Continuing Libya Coverage on CNN

CNN is going into co-production with Suzanne Malveaux and Michael Holmes anchoring together regarding Libya breaking news.

To follow CNN reporters in Libya:
Sara Sidner (@sarasidnercnn)
Matthew Chance (@mchancecnn)
Arwa Damon (@arwacnn)
Fred Pleitgen (@fpleitgencnn)

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CNN at Essence in NOLA this Weekend

Photo Credit: David Holloway/CNN


At the 2011 Essence Music Festival, CNN's Suzanne Malveaux moderated the panel discussions for CNN's "What Matters in our Community: A Conversation with Political Officials. Participating in the discussion was Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Obama, Mitchell Landrieu, Mayor of the city of New Orleans, Kasim Reed, Mayor of the city of Atlanta, Russlynn Ali, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Michael Blake, Director of Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Dr. Garth Graham, Director, U.S. Office of Minority Health and Marie Johns, Dpeuty Administrator, Small Business Administration.


HLN's A.J. Hammer moderated the panel "Reel Talk: Breaking Down Images of Reality Television. Cynthia Bailey and NeNe Leakes of the Housewives of Atlanta, Shunie O'Neal, Evenlyn Lozada and Tami Roman of Basketball Wives. Hammer talks to the Reality Stars about the criticism logged at them and their respective shows.

Also at the event was CNN's Soledad O'Brien.

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Permanent Anchors Named for Newsroom

Suzanne Malveaux has been named anchor of CNN Newsroom, it was announced today by Ken Jautz, executive vice president of CNN/U.S. Malveaux will relocate to Atlanta and will anchor CNN Newsroom live from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. She joins CNN’s Kyra Phillips, Ali Velshi and Brooke Baldwin, who will continue to anchor CNN Newsroom from 9-11 a.m., 1-3 p.m. and 3-5 p.m. respectively. (All times Eastern Standard Time.) Malveaux begins her CNN Newsroom anchor duties on January 31.
Malveaux, who has worked in CNN’s White House unit for nearly a decade, has played a key role as a member of the network’s Best Political Team on Television and as the primary substitute anchor for The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. During her career, Malveaux has covered three presidents, presidential campaigns, and key stories including the War in Iraq, Hurricane Katrina and the economic crisis.
Since joining the network in 2002, Malveaux has interviewed President Obama and the First Lady; former presidents George W. Bush, George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton; and former first ladies Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush among numerous other newsmakers. During the 2008 election, Malveaux reported and hosted an in-depth documentary on then presidential-nominee Barack Obama.
“Suzanne is a welcome addition to the CNN Newsroom lineup, adding a depth of experience as well as fresh perspective to our daytime coverage,” said Jautz. “We are very pleased to expand Suzanne’s role so that we can showcase her political expertise as well as her broader strengths as a journalist.”
“I’m looking forward to this new chapter, bringing news and stories that impact viewers in and outside the Beltway,” said Malveaux.
CNN Newsroom is the destination for breaking news and international reporting from its state-of-the-art interactive studio. Kyra Phillips has anchored the program since 1999. Ali Velshi and Brooke Baldwin joined CNN Newsroom in 2010.




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Suzanne Malveaux and Dan Lothian at Helen Thomas & Craig Crawford's Book Party

TVNewser has an article on a book party held for Helen Thomas and Craig Crawford on 10/19. In attendance were Suzanne Malveaux and Dan Lothian:

TVNewser was there as friends and colleagues feted veteran newswomanHelen Thomas and MSNBC political analyst Craig Crawford at their book party in Washington, DC last night. The pair have collaborated on Listen Up, Mr. President: Everything You Always Wanted Your President to Know and Do.

Crawford, also a Congressional Quarterly columnist, tells TVNewser he recently re-upped with MSNBC. Network colleague Andrea Mitchell was in attendance, as were CNN correspondents Suzanne Malveaux and Dan Lothian, and CNN political director Sam Feist.

Listen Up, Mr. President... explores the "qualities, attitudes, and political and personal choices that make for the most successful leaders, and the least."

