Sotomayor To Become Next Week’s Michael Jackson, Save Journalism
According to TVEyes.com, there were more than 20,000 mentions of “Michael Jackson” yesterday. There won’t be as many, but expect to hear a lot of “Sonia Sotomayor” on every channel come Monday, as Pres. Obama’s first Supreme Court nominee begins her confirmation hearings.
The hearings start at 10amET, and some networks are already announcing coverage plans. Expect huge coverage online as well, with live streaming of the full hearings happenings on all the news Web sites.
With the huge Supreme Court (and Congress) focus, expect correspondents and pundits specializing in each to move way up the Power Grid.
The Sotomayor hearings won’t have the global impact of Jackson’s death and memorial, but in a news cycle running on warp speed, expect a saturation on the cablers similar to the King of Pop coverage.
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David Shuster Defends Brett Baier Interview, Talks Twitter Absence
MSNBC's David Shuster has been absent from Twitter for a little over a month after taking heat from MSNBC for unloading on costume journalist James O'Keefe. In this second preview from my interview with Shuster, I asked him how he feels about the "Free David Shuster" campaign, and Twitter in general.
Since it was fresh in my mind, I also asked him about the interruption-filled Brett Baier interview of President Obama.
CNN: Protesters Shout Racial And Gay Slurs At Lewis And Frank (Update)
"Rising tensions on Capitol Hill" is a cliche in cable news, but it may never have been apt than today. With the House currently negotiating a controversial vote on a health care reform, protesters have gathered to voice their opposition to the bill. CNN's Capitol Hill reporter Dana Bash reports today of personally witnessing epithets being used towards John Lewis (D-GA) and Barney Frank (D-MA) by protesters that were identified earlier as "Tea Party people."
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