Mitt Romney’s decisive win in the Florida Republican primaries set the stage in political coverage this week – with Romney’s latest gaffe setting off a firestorm, erroneous rumors of a Newt Gingrich endorsement from the Donald, and pundits questioning Gingrich’s staying power. Politics also entered the non-profit world after the Susan G. Komen Foundation reversed a decision to partially cut off funding for Planned Parenthood.
We also saw headlines from the tech sector, with Facebook’s stock offering expected to value the company at $75 billion to $100 billion and President Obama having some fun with voters’ questions on Google +.
POLITICO’s Jonathan Martin, Roll Call’s Christina Bellatoni and chief writer for The New York Times’ Caucus blog Michael Shear will be on the show to talk about political coverage.
The Daily Beast’s Michelle Cottle and The Daily Caller’s political reporter Matt Lewis will discuss the fallout over the Susan G. Komen Foundation and Gingrich’s latest media coverage.
Finance writer for Reuters Felix Salmon and University of Maryland professor of media entrepreneurship Mark Potts will discuss Facebook’s new role in the world in the journalism.
This Sunday at 11a.m. EST on CNN.
Jane Hall, an Associate Professor of Journalism at American University, talks to Howard Kurtz about press coverage of sexual assault allegations against a former Yale quarterback, as well as separate allegations against a local news anchor in New York City.
Kathleen Parker and Clarence Page join Howard Kurtz to discuss a number of attacks on Newt Gingrich by the conservative media, as well as how the press has dealt with Mitt Romney's wealth.
A New York Times story on Apple's manufacturing practices; a local reporter takes on a Connecticut Mayor's dumb remark; four more arrested at Rupert Murdoch's The Sun; a local meteorologist corrects ABC's Diane Sawyer.
Kathleen Parker and Clarence Page join Howard Kurtz to discuss the media's change of heart over President Obama's chances at a second term.
Mark Barabak, Jackie Kucinich and Jeff Greenfield join Howard Kurtz to discuss Newt Gingrich's interactions with the press this week – from his admission of a bogus charge against ABC to his attacks on Mitt Romney.
Mark Barabak, Jackie Kucinich and Jeff Greenfield join Howard Kurtz to discuss Newt Gingrich's performance at the CNN debate this week.
Mark Barabak, Jackie Kucinich and Jeff Greenfield join Howard Kurtz to discuss the press coverage of President Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday.
Two more Republican debates and the president’s State of the Union set off another packed political week. Our panel of Los Angeles Times reporter Mark Barabak, USA Today’s Jackie Kucinich, and PBS’ “Need To Know” anchor Jeff Greenfield will dissect the media’s coverage of all these events. Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune and Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker will discuss the partisan politics of the week including why conservatives hate Newt. Plus, we’ll tackle the Yale quarterback story with the American University associate professor Jane Hall.
This Sunday at 11a.m. EST on CNN.
New York Times Public Editor, Arthur Brisbane discusses his controversial recent column with Howard Kurtz.
Now more than ever, the press is a part of every story it covers. And CNN's "Reliable Sources" is one of television's only regular programs to examine how journalists do their jobs and how the media affect the stories they cover. Host Howard Kurtz, Washington Bureau Chief of The Daily Beast, is the nation's premier media critic, and each week he questions print reporters, television correspondents and Internet bloggers about how the press is covering the major stories of the week.
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