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Saturday's Scoop 10/3/09

Congratulations to Suzanne Malveaux who was named Journalist of the Year at an awards reception hosted by ESSENCE & Southern Company as part of the 2009 Congressional Black Caucus.

Ed Henry is mentioned in the latest issue of Capitol File magazine. Amy Holmes is in the issue as well.

James Carville has an article in bestofneworleans.com about how he would run for mayor of New Orleans if he could. Because Carville has only lived in New Orleans for a little over a year the city's current charter doesn't allow him to run, requiring at least five years of residence.

The Commercial Dispatch has an article on Mary Matalin and James Carville's speaking event last Tuesday, 9/29, at Mississippi State University.

Next week you will see a few changes to the week's line up of posts. Out of the Box and Saturday's Scoop will be combined into one post on Wednesday and Where in the World which had been on Mondays will now be on Saturday. Thanks to Tedi B for all her work on Out of the Box!


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Famine in Kenya

Hello from beautiful LA! Had a very ... interesting ... week moving, but all is well now. I missed several days of recording, but I have grabbed a couple clips from CNN.com to share.

David McKenzie reported today on the situation in Kenya, where aid agencies cannot keep up with the need for food:

Prior to finishing her rotation in Baghdad, Arwa Damon filmed a report about an Iraqi woman on death row:

So yesterday I got the TiVos fired up, and Suzanne Malveaux did a report on Laura Ling and Euna Lee's capture at the North Korean border, as reported in the LATimes. Following that, she spoke with Cal Perry (who had just arrived in Baghdad) about how reporters stay safe while in war zones:

Finally, Michael Ware was on AC360 last night, reporting from Afghanistan:

Next week AC360 will be live from Afghanistan all week. Here is the promo currently running:

More on Monday! If you're in the US, have a great holiday weekend!

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Out of the Box, March 25th

Frank Sesno:

CNN reporter Frank Sesno will host PBS's Planet Forward on April 15th. The program asks for written and video commentaries making a case for how the United States should deal with its current and future energy challenges. Then these submissions will be aired and a panel of scientists, policymakers, and business leaders will debate the issues they raise. Broadcast times vary, check your local listings.

Anderson Cooper:

Anderson Cooper will speak at Elon University on April 7th, where he will conduct a question-and-answer discussion with students at 2pm and deliver a special lecture at 4pm in the Koury Center’s Alumni Gym. Elon is located in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Cooper is also speaking at the University of Delaware campus Wednesday, April 15th at 8:30 p.m. in the Bob Carpenter Center. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday at UD box offices and via Ticketmaster. Cost per ticket is $5 for students, $10 for faculty and staff, and $25 for the public

In the 'better late than never' category:
Suzanne Malveaux:
Suzanne Malveaux emceed the National Medical Association’s 2nd Annual Global Health Gala Awards Dinner honoring the William J. Clinton Foundation on Tuesday, March 24th at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Soledad O'Brien:

On March 23rd O'Brien spoke at NYU in Kimmel concerning women and diversity issues, as part of the Women as Changemakers series spurred on by Women’s History Month. To read more follow the link.

Wolf Blitzer:
And I'll leave you with an audio clip from National Public Radio's 'Wait Wait Don't Tell Me'. In each episode they play this bluff the listener game where the three panelists tell the caller a crazy story from the news, only one of which is true, and the caller has to decide which is the real one. For the 3/7 pod-cast one of the made up stories was about the Situation Room and Julie made a clip for our enjoyment.

That's it for another week, have a good one. ~Phebe



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Out of the Box

Ed Henry:Senior White House correspondent, Ed Henry, will serve as the opening keynote for FOSE 2009 on March 10 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. FOSE is the largest trade show for government technology professionals.

Suzanne Mulveaux:
Suzanne Malveaux, CNN White House correspondent, will join Columbia students for a discussion on leadership March 5th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Morningside Campus Teatro.

Anderson Cooper:
Anderson Cooper will discuss “A 360-Degree Look at World Events” at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY on Thursday, March 19th at 3 p.m. in John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus.

