In a lengthy New York Times article about the changing business of network news, one sentence has drawn the most attention, about CBS' Katie Couric and CNN's Anderson Cooper. And in a follow-up Media Decoder blog post, Brian Stelter expands on the topic - that Cooper had met with CBS News about a possible anchor job. Let the speculation begin. (more...)

video Wow. Nicole Polizzi ("Snooki") of Jersey Shore is no Nene Leakes of Real Housewives of Atlanta in the mind of CNN anchor Anderson Cooper. During last night's "The Shot" segment with Kiran Chetry, Cooper didn't hold back in knocking the pint-sized guidette about her recent makeover - and general promiscuity. (more...)

Aw. What a sweet segment this is, breaking news and hearts: CNN's Erica Hill, Anderson Cooper's 360 sidekick and sassy onscreen better-half, is leaving to go to CBS full-time (she's currently co-host of the CBS Early Show on Saturdays). Cooper announced it on tonight's show "with a heavy heart" and then took a light romp down memory lane through their years together (well, almost two of them, since she joined Cooper in Feb. 2008). As he introduced the montage - including a hairstyle on Hill that can best be described as a cross between a wet Kate Gosselin and a mullet - Cooper said, "I cannot imagine doing this program without Erica Hill and I cannot really express how much I'm going to miss you." Aw. Hill, for her part, got all teary. Watch below. (more...)

video Tea Party Express organizer Mark Williams joined Anderson Cooper and Roland Martin on CNN last night to discuss the races today, and mainly what's happening in New York's 23rd congressional district. And while there was a debate for the majority of the segment, Williams essentially described his organization and others are already looking toward "Judgment Day" - next year. (more...)

video After reports yesterday about an ad for AC: 360 that apparently had a woman touting the merits of the show while describing herself as a "lifelong Democrat," we picked up the story as an apparent shift in strategy for CNN. But CNN tells us the reason for the confusion was a problem with audio - which has been corrected - and changes the tone of the promo completely. Watch the full ad below. (more...)