Your Views on the News, October 23, 2010

Jon Stewart on Larry King Live this week was just too delicious not to clip and post. We know you have something to say that is equally as brilliant as Jon so here's the place and now is the time.

Stewart's take on Parker-Spitzer:

What did JS think of Piers Morgan replacing Larry:



Stewart's take on media in general and CNN in particular:



More talk about CNN and the firing of Rick Sanchez:



How Jon feels about pundits and Anderson Cooper:



If you would like to read the full transcript of the program here's the link.

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Soledad O'Brien writes The Next Big Story

From Parade.com:
The O'Briens in 1967. Back: Edward, Orestes, Soledad, and Estela. Front: Cecelia, Maria, Tony and Estela

The racial slurs she heard as a child fueled journalist Soledad O'Brien's drive to succeed. Here's an excerpt adapted from her new book,The Next Big Story.

I'm 11. My sister Estela is 14. We're at a photo studio in Smithtown, N.Y., not that far from where we live. The photographer says, "Forgive me if I'm offending you, but are you black?" I turn the comment over in my head. I'm trying to figure out why these nice-sounding words make me feel small and embarrassed. Estela, light years ahead of me, starts to shred the guy. "Offend us? Offend us? By asking if we are black?" He's white, and we're two mixed-race girls trying to get our picture taken as an anniversary present for our parents. It's 1977. I'm this cheery, optimistic kid who suddenly feels quite sunk.

Forgive me if I'm offending you… What is that supposed to mean? I am black; I am also Latina, and half white through my Australian father. That isn't typical in Smithtown, but there is nothing wrong with me. I just don't understand how it could possibly be offensive to be black. This is the first time I remember feeling like I might be disliked for who I am. But Estela is totally on it. She gives me the universal body language for "We're taking a walk" and off we go.

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Ratings For The Week Of October 11th

1 - Ratings based on four nights of regular programming

Rating calculations are weekly averages based on nightly ratings provided by TVNewser with data by Nielsen Media Research. Numbers reflect Live and same day (DVR) data.

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Lou Dobbs Takes on CNN (again)

In a recent interview with Julie Menin former CNN'er Lou Dobbs said his former workplace had a “badly damaged brand” and calling its nonpartisan credo “sheer folly. He spoke of his problems with management under the leadership of fired CNN/U.S. President Jon Klein, saying: “There set in, rapidly, for whatever reason, an atmosphere, a chilling atmosphere, about the application of critical judgment to the Obama administration, by management.”

Politico wrote "He seemed to revel in the professional fate of Klein, saying he hoped Ken Jautz was the man for the job and adding, “I feel absolutely vindicated by what’s happened to their ratings.”

To see the video of the interview just follow the link.

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Black in America: Almighty Debt

ALMIGHTY DEBT: A BLACK IN AMERICA SPECIAL with Soledad O'Brien premiers on Thursday, October 21 at 9 PM ET.

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Your Views on the News, October 16, 2010

NEW YORK -- After watching its ratings sag in the aftermath of its wall-to-wall coverage of the Chilean miners' rescue, CNN today floated the idea of lowering the miners back into the mine in a bid to goose its Nielsen numbers.

"Like our viewers, we were riveted by the drama of the miners emerging from that mine," said recently installed CNN chief Ken Jautz. "We're willing to bet it would be just about as dramatic to see the miners lowered back into the mine one by one."

Of course Andy Borowitz was joking in his HuffPo column, but the only way CNN is going to have another week like the past is for the world to have another moment like the one in Chile. Where are CNN viewers when there isn't big news? Something to ponder and discuss.

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Ratings For The Week of October 4th

1 - Based on four nights of regular programming

Rating calculations are weekly averages based on nightly ratings provided by TVNewser with data by Nielsen Media Research. Numbers reflect Live and same day (DVR) data.

We also received information on CNN's ratings for last night's live coverage of the Chilean Miners Rescue:

11:00 pm – when the first miner came to the surface – CNN outperformed FNC and MSNBC:

CNN – total viewers 3998k/demo 25-54 1422k
FNC – total viewers 3468k/demo 25-54 1046k
MSNBC – total viewers 1083k/demo 25-54 279k

In primetime (8-11 pm) CNN topped MSNBC:

CNN – total viewers 1947k/demo 25-54 551k
MSNBC – total viewers 1016k/demo 25-54 250k
(FNC – total viewers 3222k/demo 25-54 736k)

8:00 pm: Anderson Cooper kicked off CNN’s live breaking news coverage, topping MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann:

CNN – total viewers 1506k/demo 25-54 314k
MSNBC – total viewers 1019k/demo 25-54 230k
(FNC – total viewers 3492k/demo 25-54 804k)

9:00 pm: Larry King Live topped MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow

CNN – total viewers 1380k/demo 25-54 349k
MSNBC – total viewers 1052k/demo 25-54 269k
(FNC – total viewers 2997k/demo 25-54 617k)

10:00 pm: Anderson Cooper topped MSNBC:

CNN – total viewers 2955k/demo 25-54 991k
MSNBC – total viewers 976k/demo 25-54 252k
(FNC – total viewers 3179k/demo 25-54 787k)


CNN Digital:
-CNN.com served more than 3 million live video streams related to the story of the rescued Chilean miners over the past two days, a 2700% increase over the prior 4-week daily average. (Source: Omniture SiteCatalyst, Oct 12 & Oct. 13 through 3p ET, Live Video Video Starts, Domestic and International)
-Today, traffic to CNN.com from outside of the U.S. has nearly doubled a typical day with 7.4 million page views. (Source: Omniture SiteCatalyst, Oct. 13 thru 3p ET)
-Yesterday, CNN App downloads in the U.S. increased by more than 250% over the average.
-Since yesterday’s rescue efforts, on-demand video starts on CNN’s mobile website are up over 50% vs. same day average for the prior 4 weeks. (Source: Bango)
This Just In, CNN.com’s breaking news blog, registered 1.3 million page views on October 12 (a 123% increase over the prior 4-week daily average) and 2.6 million page views through the 3 p.m. hour today (a 345% increase over the 4-week average.) (Source: Omniture SiteCatalyst)

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