While this isn't exactly 'out of the box' it is out of the CNN box:
Sunday's "60 Minutes" was the 6th most-watched TV show last week, according to Nielsen. Anderson Cooper's report on the Mexican drug cartels was featured on the broadcast.

Jeffery Toobin:There has been no official announcement, but congratulations may be in order for CNN's legal eagle Jeff Toobin. It has been reported on several sites that Toobin has married Casey Greenfield. Her father, Jeff Greenfield of CBS News is a former CNN colleague of Toobins. To read more follow here and here.
*UPDATE: Toobin has updated his Facebook page this morning to say that he is married (previously his marital status was left blank). Not sure if that means he's still married to Amy, his wife of 22 years, or has married Casey. If any official statements are released we will post them.

John Roberts:
While we're on the subject of marriage we're hearing that John Roberts is a single man again. He implied that he was looking for love on American Morning on Tuesday. Take a look:

As always much thanks to Julie for her research and Cyn for the clip. Have a great week everyone and hope to see you back here soon! ~Phebe



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Highlights from State of the Union with John King: February 8, 2009

State of the Union with John King started off with a look at the latest unemployment figures and a discussion with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

Respectfully, the Secretary was not committing to much. The first question was about how many jobs the stimulus package could create.... answer: "And I believe an enormous number of people, thousands of people, will be going to work in good paying jobs." What? I'm thinking that estimate is either a bit low or they're not going to get a very good return on the near trillion dollars that they're planning on spending. Next dodged question was about the buy in America clause that is being considered. The Secretary chose to punt referring the discussion to the President. Next, if the Secretary was still a Republican in the House- would he have voted for the stimulus package? Did he suggest to the President that he pick up the phone to call members of the House? Did the President ask him to do that? No clear answer. Why agree to go on a Sunday Morning news program is you can't answer any questions? Here is a clip of the interview:

John King's last question to the Secretary surprised me. I had not make the connection between the Secretary and his role in the impeachment of President Clinton. Politics is a strange animal.

Senator Charles Schumer (D) and Senator Richard Shelby (R) discussed the stimulus bill that the Senate is scheduled to vote on this week. Sen. Schumer prefers the House version of the bill. Sen. Shelby will not support the bill. Did you catch the reference to cloture? In case you aren't familiar with this term, here's Wikipedia's definition:

In parliamentary procedure, cloture (also called closure, and sometimes a guillotine) is a motion or process aimed at bringing debate to a quick end.

The second part of the discussion focused on the release of the second half of the bank bailout money and how much more deficit spending our country can tolerate.

Governor Mark Sanford (R) wouldn't commit whether he would accept money from a bad stimulus bill. What he did commit to was that he believes in a free market economy and that government intervention is wrong.

James Carville and Ed Rollins discussed the progress that the President has made over the first three weeks of the administration. Rollins had a good point that eliminating bipartisanship is going to be difficult task because of very different viewpoints.

The Reliable Sources segment with Howard Kurtz started with a discussion between John King (the Red Sox fan) and Kurtz (the Yankees fan) about Yankee's Rodriguez past steriod use. How much longer is it until opening day?

I noticed one technical oops moment... curious that John Roberts' name appears on the screen.

The first panel was Clarence Page, Amy Holmes and Ceci Connolly. They discussed the President's interviews with the five network anchors and the failure of Sen. Daschle's nomination.

Next up was Dee Dee Myers to discuss Robert Gibb's performance as White House Press Secretary.

Midway through Reliable Sources, John King was back and he wanted to talk to Kurtz about his interview with Katie Couric. King showed off a picture from his office that was taken in early 90s during the first Gulf war of Couric feeding grapes to him. Kurtz talked to Couric via phone about her interview with the pilot from the plane that had crash landed in the Hudson river.

Christine Brennan and Will Leitch discussed Michael Phelps's bong picture.

At the end of the Reliable Sources segment, Kurtz talks about a report from KRON that predicted the future of newspapers read via the internet.

For the transition back to John King, Kurtz and King discussed the prime time press conference with the President that is scheduled for Monday night at 8PM ET.

