You know for an Olympics Games that very few people were supposed to be interested in watching NBC's coverage Vancouver 2010 is getting a whole lot of attention. And a whole lot of complaints! Has NBC done anything right where the Olympics are concerned? Um...nothing pops to mind but we're certainly open to suggestions. (more...)

Round Up I suspect chances are fairly slim that you didn't manage to see part of President Obama's first official State of the Union speech last night. It was long (clocking in at 1hr 10 mins and 30 secs it was reminiscent of Clinton's extended addresses) and it was everywhere. Obama has a lot to talk about! Perhaps most notably he didn't get around to talking about health care (practically the only thing he talked about for the better part of last year) until more than 30 minutes into the address. Also, he didn't get heckled this time around...technically speaking. Here's a look at some of the reactions from across the board. (more...)

“...Brian Williams has spent much of his tenure at “NBC Nightly News” as a young Turk competing against two older, avuncular and laid-back newsmen, Mr. Gibson and Bob Schieffer of CBS, who filled in after Mr. Rather left his post ahead of schedule. With Ms. Sawyer’s arrival, the three network anchors are evenly matched in looks and take-charge personality.

New York Times television critic Alessandra Stanley's record of making errors is such that she makes for a very easy target. This time it is one of the subjects of Stanley's recent piece on the video essay “Poliwood" who is calling the error-prone writer out on her inaccuracies. Namely, Hollywood director Barry Levinson who is blogging over at HuffPo about her latest outrageous column. (more...)

The New York Times is rarely a bastion of backlash, but for Tina Fey -- whose NBC comedy 30 Rock had its fourth season premiere last night -- TV critic Alessandra Stanley will make an exception. In her review yesterday, Stanley was especially pointed with detailed (if contradictory) jabs at the much-loved comedienne, who almost achieved invincibility with her unassailable Sarah Palin impression. (more...)

Did President Obama's Sunday media blitz make a difference? It's hard to tell, though the headlines would suggest that the takeaway thus far seems to be split between issues of race and Obama's ability to manage the media. Also, the lack of a takeaway line -- beyond the fact Obama is still holding out for the White Sox -- is telling. Kanye West may be a jackass but he also has his own viral twitter avatar -- rude works! As the President is apparently painfully aware. Alas, considering the White House prides itself on being our first 2.0 presidency they don’t appear to package soundbites all that well these days! (more...)

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs seems like a nice enough guy. He has a sense of humor about his work, he maintains a friendly banter with reporters, and he was even the goalie of the North Carolina State Wolfpack soccer team. But Gibbs largely gets a free pass from the media for his many blunders. Just this past week, his attempts to brush off Sarah Palin's comments on health care backfired, and he gave Iranian election protesters a major slap in the face when he referred to Ahmadinejad as "the elected leader" of Iran. Both times, there was a bit of hubbub that quickly blew over. (more...)

This disclosure was one of many that Keller made in a Q&A he did with L.A. Times' Jim Rainey, the full transcript of which was passed on to Joe Strupp at E&P. (more...)

Alessandra Stanley just can't catch a break. First Katie Couric hung her out to dry last week on the Evening News for her error riddled Walter Cronkite piece, which ran on the homepage of the NYT.com hours after his death. And now, two weeks after the fact, New York Times public editor Clark Hoyt is having a go at her -- and her editors -- and he's not mincing words. (more...)

VIDEO A week after the fact, Katie Couric took New York Times writer Alessandra Stanley to task at the end of last night's broadcast over an error-filled article Stanley had penned in the NYT following Walter Cronkite's death. Katie kept the tone civil -- saccharine, almost -- but it's clear she's not impressed! And while she doesn't bother to call Stanley out by name, it's hard not to conclude this may be belated retribution for a unflattering and much-read piece Stanley wrote about Couric back in 2005. Revenge is a dish best served cold! (more...)

Journalists, if you are going to spout off about Twitter, I beg you: Do some research. This has occurred to me frequently since Twitter hit the big time earlier this year, mostly because there have been frequent glaring errors on the part of "mainstream" journalists who write precious little articles about the microblogging service. On yesterday's Reliable Sources, Howard Kurtz hosted CNN's Rick Sanchez -- an enthusiastic Twitter user and evangelist -- and CBS sports columnist Gregg Doyel to discuss the question, "Too Much Twitter?" I wasn't sure what Doyel's qualification was here, but it soon became clear: He was one of those people who had loudly dissed Twitter in print, without actually bothering to actually understand it. (more...)