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State-Controlled Media: “The Networks Absolutely Feel Pressured”
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
Washington Post:
In the days before President Obama’s last news conference, as the networks weighed whether to give up a chunk of their precious prime time, Rahm Emanuel went straight to the top.
Rather than calling ABC, the White House chief of staff phoned Bob Iger, chief executive of parent company Disney. Instead of contacting NBC, Emanuel went to Jeffrey Immelt, the chief executive of General Electric. He also spoke with Les Moonves, the chief executive of CBS, the company spun off from Viacom.
Whether this amounted to undue ...
Chavez style
Commonsense & Wonder —
The Prez, The Press, The PressureNetworks Grouse About Obama in Prime Time By Howard KurtzWashington Post Staff WriterMonday, August 3, 2009 In the days before President Obama's last news conference, as the networks weighed whether to give up a chunk of their precious prime time, Rahm Emanuel went straight to the top. Rather than calling ABC, the White House chief of staff phoned Bob Iger, chief executive of parent company Disney. Instead of contacting NBC, Emanuel went to Jeffrey Immelt, the chief executive of General Electric. He ...
Monday morning links
Maggie's Farm —
... going to vote for this 1,000 page bill before you've read it? It is massive, the changes are monumental, the impact is surreal, and there is no way you can honestly tell your constituents that you have formulated a reasoned belief that this legislation is in the best interests of the people that you were elected to serve.
Basic assumptions: Are terrorists warriors or criminals? Moving Gitmo prisoners to Kansas.
How the White House is strong-arming the press
Anti-trust is obsolete. Indeed it is. ...
Obama Administration Twisted Arms To Get Networks To Carry Health Care Press Conference
Ace of Spades HQ —
Obama Administration Twisted Arms To Get Networks To Carry Health Care Press Conference The Chicago Way . In the days before President Obama's last news conference, as the networks weighed whether to give up a chunk of their precious prime time, Rahm Emanuel went straight to the top. Rather than calling ABC, the White House chief of staff phoned Bob Iger, chief executive of parent company Disney. Instead of contacting NBC, Emanuel went to Jeffrey Immelt, the chief executive of General Electric. He also spoke with Les Moonves, the chief executive of CBS, the company spun off ...
Network Executives Get No Pity
Dr. Melissa Clouthier —
... Losing $40 million to host the Obama gab-fests? Turning into a big propaganda arm for the Leftist government? Selling your soul and your credibility to be pals with your ideological hero? Poor, poor television networks. ...
Network Executives Get No Pity
Right Wing News —
Losing $40 million to host the Obama gab-fests? Turning into a big propaganda arm for the Leftist government? Selling your soul and your credibility to be pals with your ideological hero? Poor, poor television networks. If the major networks go over the economic edge because their lips are ...
