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CNN’s Marciano On BP: “Even The Image Of Them Possibly Hiding Something Was Not Good PR”

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CNN’s Rob Marciano has been in four different states since the BP oil disaster began just over 100 days ago.

We talked to Marciano today about BP’s lack of communication, his recent CNN special about environmental and wildlife Gulf storylines and more.

FNC’s Serrie On BP Disaster: ‘No One Could Have Predicted How Significant The Spill Would Be’

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Fox News correspondent Jonathan Serrie has been down in the Gulf Coast eight times, and 40 days, over the last 100, covering the BP oil disaster.

We talked to Serrie today about the federal vs. local government reaction, Katrina comparisons and more.

ABC’s David Muir On BP Disaster: ‘Who’s In Charge’ Has Been ‘An Exasperating Question’

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ABC News anchor and correspondent David Muir has seen the BP oil disaster from the air and the ground, from Louisiana and Mississippi.

Now 100 days in, we talked to Muir today about why Tony Hayward resigned at this particular moment, the political red tape and more.

NBC’s Anne Thompson, Live From The Gulf: ‘I Get Frustrated With BP Like Any Reporter’

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NBC News’ Anne Thompson has been reporting on the BP oil disaster since the very beginning – she estimates she has been on scene for 90 of the 99 days.

We talked to Thompson today about Tony Hayward‘s exit, comparisons to Katrina and the ways in which BP isn’t cooperating with the media.

100 Days In, Another Look At The BP Oil Disaster And Recovery Effort

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Wednesday marks 100 days since the BP oil disaster began, and stories from the Gulf Coast continue to pour in. Although the leak is capped (for now), the media coverage continues – how BP is compensating workers and families, the BP corporate structure, environmental concerns and more.

Last month we talked to reporters and anchors from ever network about covering the spill. This week we’ll do it again.

CBS’ Harry Smith About The Gulf: “There’s Reality On One Side And Then There’s BP’s Reality”

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CBS announced this week that every week, ‘for the duration of the crisis,’ Harry Smith and Katie Couric will anchor from the Gulf Coast.

We talked to Smith today about the decision by CBS News, BP’s lack of transparency, and Smith’s theory on government involvement in the clean-up.

Anderson Cooper From The Gulf: “We All Have Jobs To Do, And We’re Doing Ours”

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Anderson Cooper has been anchoring and reporting from the Gulf Coast for CNN for weeks – just as he was nearly five years ago. He conducted an exclusive interview with a group of oil rig survivors this week – part two airs tonight.

We talked to Cooper about why BP won’t come on his show, comparisons to Hurricane Katrina and how CNN is different than the cable competition.

ABC’s Sam Champion On Drilling: “You Should Have To Prove To The American People That It’s Safe”

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ABC anchor Sam Champion was the first journalist in the Gulf region to report from the oil-filled water itself.

But he’s been in the region for weeks, now in Florida, for Good Morning America. Today we talked to Champion about the underwater report, if there have been any improvements in the past couple weeks (there hasn’t) and the BP PR machine.

Kiran Chetry On CNN’s Oil Spill Coverage: “We Just Surround The Story”

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CNN American Morning anchor Kiran Chetry reported live from the Gulf Coast last week (including taking a helicopter ride over the devastation with Gov. Bobby Jindal), and continued coverage of the story this week.

We talked to Chetry today about how the media remains unbiased during tragedies, why the situation is “worse” this week than it was last week, comparisons to Katrina and more.

FNC’s Harrigan: ‘There’s A Crisis Of Confidence In American Competence’

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The last time we talked to Steve Harrigan he was covering the disaster in Haiti.

While he says this crisis isn’t nearly as bad, today Mediaite talked to Harrigan from the Gulf Coast about the way BP tries to “feed the media,” why this is a “real TV story” and more.

Brian Williams To Mediaite: “The President Might Have Had His Scenario Off By 180 Degrees”

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NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams was remarkably candid in respectfully rebuking President Obama‘s criticism of the media in an exclusive interview with Mediaite from the Gulf Coast. Just earlier in the week Williams had been compared to news legend Walter Cronkite, and this is sure to draw further parallels to the shifting tide of public opinion regarding the Gulf Oil spill.

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