidate Huckabee as contributor
Ex-Alabama anchor tells his side of race-tinged argument
Critic thanks Fox NY station for reporting that dogs poop
CBS Chicago station postpones move to new studios
Ohio anchor heads to NC for morning news job
Broadcasters push back on FCC localism initiative
Why are so many TV meterologists climate skeptics?
Philippine rebels free TV photographer, still hold two

6/12/08
Longtime Chicago political reporter about to call it quits
Family ties raise ethics questions for Boston political reporter
CNN's Crowley wakes up at home, wonders where she is
ABC close to scrapping its World News webcast
Web video usage predicted to grow as TV viewing shrinks
Plans for national black TV news channel move ahead
View: "Segregated" news is not the answer
Nonprofit investigative reporting outlet now online
Iowa station fights flooding to stay on the air
Hawaii news ratings show "huge shift" in viewership
Florida news director gone after just over a year
On air changes in Duluth, and Roanoke
One of first TV reporters to cover Congress is dead*
Veteran Phoenix TV news photographer is dead

6/11/08
MSNBC's Olbermann beats Fox News' O'Reilly--in demos
Fox News will try out Laura Ingraham on 5 pm show
CBS's Mike Wallace has probably done his last TV story
Chicago station's problem: Two successful anchors
Longtime Alaska news director leaves for PR
Jim McKay remembered as exemplary broadcaster
Kentucky station hires weatherman from West Va.
Filipino network says reporter, crew kidnapped
TV converter box program could face a glitch: No stamps

6/10/08
ABC Nightline's Bashir to keep working despite brain tumor
NBC's Engel on Iraq: Bosses sent mixed messages*
ABC News issues debate invitation, spurning commission
Gannett writes down losses amid "transformation"
Chicago station prepares to hire competitor's ex-anchor
Arkansas sports anchor moves to news
News battle heats up in Norfolk as top station loses ground
Man facing murder charge sues Vermont TV station
Ga. radio news anchor hurt in firebombing at station
Veteran French news anchor reportedly pushed out

6/7-6/9/08
CBS news boss: Schieffer won't return as main anchor
Ex-CBS anchor Rather attacks "corporate news"
Clinton's exit deprives political reporters of favorite story line
Groundbreaking ABC sportscaster Jim McKay is dead
View: McKay met the standard set by TV news giants
Critic: Is Olbermann's "snide act" on MSNBC the future of TV news?
Critic: NBC's Mitchell should apologize for Va. comments
CNN editors face new test: Will headline work on T-shirt?*
Cautionary tale: What happened to one-time Buffalo news leader?
News viewership down across the board in St. Louis
Albany ratings show little change during May sweeps
Vegas anchor returns after year-long non-compete
Longtime Charlotte anchor will resign to do infomercials
Toledo sports anchor departs after 25 years at station
Tampa radio newsman is dead of cancer
How "citizen journalists" complicate the work of reporters*

6/6/08
Denver gets ready for news media invasion
MSNBC's Olbermann takes heat for tax problem
Where did Fox News come from? New book says TVN
Live audience for Columbus morning news: Awkward
Snarky critic finally gives local TV anchors some credit
Albany news director heads for #2 job at Ohio station
Maine news director retires after 27 years at same station
ABC News producer joins non-profit news org. ProPublica
Minneapolis station hires new sports anchor from Denver
View: CBS purchase of CNET like aging athlete taking steroids

6/5/08
CNN rules the ratings on decisive primary night
Judge throws out lawsuit against Fox News
CBS Early Show finally names new EP
MSNBC's Scarborough in his prime in the morning*
Scarborough's Obama predictions were way off mark
Cincinnati station defends tornado report
Ex-Houston anchor returns as weatherman
Houston station adds newscasts at 5 and 5:30
Chicago Fox station adds a fifth hour to morning news
FCC lets Tucson station create new duopoly
Should Pa. station have covered anchor's husband's arrest?
J-prof: Why journalism students hate TV news
Boston radio news anchor is dead
Pioneering Honolulu anchor is dead
Zimbabwe continues crackdown on foreign journalists