Donna Brazile, Gloria Borger, and Alex Castellanos joined King for a panel discussion about the stimulus bill. (There are just too many coffee cups on that table!) Gloria Borger had an interesting comment about if the Senate Republicans do not vote for the stimulus bill, they may find themselves on the wrong side of history. I also liked Alex Castellanos' point that the Republicans got kicked out of power, partly because of their drunken spending and now the Democrats are spending, spending, spending.

Carmel, Indiana is where John King had breakfast at Mike's with a group who didn't vote for the President.

The second political correspondent panel has Suzanne Malveaux, Candy Crowley, and Dana Bash. The panel discussed the stimulus bill as well as the topic of bipartisanship in passing the legislation.

Next, King spoke with Jack Welch. They discussed Obama's interview with the networks; assessed the President's performance and talked about the release of the remaining TARP funds.

King also discussed the GM autoworker's buyout with Welch.

While in Indiana, King also spoke with James Brainard, a Republican mayor.

Who got to have the last word this week? Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D). They discussed the House version of the stimulus package versus the Senate. I think this is the first time that we saw a guest pic up on of the newspaper and read the headline before King had the chance.

As John King travels around the country to talk to people who aren't inside the bubble of the beltway, he draws the attention of the local news media. Here's a follow up article that appeared in the Peoria Journal Star:

King for a day

John King was here last week doing interviews for his Sunday morning show on CNN. You might have seen him holding up the Journal Star (with Governor Gone) on national TV last Sunday.

Along with interviewing folks laid off from Caterpillar Inc. and picking up some local color at Doc's Diner in downtown Roanoke, King had time to chat.

"Getting out in the country is my obsession. We spend too much time in Washington, D.C. We need to talk with people on the receiving end," he said.

King, of course, became known for his telestrater duties during the political campaign. No sooner would the polls close, and there was John running a pen around the suburbs of Richmond or zooming in on some part of western Pennsylvania.

So I had to ask him, was he the student who always got to go to the blackboard in school? "Actually I was a pretty shy kid in school. I never went up to the blackboard. But it's a brave new world on TV," said King, just before boarding a plane at the Peoria airport.

Now he's up there in front of millions - apparently shyness fades.

Reviews of the new program have been popping up over the last few weeks. Here are two reviews that caught my eye...

The first is from David Maril of the Enterprise News in Brockton, Massachusetts. In the full article, he's not too fond of most of CNN's programming, but gives King and State of the Union very high marks.

Are you addicted to Sunday morning TV news interview and talk shows?

Well, you can begin skipping “Meet The Press,” take a pass on ABC’s “This Week,” and forget about Chris Wallace on Fox. The freshest, most informative news program to hit the airwaves is CNN’s new four-hour “State of the Union” with John King.

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As impressive as his experience in the field, he’s a polished interviewer who knows how to pursue pertinent follow-up questions in a civilized manner. He avoids fluff and covers hard news in a concise and interesting manner.
CNN seemed to be taking King for granted too long.

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While NBC attempted to make headline news naming their own David Gregory as the permanent replacement for the late Tim Russert on “Meet The Press,” CNN’s decision to put King on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. is a bigger deal. In fact, if NBC had really wanted to make a bold decision, it would have found a way to hire King away from CNN and give him “Meet The Press.” Gregory isn’t bad. But he’s not going to provide the strong direction viewers came to expect with Russert as host. The show has became a confused format of talking heads and uneven guests. King would have introduced a new look and plenty of energy.

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On the surface, a four-hour news program sounds cumbersome. But with King interviewing a wide spectrum of guests and getting out of the studio to put together interesting segments from “outside the beltway,” four hours seems more like two. The program includes an hour break for Howard Kurtz’s “Reliable Source.” For a good change of place, take a break from the last half hour of Kurtz’s media coverage and catch Schieffer’s “Face The Nation” at 10:30 before finishing up with the last two hours of King’s program.

In essence, King’s program is a fast-paced, informative and objective four hours of news and discussion that serves as a rare example of the type of quality journalism television is capable of producing. Hopefully, enough viewers will discover it to develop the large-sized audience it deserves.

