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The defense lawyer for the CBS News producer charged with trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman is calling the talk-show host "a master at manipulating audiences."
A CBS newsman who prosecutors said was desperate and deep in debt was charged Friday with trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million in a plot that forced the late night comic to acknowledge having sex with some of the women who have worked for him.
A CBS News employee has pleaded not guilty to trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million in a plot that spurred the TV host to acknowledge sexual relationships with female staffers on his show.
CBS News plans to supplement its international coverage with reports from a Boston-based startup that specializes in foreign news.
Don Hewitt, a TV news pioneer who created "60 Minutes" and produced the popular CBS newsmagazine for 36 years, died Wednesday. He was 86.
The White House says President Barack Obama is among the dignitaries scheduled to speak at a memorial service for the late CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite next month.
Channel One Network says it will be teaming up with CBS News to produce its daily newscast for teens.
CBS isn't commenting on reports that veteran newsman Walter Cronkite is gravely ill. The 92-year-old former anchor of "The CBS Evening News," who has been ailing for some time, has reportedly taken a turn for the worse, according to TVNewser and other online sites. CBS News spokesman Kevin Tedesco had no comment on Friday.
CBS News veteran Morley Safer says he trusts citizen journalism as much as he would trust citizen surgery.
CBS News is dusting off one of the most storied brands in its history: the documentary series "CBS Reports."
CBS News has won a legal battle with Marine Corps prosecutors who wanted unaired footage of a "60 Minutes" interview with an officer charged for his role in the killing of 24 Iraqis in 2005.
NBC's Brian Williams briefly wondered if he was being stood up while waiting at the White House to interview President Barack Obama and noticing a presidential motorcade leaving the building.
She messed up her first interviews, didn't show much of a grasp of the issues and, dontcha know, had a speech pattern that was widely mimicked. Sarah Palin? You betcha. But Caroline Kennedy also fits the bill. The difference is that while the conservative Republican Palin was ridiculed in the press and on "Saturday Night Live" in her quest to be vice president, the liberal Democratic Kennedy, after early criticism in the media, remains the perceived favorite in her bid for a Senate seat from New York.
Robert Chandler, a former CBS News executive who helped launch "60 Minutes" and supervised the TV newsmagazine in its early years, died Thursday, according to the network and his family. He was 80.
The Commission on Presidential Debates has named Jim Lehrer and Gwen Ifill of PBS, Tom Brokaw of NBC News and Bob Schieffer of CBS News as moderators of the three presidential debates and one vice presidential face-off.
Job insecurity may be widespread in the media but Katie Couric still has no need to worry, her boss says.
CBS News said it plans to appeal a ruling by a military appellate court that ordered a judge to review unaired footage of an interview given by a Marine squad leader charged in the killings of 24 Iraqis.
CBS News journalist Richard Butler said he believes he was kidnapped in Iraq by policemen with sympathies toward the Hezbollah but isn't entirely sure who held him captive for two months or why.
Clashes with Shiite militiamen flared in two cities Wednesday as a U.S. drone fired two missiles in Basra and U.S.-backed Iraqi troops battled in Baghdad's sprawling Sadr City slum.
A military prosecutor has appealed a judge's decision to throw out a subpoena seeking unaired footage of a CBS News interview given by a Marine squad leader charged in the killings of 24 Iraqis.
Parliament cleared the way Wednesday for provincial elections this year that could give Sunnis a stronger voice and usher in vast changes to Iraq's power structure.
Mike Wallace was recovering from triple heart bypass surgery that was performed last week, CBS News said Tuesday.
CBS News is asking dozens of its affiliates to take a leap of faith in the morning.
A potential strike by CBS News writers imperils a debate among Democratic presidential contenders in California.