6/4/08
Primary coverage ends with rollercoaster day
Media find no drama in an "electric event"*
Veteran New York morning anchor is out
Critic: I don't get Anderson Cooper's appeal
Ex-Chicago sportscaster to get new trial
Storms knock out local newscast in Ohio

6/3/08
Primaries ending, cable networks count their benefits
Boston CBS I-team reporter latest to be pushed out
CNN's Hair takes news job at Comcast SportsNet
NBC names newspaper guy to top local Web post
Dramatic downfalls a pattern in the TV news biz
View: Prominence and longevity now mean "target"
Opinion: Buffalo TV went overboard covering Mayor's death
What are the rules for journalists' personal blogs?

5/31-6/2/08
Philly anchor off air in FBI probe into email snooping
Albuquerque police scuffle with local TV photographer
Lawsuit against Indianapolis station dismissed
Philly Fox station won't renew main anchor's contract
Resurgent Dallas station sweeps up May ratings
Network news feels pain of fractured audience
View: Political coverage plays to TV's bottom line
News fatigue study leads AP to "1-2-3" filing
Telemundo pulls plug on morning show Cada Dia
Will being first to HD help station's news ratings?
Weather Channel goes HD with a "monster wall"
TV business reporters owe a debt to ex-CNNer Kandel
CNN's "queen of quirk" takes on politics, gets slammed
Ex-CNNer Brown goes gray: "I stopped giving a sh**"
BBC accused of sexism as reports by women drop
Fla. station finalists audition for traffic reporter job

5/30/08
CNN reporter says MSNBC pushed for patriotism before war
Columbus station "fakes" touch screen weather
Denver news chopper may have violated Bush airspace
Vegas station celebrates sweeps wins (item 2)
Denver station stays on top in May sweeps
Spanish language US news production moves to Mexico
Newspapers swamp TV, radio in online ad total
Health scare keeps NY anchor off the air
After seven years, Akron-Canton newscast goes dark

5/29/08
ABC's Gibson considers new contract for forseeable future*
CBS Evening News ratings hit another record low
Network anchors differ on run-up to Iraq war coverage
CNN's choice of Kurtz for Dozier interview raises questions*
CBS anchor Harry Smith: Only regret, not questioning Iraq
Health scare keeps New York anchor off the air
South Carolina lead anchor fired after nine years
ABC News hires DC NPR co-host to be GA reporter
Albuquerque station expands 10 pm news to an houjr
Fox Chicago pays rating firm to "certify" accurate weather
End of Akron-Canton newscast opens doors for competition

5/28/08
Network anchors to promote cancer initiative
MSNBC gets political flak from both sides*
View: Cable news is "theatrical" because it pays
Seattle TV political reporter joins mayor's office
Cincinnati station to add 6:30 pm newscast
Another longtime SF anchor announces retirement
Report: Alabama anchor fired after newsroom dispute
Fired Boston anchor: O'Reilly gets it wrong
Ex-Chicago TV reporter: I'm not dead yet

5/27/08
CNN to launch weekly international talk show
Does NBC deserve backlash for MSNBC content?
View: Modern journalism is a "hyperkinetic child"
Ex-MSNBC'er Carlson is not, repeat not, running for president
Perennial Philly news ratings winner stays on top
Buffalo station retakes top spot in news
Columbus ND happy to have good looking talent
Study: Entertainment beats news in mobile video
Lexington weatherman to leave in June

5/24-5/26/08
Fox News contributor jokes about bumping off Obama
CT reporter, photographer arrested for trespassing
Iowa ND defends 911 story coverage
Stop Snitching campaign makes crime reporting tougher
Detroit ABC wins most news time slots
Baltimore ratings up overall, news race tightens
Cincinnati news numbers bounce back slightly
Toledo station hires ex-police spokesman
S. Fla. anchor gets grief for Idol mockery (item 2)
NC anchor leads a double life as entertainer
Oregon newscaster hears "you're fired" again
Pa. anchor's career goes to the dogs
Veteran Illinois news director resigns (item 2)
View: Senate action on media ownership "meaningless"
Interactive cable makes only slow progress