The second review comes from the Baltimore Sun's David Zurawik who was reviewing network anchor's performance on their interviews with President Obama. Zurawik ignored Anderson Cooper's interview, but gives high marks to John King.

But the newsperson who performed best in holding Obama’s feet to the fire over his three tax-challenged appointees worked for one of the cable channels. That would by CNN’s John King (pictured above). More on him later.

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John King wasn't part of the network rotation that had interviews with Obama on Tuesday, but no one has in TV news has pushed harder and more consistently than CNN’s John King. The veteran correspondent and now Sunday-morning anchorman and host has been pressing Obama on the huge gap between campaign rhetoric and the reality of nominating someone like Geithner when almost everyone else on network and cable TV who didn’t work for Fox was swooning.

On the premiere edition of his fast-paced and informative Sunday morning show, State of the Union, King challenged Obama on Geithner, and the then President-elect treated the CNN host like he was a cub reporter from the sticks who just didn’t get what a trivial matter it was to have not paid some taxes for one of the only persons in the nation who could save the economy. To his credit, King remained polite, but never let up.

Last week on State of the Union while other Sunday morning hosts, taking their cues from their Senate guests, downplayed the grave ethical issues Daschle’s behavior raised, King and a panel of CNN correspondents stayed the course. They did what journalists do – brought their listeners as much information, reaction and analysis about the matter as they could.

Calendar note...on Monday, February 9th at 7PM David Gergen will moderate a discussion of the economy featuring Paul Krugman at Cambridge. It will be held at the First Parish Church, 3 Church St.

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International news

I didn't plan on another Michael Ware-centered post today, but...uh...I forgot it was Saturday and had to scramble a bit! I hope you can forgive me!

First up is a recap of the final chapter in the new Status of Forces Agreement:

Then on Thursday, Michael did a report on more than 1,000 contract workers who have been held as virtual prisoners in Baghdad. It is an appalling story, and one the world needed to see:

Friday morning, Michael was on briefly to update the story:

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I thought I'd share a couple of clips from BackStory, the International program that gives viewers a look behind the scenes of news gathering.

Arwa Damon is currently in Mecca to cover the Hajj, and yesterday Isha Sesay spoke with her as well as Mohammad Jamjoom (who covered the Hajj last year with Isha):

And here's something I bet you never expected to see: Nic Robertson attends a Jethro Yull concert in Mumbai:

Many thanks to Délie for uploading these clips so that those of us who can't get the International feed can keep up with the program. If you would like to see more, be sure to check out her site!

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Where in the World...?

SATURDAY: Matthew Chance and Nic Robertson were still in Mumbai; Ed Henry in Chicago covering the Obama transition.

SUNDAY: Dan Rivers reported from Bangkok on the airport protests.

MONDAY: Suzanne Malveaux was in Washington; Candy Crowley was in Chicago; Peter Bergen was in New York; Michael Ware in Baghdad; Gary Tuchman was in Duluth, Georgia to cover an appearance by Sarah Palin at a rally for Saxby Chambliss; Joe Johns was in for John Roberts (and would be Tuesday as well); Betty Nguyen was in for Kyra Phillips.

TUESDAY: Suzanne was in Philadelphia to cover the meeting between P-E Obama with the governors; Dana Bash was in Atlanta to cover the Chambliss vote; Peter was in Quebec (above); TJ Holmes was in for Heidi Collins (Wednesday as well).

WEDNESDAY: Suzanne and Dana were in Washington; Sanjay Gupta was in New York.

THURSDAY: Anderson Cooper was off so that Christiane Amanpour's Scream Bloody Murder could air in that timeslot.

FRIDAY: Lisa Sylvester was in for Lou Dobbs.

That's it for me, have a great weekend!

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Michael and Peter and MOB rules!

Michael Ware and Peter Bergen made some appearances on Veteran's Day to discuss the realities on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan. What does the new administration face and is there any realistic chance of wrapping the wars up and getting the troops home anytime soon?

