Poppy is Pissed

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Poppy is Pissed

​Word is that CNN Reporter Poppy Harlow is pissed about the criticism she has gotten since her live report from the Steubenville Rape Trial.

FTVLive had called the report between her and anchor Candy Crowley back in the studio as the worst network reporting job we have ever seen.

Just after the verdict of guilty was handed down to the two boys that raped a teenage girl, Harlow said “It’s incredibly emotional, even for an outsider like me. These two young men, with promising futures, star football players, A students, literally watched as their lives fell apart.”

See how Poppy thinks her critics are being unfair after the Jump  ​

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Meredith Hires Cincy News Director for the A-T-L

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 WCPO (Cincinnati) News Director Lane Michaelsen is bolting the station after just a year.

He's leaving the Natty to become the new News Director at Meredith owned WGCL in Atlanta. ​

Prior to ​WCPO, Michaelsen was the ND at NBC O&O WTVJ in Miami. He also held the ND jobs at WTSP in Tampa and KTHV in Little Rock.

Michaelsen started in the TV biz as a News Photographer. ​He starts at WGCL at the beginning of next month.

Ailes: Fox News Not Programming to Conservatives

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From the head scratching department, Fox News boss Roger Ailes says that his network is not  "programming to conservatives."

Ailes makes the claim in book 'Roger Ailes - Off Camera' by Zev Chafets. 

“The first rule of media bias is selection,” Ailes tells the author “Most of the media bullshit you about who they are. We don’t. We’re not programming to conservatives, we’re just not eliminating their point of view.”

Later in te book, Ailes says the sky isn't blue and water isn't wet. 

Meredith Vieira Replaced by Cedric The Entertainer

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You can quit holding your breath now.

ABC has finally told us who is replacing Meredith Vieira on Who wants to be a Millionaire.  

The network made the announcement this morning.

Stand-up comedian and actor Cedric The Entertainer has been named the new host of the syndicated show. 

Word is he beat out Cedric The Proctologist for the job. We also hear that Cedric The Cook was not happy with ABC's announcement. 

This will be Millionaire's 12th season this fall.

Vieira announced she was departing at the end of this season.

When the News Dept. Couldn't, San Antonio Sports Anchor Saw the Big Picture

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When the News Dept. Couldn't, San Antonio Sports Anchor Saw the Big Picture

While WOAI was falling all over themselves to report on a fire that happened at their station, families across town were looking for a place to live.

Their apartment building caught fire and at least a dozen families were left without a place to call home. 

WOAI gave that story a few minutes on the newscasts, but was dwarfed by the coverage the station gave to themselves ​on a fire at their own station in which no one was hurt.

The news department got lost in the "look at us" story and lost sight ​of their perspective.

But WOAI Sports Director Don Harris clearly didn't.

Find out what he did after the Leap  ​

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Station Goes Way Overboard with Fire Coverage

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Station Goes Way Overboard with Fire Coverage

​Last Summer a deadly fire broke out at a group home in San Antonio. 13 mentally disabled men who lived there found their only exit blocked by fire. 3 of the men died.

A tragic story to say the least. Yet that story did not get nearly the news coverage on WOAI that station gave to a fire yesterday in which no one was killed and no one lost their home.​

WOAI did breaking news and special reports from a fire that happened in their own building! The blaze started on the 2nd floor in the Traffic Department ​and was quickly put out by firefighters.

Yet, the station treated the story as if hundreds died in the fire.

More on how WOAI lost their way as they made the newscast "all about us" after the Jump   ​

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Vegas Anchor Out after Just 8 Months

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Vegas Anchor Out after Just 8 Months

​Well that didn't work out very well.​...

After just 8 months, KLAS parted ways with morning anchor ​Shauna Khorrami.

Khorrami left the CBS affiliate in tears on Monday after getting the news.

KLAS GM Emily Neilson confirmed Khorrami is gone from the station, but of course said there would be no further comment, citing the station’s personnel policy.