5/23/08
ABC, CBS nightly newscasts in virtual tie
View: ABC "swiped" exclusive from Mother Jones
Cable news coverage out of sync with public interest
NY "gaffe" anchor gets big promotion
Miami station moves anchor from sports to news
Co-anchor one of seven laid off in Columbus
Mo. station dumps longtime sports director
Dallas anchor hopes to avoid conflict of interest
Critic: The real "money honey" is on PBS
Chicago stations keep on adding newscasts
Longtime DC news leader wins again, just barely*
Gas giveaways fuel tight news race in S. Fla.
Orlando ABC station sweeps up across the board
Pittsburgh stations jockey for number two
Columbus CBS wins in all time slots but one
Milwaukee sweeps results show a tight news race
Albuquerque news director resigns to move home
Aussie network "treats women journalists as playthings"

5/22/08
Young consumers want news fast and with context
Radio provides most compelling TV coverage of China quake*
Does Douglass move undermine media's claim of independence?
Judge slams KC station for "reckless, shameless" conduct
Boston cable anchor fired for protesting Emmy for Bill O'Reilly
Layoffs hit Media General stations as revenue declines
Retiring Oakland anchor tearfully signs off
Critic: Anchor's departure marks end of an era
Departing Orlando anchor thanks community
La. station hires morning anchor from Calif.
View: Viral videos show hatred for media authority
Analysis: Online media change political landscape

5/21/08
Ex-ABC reporter Linda Douglass joins Obama campaign
Veteran NY anchor latest victim of CBS cutbacks
Fox lead over CNN most apparent in the morning
View: Couric at CBS an "expensive Band-Aid that failed"
Opinion: TV's political punditry disconnect continues
Do mojos spell the end of the newsroom as we know it?
San Diego station hires LA news director
Honolulu anchor signs new 10-year contract
La. anchor recovers from brain aneurism, surgery
Orlando station plans on air farewell to anchor
Houston weatherman, hurricane expert, retires
Longtime Grand Rapids weatherman to retire

5/20/08
White House slams NBC for "deceitful" editing
Study: TV still top source for political news
View: TV political coverage is "issueless" infotainment
Fox News' Rivera goes after CNN's Dobbs on immigration
Cable TV celebrates despite slumping economy
Niche online magazine aggregator goes out of business
View: ESPN Rise, tracking high school sports, will add to hype
Departing Louisville weathercaster says he's not bitter
After short stint at ABC News, Congdon blogs again*
Man accused of punching Chicago anchor indicted
South Bend anchor pleads guilty to drunk driving
British TV networks bicker over disaster coverage
South African broadcast corp. in a mess over politics

5/17-5/19/08
CBS signs Bob Schieffer to new long-term contract*
CNN has a "supremely awkward moment"
MSNBC feud fuels Fox News' O'Reilly's attacks on GE*
Opinion: Fox News has best campaign coverage by far
View: Report on TV analysts didn't prove bias
Lehrer: PBS NewsHour faces worst money woes ever*
CNN boss: No good reason to move Larry King
CBS's Dozier faced uphill battle to tell her Iraq story
Today Show's Vieira tells grads she was clueless
Long farewell to Orlando anchor ends this week
Retiring not easy for "devoutly old-school" SF anchor
Veteran El Paso anchor makes plans for retirement
N. Dakota TV news anchor "invented the medium"
Tampa GM arrested for lewd conduct and exposure
Ex-Charlotte anchor "surrendered to God's will"
In character: NPR's profiles of people who never existed*
Chinese censors fail to micromanage quake coverage