First, on Campbell Brown's program:

Later, on AC360:

Earlier in the day, Michael was on World News Europe on International, where he and retired General (and former presidential candidate) Wesley Clark discussed the threats on the ground:

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I've always been fascinated with technology and gadgets, so I look forward to Miles O'Brien's reports. And he always seems like he's having such a great time investigating the latest cool stuff. But his most-fun reports are the Shuttle launches. (And I refrained from saying he always looks like he's having a blast!)

In a piece that was supposed to air Friday but got bumped, Miles covers some of the challenges facing NASA as we enter the Obama years: the Shuttles are about to be retired and there will be several years when we will have to hitchhike on Russian launches if we want to get into space. How long that gap is depends on how much money we give NASA:

In this piece from BackStory, Miles takes us on a tour of CNN's command-center RV as they get ready to cover the launch of the Endeavour last night:

And yes, he really did drink the recycled-urine water on the air:

And just because it is so beautiful: the nighttime launch of the Endeavour:

By the way, If you don't follow Miles as he Twitters (something else he does with relish ... and Miles can insert his own condiment joke here) here's a look at how launch day unfolded. Timestamps frozen at around 4pmET:

Launch day. Writing a piece for Sit Room on Obama and space. He did not start out well on this subject. But now offers chrome and tailfins. 4:55 AM yesterday from web

Got my cigars, DD ice coffee, some snacks - heading for launch complex 39. Blue sky - hope it holds. 8:37 AM yesterday from txt

First live shot from the Cape in 3 mins. I will drink urine water live! 10:56 AM yesterday from txt

Still 70% go for weather. Crew getting wx briefing now. Suit up pix shortly. If they don't launch today, it may be a while. Front coming. 12:11 PM yesterday from web

inspection team (ice team) is on the pad looking for signs of trouble. 12:20 PM yesterday from web

About to do a live shot for CNN-I. 12:48 PM yesterday from txt

Astro convoy just passed by our site on the mound. Armored vehicle - helicopter escort. Seems a little excessive. But tin gods love this. about 24 hours ago from web

Crew strapping in now. Soon they will be saying the astronauts prayer: "Dear Lord, don't let me be the one to f@*k it up" about 23 hours ago from txt

ten miles from O and C building to pad...plus stop at Launch Control Center for mgt. to get inside about 23 hours ago from web

Watch my piece on Obama and space at 5:50pm ET. CNN Situation Room. about 22 hours ago from txt

We will be broadcasting launch in High Def. Second time for us. Hope you have surround sound as well. about 22 hours ago from txt

Piece just got Hillary'd. S@#t about 22 hours ago from txt   [the Obama/space piece was bumped for the Breaking News that Hillary might be named SecState]

Hatch closed- checking to make sure it is sealed. This can be tricky at times. about 22 hours ago from web

Now about 50 mins to launch. Weather improves. Now 80% green. about 21 hours ago from web

getting ready to poll the team "go or no go" about 21 hours ago from web

'twas a beautiful thing - like dawn. Wish you were here. about 20 hours ago from web

Thirty minutes into the flight - and the shuttle is a third of the way around the world. 0 to 17,500 mph in 8.5 minutes. Not very good MPG. about 19 hours ago from web

Post launch jam on SR-3. Endeavour going mach 25. Me: 5 about 18 hours ago from txt

I love the whole Twitter thing when it comes to the reporters and correspondents; like BackStory, it gives us a chance to see what they do to get a story, put the piece together, and get it on the air. Absolutely fascinating.

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Speaking of BackStory: Richard Quest tours the CNN DC bureau roof while getting ready to cover the G-20 summit for International. Ever heard of "roof envy"? Well, now you have:

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Where in the World...?

SATURDAY: Suzanne Malveaux was still in Chicago, covering the Obama transition team.

SUNDAY: David Mattingly was in Petionville, Haiti to cover the collapse of a school there; Morgan Neill reported from Ciego de Avila, Cuba on the effects of Tropical Storm Paloma; Matthew Chance reported from Moscow on the accident onboard a Russian nuclear submarine; Jessica Yellin was still in Chicago for the Obama transition; John King hosted Late Edition.

