We can debate politics, football and news till the proverbial cows come home, but wow, when things turn to money, we–okay I–start feeling stumped like those dark days in algebra class. So we turned to CNN’s Christine Romans, who’s a bit of an expert in all things economy and personal finance. She hosts CNN’s Your [...]

Dylan Ratigan is the host of MSNBC’s “Morning Meeting,” which airs weekdays from 9 to 11. He went to MSNBC on the heels of a very successful stint hosting “Fast Money,” the CNBC show he co-created in 2006. Since joining MSNBC in late June, Ratigan has made a bit of a stir with his quick-wit and sometimes confrontational style. His interview with Betsy McCaughey over the Health Care debate got a lot of attention for being “one of the most brow-beating interviews in history as McCaughey called it.

Vivian Schiller is the president and CEO of National Public Radio, which she joined at the end of 2008 after seven years with The New York Times Co., where she served most recently as SVP and General Manager of NYTimes.com. During her tenure at the Times, she oversaw a complete overhaul of the paper’s website and dismantled TimesSelect, an early attempt at charging for content online. Schiller’s leadership at NPR has also meant a redesigned website. Earlier this week, Schiller came to New York to participate in a debate with Journalism Online founder Steve Brill — “The Great Digital Debate: Free vs. Paid Content Online.” Now she answers our 5QQ — Five Quick Questions.

Deborah Norville‘s career in media has spanned from channel to channel, network to cable, morning to evening. She’s anchored evening newscasts at NBC and CBS, did a stint as the co-host of the Today show and The Early Show and hosted a show on MSNBC. But now she is the long-time host of the popular syndicated news show Inside Edition. She’s also the author of several books, from Children’s books to Nonfiction – the latest being “The Power of Respect: Benefit from the Most Forgotten Element of Success,” which came out this week. With back-cover blurbs ranging from Sean Hannity to Dr. Mehmet Oz, the book highlights what can be gained by “respect” – both professionally and personally. Now she’s the latest to give her thoughts for the Mediaite’s a href=”http://www.mediaite.com/tag/5qq/”>5QQ – Five Quick Questions.

Gina Trapani knows how much time you waste. Not because she’s secretly watching you through your computer — though she probably could, she’s that smart — but because, as the founding editor of Lifehacker, she’s made a career out of finding ways to improve productivity and efficiency in your wired life. She’s probably saved thousands [...]

Nora Ephron is what’s known in the business as a quadruple threat: writer, director, blogger and chef. Somehow she manages to pull all of those together in her latest film, Julie & Julia —which she directed and for which she wrote the screenplay, about a cook, a blogger, and blogging about cooking. Okay that’s putting [...]