5/16/08
Senate votes to override FCC ownership rule
MSNBC's Buchanan: Clinton is "one of us"
MSNBC analyst joins Chicago radio line-up
Network political coverage "more improvisational"
Former CBC boss moves to Al Jazeera English
View: CBS News' Mason is a business news storyteller
TV news reality show: less security, more work
Critic: Pitt stations upgrade consumer stories
S. Fla. station hires consultant as first ND
Gay advocates bash DC TV report on "ex-gays"
Ex-reporter's husband sues TV station
Retiring SF anchor "flawless" for 40 years
Norfolk GM gone after just one year
J-school students set up own ethics code
Fox cuts commercial content for two new shows

5/15/08
Networks sue South Dakota over exit polling ban
New study says embedding worked--for Pentagon
CBS to buy online tech news site CNet
Pauley on Couric: "It was a brave experiment"
Al Jazeera widens reach, seeks US expansion
Critic: TV economics mean blurred ethical lines
Obama gaffe: Calls Detroit TV reporter "sweetie"
Most NY viewers say F-bomb anchor should stay
ESPN's Kornheiser among Wa. Post buyout takers
Storm on return to ESPN: I wanted to do substance
Longtime S. Fla. anchor looking forward to retirement
Tampa pub radio's news volunteer of the year is 19
Chicago CBS station auctions off studio "treasures"

5/14/08
NY anchor not suspended after F-bomb apology
Anchor's on-air curse makes her the top story
Expletive raises questions about anchor's future
SC anchor takes DC reporter/anchor job
Dallas anchor disputes report about FNC interest
San Diego TV reporter on leave after arrest
Chicago sportscaster unhurt in car crash
Longtime Houston anchor Stone is dead at 72
Former anchor wins primary for WV Sec. of State
ABC plans deeper look at why viewers watch
View: Media should pump up energy coverage
Did TV news go overboard on Buffalo standoff?
Budget cuts could kill FIU journalism school

5/13/08
NPR reporters in China for features end up covering quake
NY anchor slips up, says F-word in live promo
Cleveland ND defends exclusive label on story that wasn't
View: TV reporters put too much of themselves in stories
NBC Chicago ND moves to VP News in DC (item 2)
Raleigh station suddenly dumps general manager
Newsday sale won't solve Tribune's money troubles
Bloomberg move suggests business news expansion*
New Louisville meteorologist trying to replace a legend
ESPN adds ex-CBSer Hannah Storm to SportsCenter

5/10-5/12/08
CNN reporter narrowly escapes from Myanmar
Fox Business Network tweaks daytime lineup*
Fox News expands college Web partnership
View: Most serious local TV news is in Spanish*
Column: Local TV news is "watch, rinse, repeat"
Opinion: Staff cuts can't mean better local news
NBC's Chuck Todd keeps the numbers flowing*
Latest Fox pundit none other than Karl Rove*
Cable TV may benefit most from fall political ads
Cablevision to buy Tribune's Newsday
NPR adds convergence to training programs
LA station adds kid content to News Raw channel
Huntsville station makes on air sports changes
Charlotte station bucks trend on weather alerts
Minn. station celebrates 25 years of outdoor weather
Des Moines station helps competition cope with loss
Ohio morning anchor is leaving TV news
Cincinnati anchor wins local dance benefit
News biz baby boom expected in Indianapolis

5/9/08
Report: NY station is about to change anchors
New TV news credo is all about "hyperlocal"
Could Chicago be next to get local all-news channel?
Was Colo. station's hidden camera story unethical?
Norfolk station gains access, drops lawsuit
Critic slams networks for "dramatic exuberance"
Why the network silence on Pentagon analysts story?
Obama plays beat the press and wins
What makes Fox Business anchor Glick click?
Retiring Oakland anchor plans for life off the news
NC station will test digital switch five months early
Cablevision's bid for Newsday is taken seriously

