Pelley Talks About New Job on ‘Evening News’
Date: 03 May 2011
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
Scott Pelley, the “60 Minutes” correspondent, will succeed Katie Couric as the anchor of the “CBS Evening News” next month — and he will keep working almost full-time on “60 Minutes,” the popular newsmagazine.
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Turning to Social Networks for News
Date: 03 May 2011
By Brian Stelter and Jennifer Preston
Brian Stelter
Some television news watchers had already heard the news of Osama bin Laden’s death through social media.
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Bin Laden News Gives CNN a Ratings Victory
Date: 02 May 2011
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
With the breaking news of Osama bin Laden’s death, CNN easily eclipsed its news channel competitors Sunday night, averaging 7.763 million viewers.
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Big News at the Ballpark
Date: 02 May 2011
By Lynn Zinser
Lynn Zinser
Sportswriters examined the way sports became a backdrop for the news that the United States had located and killed Osama bin Laden.
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U.S. Networks Scramble on News of Bin Laden’s Death
Date: 02 May 2011
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
Osama bin Laden’s death, reported late Sunday night in the United States, was the kind of historic headline that demanded a double-take.
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Nightly News Anchors Flock to Ground Zero
Date: 02 May 2011
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
Brian Williams of NBC, Diane Sawyer of ABC and Katie Couric of CBS will each anchor from ground zero on Monday night.
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Romney Officially Out of Fox News Debate
Date: 02 May 2011
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
More bad news for those hoping that a full slate of potential Republican candidates will show up at the debate to be shown on Fox News Channel on Thursday: Mitt Romney is officially out.
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News From the Advertising Industry
Date: 02 May 2011
By Stuart Elliott
Stuart Elliott
Account assignments, executive appointments and miscellaneous news from advertising agencies.
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Online, an Urge to Be a Part of the Bin Laden News
Date: 02 May 2011
By Jenna Wortham
Jenna Wortham
Some people posted photos of President Obama speaking, snapped from television and laptop screens — as if to say, “We are all a part of this.”
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Police Step Up Efforts on News of Bin Laden’s Death
Date: 02 May 2011
By Karen Zraick and Joseph Goldstein
Karen Zraick
The commissioner says the authorities “know of no specific plot against New York,” but have added shifts and increased officers’ public profile nonetheless.
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