MONDAY: Barbara Starr was in Malakashay, Afghanistan; Carol Costello was in for Kiran Chetry; Fredricka Whitfield was in for Heidi Collins; John Roberts hosted Campbell Brown's show.

TUESDAY: Gary Tuchman was back in Atlanta; Fredricka handled in-studio duties while Heidi Collins reported live from the deck of the Intrepid; Michael Ware was in New York; Peter Bergen was in Washington.

WEDNESDAY: Fredricka was in for Heidi; Candy Crowley and Ed Henry were in Chicago for the Obama transition; John Zarella and Dana Bash were in Miami for the Republican Governor's convention; Wolf Blitzer was in Miami to interview Governor Sarah Palin.

THURSDAY: Fred was in for Kyra Phillips; Wolf was back in DC; Tom Foreman was in New Orleans to report on the KKK killing; Anderson Cooper hosted AC360 from Los Angeles (as he would also do on Friday).

FRIDAY: Chris Lawrence was in Montecito, California to report on the wildfire there; Richard Quest was in DC for the G20 summit; Miles O'Brien was at Kennedy Space Center for the launch of the Endeavor; Kitty Pilgrim hosted Lou Dobbs Tonight.

Don't forget to vote for the CNN Heroes, which will be presented Thanksgiving night on CNN. Enjoy your weekend!

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New World, Old Problems

So as the world greeted news of America's new president-elect, time for reality to sink in: what challenges await President Obama on January 20th? CNN was on live all night, and just hours after the votes were counted, had panels on to discuss. One panel included Michael Ware, who did not seem to mind the ungodly hour!

3:00 a.m. ET:

4:00 a.m. ET:

5:00 a.m. ET:

On Friday, Anderson Cooper spoke with Christiane Amanpour, Jill Dougherty, and Peter Bergen about international issues that will need immediate attention:

(Is that a wedding ring Peter is playing with as Anderson is introducing him?)

Also on Friday, Miles O'Brien took a look at some domestic issues that the General Accounting Office believes are crucial, even if they were not often discussed on the campaign trail:

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Where in the World...?

SATURDAY: On the final weekend of the campaign, Suzanne Malveaux was in Henderson, Nevada with the Obama campaign; Dana Bash was in Newport News and Springfield, Virginia with the McCain campaign; Candy Crowley was in Pueblo, Colorado with the Obama campaign; and Ed Henry was in Perkasie, Pennsylvania with the McCain campaign; all four co-hosted Ballot Bowl. Michael Ware was in New York.

SUNDAY: Candy was in Cincinnati with Obama; Dana was in Petersborough, New Hampshire with McCain; they co-hosted the final Ballot Bowl. Jessica Yellin was in Columbus, Ohio with Obama. Late Edition was three hours long; Wolf Blitzer and John King were both still in New York.

MONDAY: Suzanne was in Jacksonville, Florida with Obama; Jessica was in Chicago with Obama; Ed was in Tampa, Florida with McCain; Dana was in Prescott, Arizona with McCain; Gary Tuchman was in Anchorage, Alaska to cover Governor Palin's return to vote and also get reaction to the verdict in the Senator Ted Stevens trial.

TUESDAY: Betty Nguyen and TJ Holmes hosted overnight coverage; Don Lemon, Jessica, and Suzanne were in Chicago with Obama; Ed was in Phoenix with McCain.

WEDNESDAY: John Roberts and Kiran Chetry began American Morning at 3 a.m. ET.

THURSDAY: Ed was in New York; Dana was in Washington; Wolf was in Washington although not on the usual TSR set; John King hosted Larry King Live from Washington.

FRIDAY: Betty was in for Heidi Collins; Suzanne hosted The Situation Room; Anderson Cooper hosted AC360 from Washington; Peter Bergen (above) was in Washington.

I expect most of the regulars who covered the campaign (and racked up enough frequent-flyer miles to have a free trip to the moon!) will be taking next week off for a well-deserved rest!

Enjoy the weekend, everyone!

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