5/8/08
TV pundits declare Democratic primary race over*
MSNBC-New York Times political show limps out of the gate
Study: Daily Show's purpose is close to journalism's
NPR show slammed for hiding conflicts of interest
NY NBC station plans all-news digital channel
Milwaukee station cuts news, adds specials (last item)
Could Bob Schieffer bail CBS News out again?
Concern: If Couric leaves CBS, diversity loses
View: "Out" anchors may be future of broadcast news
Appeals court delays hearing on FCC ownership rule
With income up, Sinclair CEO says company may go private

5/7/08
CBS makes early Indiana call, unmatched for hours*
Rather adds to lawsuit, claiming CBS cost him work
Fox News ratings jump with Obama, Clinton interviews
View: News outlets do too much crystal ball gazing
ABC News to open mini-bureaus on college campuses
Norfolk station sues over media restrictions
Report: Ex-Weather Channel anchor wins harassment suit
Review: Walters' memoir all about men behaving badly*

5/6/08
CNN declares Obama interview a Wright-free zone
Viewers aren't pushing for Couric to leave anchor chair
MSNBC makes news more interactive with games
AP launches "comprehensive mobile news Web app"
Survey: Ad-supported content will remain king
Dumped Pittsburgh anchor hopes to work out West
Reno TV reporter sues for religious discrimination
Chicago broadcasting museum sued for unpaid bills
Late Des Moines reporter remembered for smiles
NY anchor shares a Mother's Day secret

5/3-5/5/08
Web video viewing soars, but not time spent watching
Boston station tests out "interactive" TV
Fla. station tries "open casting" to hire traffic anchor
Charlotte morning anchor steps down
Veteran Des Moines TV reporter is dead
Philly reporter okay after collapsing at retirement party
Retired "Dean of Dayton" sportscaster dead at 83
View: NBC made right call not to show horse's agony
Mass. station hires ND, will launch news in June
Review: Walters' memoir doesn't "kiss and tell"
Excerpt: Walters describes ordeal of being first
Opinion: Perception of women anchors finally changing
View: NBC's Russert comes out ahead again*
LA TV news stringers to become TruTV series
Pacifica radio preserves archives of historic importance

5/2/08
Fox News, Democrats find each other more useful*
Is sexism behind male TV types dissing of Clinton?
ABC's Walters reveals past affair with senator
CNN is getting a second "Magic Wall"
CBS rethinks what radio can be online
CNBC's Trish Regan has no trouble being heard
Long serving anchor Ted David leaves CNBC
Fired Illinois anchor sues for sex and age discrimination
SC morning anchor leaves for film commission
Arkansas station loses two meteorologists
Ex-ND named GM of Fla. Scripps station
Should the BBC care about serving a global public?

5/1/08
Networks mostly mum on Pentagon propaganda story
Iraq remains most dangerous country for journalists
Critic slams Minneapolis station's "psycho killers" story
Cleveland stations dump weekend anchor, reporter
Fired Boston sports anchor makes low key exit
More job cuts at New York PBS station
Al Jazeera names new global strategy chief
Two views of the BBC's rebranding exercise

4/30/08
CBS ratings under Couric hit another new low
NBC's Williams: Our analysts never spouted party line
Huffington claims NBC banned her for dissing Russert (item 2)
Fox News' O'Reilly gets Clinton interview
CBS TV reports higher earnings, beating forecast
NBC, CBS reportedly plan to bid for Weather Channel
Belo posts loss after spinning off newspapers
NY stations to replace BBC newscast*
Fired DC radio news host gets new commentary gig*
Chicago news/talk boss quits after layoffs
Detroit station shifts meteorologists
Longtime Texas weatherman suddenly retires
Ex-CBS weatherman tells stroke recovery story
Utah anchor as storyteller: "You just make it up"