More on the station's million dollar mistake after the Hop  
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Ummmm.... That's Not Quite Right

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Like every other station and network, KTVT in Dallas ​has been covering the new Pope and what it means to the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis is the first Pope from South America and unfortunately ​it's a place that KTVT doesn't know much about. Check out the graphic about and you'll see that they moved Argentina about 4,000 miles to the north in South America.

Moving an entire city 4,000 miles is impressive. But KTVT didn't stop there. They moved an ocean as well. The Indian Ocean is moved on the graphic in place of the South Pacific Ocean.

Let's hope the KTVT viewers forgive them...we know Pope Francis does. ​

Somebody's Lying and We Think we Know Who

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Somebody's Lying and We Think we Know Who

Wayne County Prosecutor Kim Worthy says she has received requests for warrants over the alleged assault involving WJBK (Detroit) Fox 2 reporter Charlie LeDuff and a security guard. It all happened after the St. Patty’s Day parade in Corktown a week ago.

In his police report, LeDuff provides lots of details about what happened that day to him and his brother, who he says were victims in an attack.

But days before he filed his police report, WXYZ asked LeDuff what happened and he didn’t remember much.

“I’m not really sure. I was offered to come have a drink. It turned into a fight, trying to get guys off me and my brother,” said LeDuff, who also wasn’t clear on accusations that he urinated in public.

“I don’t remember taking a leak,” he said. “No, I don’t think I was standing in the street doing that. I think I was behind the tent.”

More after the Hop   ​

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Behar May Soon Be Talking out of Class

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Behar May Soon Be Talking out of Class

Joy Behar who is leaving "The View" or got fired from "The View" or whatever is going to be doing stand up comedy again.​

And it's likely that Barbara Walters and the rest of the View ladies will give Behar much of her material. Although, they might not be so happy about it.​

The NY Daily News writes that Behar won’t hold back — and that includes talking about Babs.

​Is Behar scared of how Walters' will react? After the Jump  

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Fox News Reporter Fighting Subpoena

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Fox News Reporter Fighting Subpoena

A Fox News journalist ordered to testify about confidential sources she cited in a story about the 2012 Colorado theater massacre is seeking a postponement to appeal the ruling, court documents made public on Tuesday showed.

New York-based TV reporter Jana Winter was ordered by Arapahoe County District Judge William Sylvester to appear in Colorado next month to testify about her story, which linked a notebook to accused gunman James Holmes . The story was reported after the judge issued a gag order in the case.

More after the Hop  ​

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Daylight Savings Time Costs Network Newscasts Viewers

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Daylight Savings Time Costs Network Newscasts Viewers

​You never think about setting your clocks ahead one hour would hurt Brian Williams, Diane Sawyer and Scott Pelley...but it does.​

The AP writes that despite a busy week with the selection of a new pope, the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts collectively had 11 per cent fewer viewers than the week before — and a glance outside the window reveals the primary reason why.

The simple act of moving the clock ahead one hour for daylight saving time is costly for the broadcasts, since the hour that turns from darkness to light happens to be the hour in which they are shown in most of the country.

It’s not just a one-week phenomenon. The newscasts will have to deal with smaller audiences until the clocks are pushed back in the fall.

More on the story after the Skip  ​

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Devlin Design Group Readies for NAB

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Devlin Design Group Readies for NAB

Devlin Design Group sent along this press release as the gear up for NAB. ​

For the last five years, Devlin Design Group and Brightline have successfully combined their expertise, bringing together contemporary scenic design and innovative, energy- efficient lighting to produce a series of landmark broadcast installations. No other approach to date has delivered the same level of client success in a turn-key scenic solution.

To complement and enhance the hot new look of electronic set trends in their scenic designs, DDG is using Brightline BL.16 LED fixtures with daylight-equivalent 5600 degree Kelvin LED cartridges for their projects, including their latest installations at WKEF, WICS, WZTV and KPAX.

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