The government of Paris plans to sue Fox News for airing several segments claiming the French capital contained āno-go zonesā that prohibit entry to non-Muslims and are frequently avoided by city police. Fox has since retracted and apologized for airing the segments, which were widely mocked by French media.
Sheila Weller's dishy new tell-all book The News Sorority: Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, Christiane Amanpourāand the (Ongoing, Imperfect, Complicated) Triumph of Women in TV News won't hit shelves for a full month, but its best anecdote just exploded onto the web like 5-7 ml of semen into the mouth of Diane Sawyer,ā¦
This web site has not been kind to ABC News' Jake Tapper. We have called him a tool, a dick, and a hypocrite. We mercilessly tracked every self-regarding outburst and ridiculed his periodic diversions into empty political chum stories. Then something funny happened.
In your wacky Wednesday media column: Christiane Amanpour's reportedly unhappy, the New Orleans paper's crazy Twitter scheme, the Hackgate Phone Zero located, and Wikileaks isn't so easy to copy after all.
Rev. Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham, believes the Apocalypse is nigh, which means Jesus' second coming could happen any day now. How will we know when the second coming happens? The same way we know every time Miley Cyrus forgets her panties: We will see it on Twitter.
Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, the benevolent leader who bombs his own people, has granted an interview to ABC's Christiane Amanpour ā a sure sign that his days are numbered. Although he certainly doesn't think that. Why would they overthrow me? he explains to Amanpour. "My people love me. They would die for me."ā¦
Apparently, ABC News Correspondant Christiane Amanpour heard that Colbert had her feline counterpart Christiane Aman-purr on the show while she was in Egypt, so she brought Aman-purr her own little foreign reporter outfit complete with a tiny ABC News pin.
Only one day after his goon squad chased ABC's Christiane Amanpour into her car and then kicked and smashed said car, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak granted her an in-person interview at Cairo's presidential palace. What's on your mind, Hoz?
Egypt's pro-Mubarak thugs are just wailing on America's anchors. ABC's Christiane Amanpour is the latest, joining Anderson Cooper and Katie Couric: "The mob chased [her crew] into the car shouting that they hate America" and smashed the windshield. Who's next?
Some staffers at the DC bureau of ABC News aren't happy with the August hiring of "distant outsider" Christiane Amanpour to take over the Sunday talk show, "This Week." They really just wanted a boring DC insider. Boo hoo.
Washington Post television critic Tom Shales never really cottoned to the idea of Christiane Amanpour hosting ABC News' Sunday morning show, This Week. And in his comically bitchy review of Amanpour's debut yesterday, he wonders: does she support the Taliban?
In your ardent Friday media column: Christiane Amanpour has a sit-down job, the NYT wedding listings are now searchable, The Big Money folds, and Tribune Co.'s peerless execs would like lots of money, please.
Today we looked at how Tom Shales, Washington Post television critic and defender of Israel, doesn't approve of Christiane Amanpour, partly because of her awful hair. One commenter offered a gentle rebuttal.
There is some controversy over Christiane Amanpour taking over ABC's This Week. Longtime Washington Post critic Tom Shales, for example, is upset that she hates Israel and has bad hair.
In your tendentious Tuesday media column: W magazine names its new editor, The Onion gets a TV show, haters be hating on Christiane Amanpour, and a win for Brian Tierney, newspaper champion.
In your finally Friday media column: wacko wants to buy newspaper from some other wackos who are too wack to sell, Christiane Amanpour has a new job, a WSJ wage freeze, and Jon Friedman is a literary Tiger.
In your rainy Monday media column: God tries to kill celebrity news using the weather, the New York Times is a totally great newspaper!, and USA Today arrives in Starbucks.
In your substitute Friday media column: Christiane Amanpour eyes George Stephanopoulos' old chair, the Los Angeles Times wraps itself in Johnny Depp's handsome mug, the New York Times does teevee, and a Star is unborn.
Howard Stern turns 56 today. Fellow radio personality Rush Limbaugh is turning 59. CNN's Christiane Amanpour turns 52. Fashion designer Mark Badgley of Badgley Mischka is 49. Kirstie Alley turns 59. Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is turning 46. Actor Oliver Platt turns 50. New York City Councilman James Oddo is 44. Theā¦