4/29/08
News media flock to Austrian "house of horrors"
Latino congressmen want CNN to rein in Lou Dobbs
Wounded CBS reporter Dozier: Talking helps healing
NY anchor feels blindsided by decision to dump him
ABC's Cuomo: Wouldn't want the job just for face time
ABC's Walters names names in telling her anchor story
Duluth stations' promos flog their anchors' longevity
Fla GM suddenly quits without explanation
Snow days warm up Chicago radio station's ratings
Swedish TV dumped from Nobel coverage after censorship
View: Why do news media want to wallow in trust?
Opinion: Corporate sellout overwhelms Newseum

4/26-4/28/08
Pentagon cuts controversial ties to TV pundits
Real nightly news battle is Gibson vs. Williams
View: Time for neworks to reshape news depts
Fox News' Wallace says he's happier on cable
View: Cable news dumbs down presidential race
CNN seeks to level ratings peaks and valleys
Opinion: Bill Clinton doesn't get 21st century media
Ex-CNN anchor Brown joins PBS' Wide Angle
PBS' Jim Lehrer has open heart surgery
NBC's Lauer in training for next "Where in the World?"
Cincinnati stations fight for morning news viewers
Ex-Springfield ND returns as anchor
Ex-Ft. Myers anchors get new jobs up north
Roanoke station names new main anchor
Viewers find guessing as good as TV forecasts
Looking back: 1968 was TV news' moment

4/25/08
Fox News Sunday finally gets Obama interview
Ex-ABC producer: What's Couric waiting for?
Will network TV anchor field get whiter, maler?
CNBC's Cramer says he teaches by entertaining
Struggling Toledo station lays off news staff
Carjacker arrested after asking TV crew for directions
Family outraged by false TV report of man's death
Ex-Calif. anchor settles pay discrimination lawsuit
Fired Minn. weatherman talks to rival station
Man charged for attacking Chicago anchor
CNN's Quest enters drug rehab after arrest
Indiana anchor arrested in DUI case
Arrested Boston GM undergoing medical treatment
View: Boston GM's "squalid career" should end
Senate committee votes to block FCCownership rule
Retiring SF anchor keeps opinions off the air
Legendary Boston TV sports anchor is dead at 85
Toledo bloggers' video vignettes move to local TV
When DC anchor celebrates, the famous show up*

4/24/08
Chinese CNN lawsuit seeks $1 per person: $1.3 billion
View: CBS should kill its "incompetent" news division
King's new CNN contract opens the door for Couric
New CNN commentator Snow hospitalized, doing well
ABC's Woodruff to anchor eco-news on Discovery
Is Maria Shriver trying to return to NBC?
Fla. newspaper/TV combo plan morning newscast
Chicago station's anchor overhaul makes no impact
Springfield station names new co-anchor
Financial outlook gloomy for Britain's Channel 4
Chicago anchor victim of "random attack"
Baltimore TV reporter's lesson: Listen to your body
Opinion: Pentagon spin taints TV news

4/23/08
CNN extends Larry King's contract to 2011
Chinese lawyers sue CNN over "goons" remark
CNN ratings benefit from tight political race
CBS under Couric hits record low in viewers*
Rather feels "pretty good" about CBS lawsuit
View: Political reporters ask the wrong questions
Why did Pentagon TV campaign story have no legs?
Today Show anchors admit it: They're overpaid
Laura Bush offers smile, not much else, as TV host
Kathie Lee no boon to fourth hour of Today
Murdoch takes on FCC cross-ownership rule*
Philadelphia NBC, Fox stations try video sharing
Chicago's WGN Superstation due for a makeover
Boston GM placed on leave following arrest
Portland TV environmental reporter is let go
Former SF TV news photographer is dead at 97

4/22/08
No debate for CBS's Couric: NC Dems pull plug
View: Cable coverage of politics more noise than news
MSNBC's Matthews denies he might run for office
CNN hires ex-White House spokesman Snow
How ABC's Roberts decided to "flip her wig"
Mike Wallace interviews now available online
Chicago cable news anchor departs
Fired Minneapolis anchor has skin cancer
Gannett reports earnings decline for TV, papers
Boston GM arrested after incident on airplane