From The Political Commentator (http://politicsandfinance.blogspot.com) MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2009 All The News Considered Fit To Dispense According To The White House That Is
CBS Touts Baucus Health Care Bill 'Pays For Itself,' 'Saves Billions'Following the talking points of the Democratic Party, at the top of Thursday's CBS Early Show, co-host Maggie Rodriguez declared a win for health care legislation being pushed by Montana Senator Max Baucus: "President Obama's health care plan gets a green light from the Con …
CBS News producer arrested in $2 million Letterman extortion plot; attempted to blackmail talk-show host over affairs with staffUS talk show host David Letterman admitted in his nightly program on Thursday to having sex with members of his staff, as he detailed an extortionist's efforts to relieve him of two million dollars.
The Death Of Don Hewitt And The Rise Of The Octomom Should Give Us PauseDon Hewitt almost single-handedly invented broadcast news. He gave us the half-hour network news broadcast. He invented the network news magazine. Today's mass media is more concerned about instant celebrity like the Octomom.
Dan Rather Wins Big Round In CBS/Bush National Guard AWOL CaseDan Rather won't let go of his 2007 lawsuit against CBS. There's a reason. He's holding a decent hand, and he's got sticktoitiveness.
Americans Sour on Obama's health Plan, PoliciesPresident Barack Obama's struggling Presidency took another hit as new polls show more and more Americans now feel his health care reform proposals are "a bad idea" and an increasing number want him to slow down his spending sprees and work instead on reducing the national debt.
Walter Cronkite had a warm character, one that implied trustworthiness. His was a voice to which you gave your undivided attention... and he had a way of drawing in the casual listener by a mere subtle change of inflection.
I grew up lisening to Walter Cronkite telling us what was going on in the world, when I was 5 I could not wait for him to say" and that's the way it is (whatever date) this is Walter Cronkite goodnight." However as I got older learned to respect and admire this man, listing to …
Walter Cronkite has passed away at the age of 92 today. I have established this article as a place to mourn Cronkite, talk about our memories of him and recognize his achievements in the field of American broadcast journalism.
Poll: Most Say Ambitious Palin Resigned To Help Her Career - Political Hotsheet - CBS NewsPoll: Most Say Palin Resigned To Help Her Career (CBS) A majority of Americans believe that Sarah Palin is resigning as governor of Alaska not because it's in the best interest of her state but because it will benefit her political career, a new CBS News poll finds.
CBS's Chip Reid joined even by liberal Helen Thomas to complain about White House media control. At least three journalists complained to Gibbs during his daily press conference about the way the public was being "controlled." CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Chip Reid led the complaints by asking Gibbs "this sounds like a very tightly controlled audience and l …
Bye, Tech: Dealing With Data Rot (CBS) Sooner or later, it affects every audio recording, video recording and computer file. Contributor David Pogue looks at what happens when technological progress leaves your most precious memories and recordings behind.
Mexico: U.S. Must Stop Gun Trade At Border - CBS News(CBS/AP) Mexico blames the U.S. for arming the world's most powerful drug cartels, a complaint supported on Friday by a U.S. government report that found nearly all of Mexico's escalating drug killings involved weapons from north of the border.
Jewish Leaders Blast Clinton Over Israel Criticism - Zuckerman, Lawmakers, Local Jews Say Secretary Of State Not The Hillary Clinton They Used To KnowIn a swift about face from her views as New York's senator, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is now hammering Israel over its treatment of Palestinians in Gaza.
Is Bush the worst US President?I suppose the underlying question here is whether George W Bush has been one of the worst US presidents... History can improve the image of a presidency.
Rise and fall of Bush's approval ratingsEvery US president's popularity among the American public is measured by approval ratings; opinion polls conducted weekly or monthly by a host of polling companies.
"They are Bombing 1.5 million People in a Cage" Juan Cole at Informed Comment, with a link to the CBS News YouTube clip of an amazing interview with a Norwegian physician in Gaza. CBS News broadcasts an interview with a Norwegian physician on the scene in Gaza.
A Star is Reborn So 2008 restored Couric's star status; 'Give me an hour,' she says
CBS News Photographer Arrested While Covering Peaceful ProtestAfter a week of bloody shootings in the city of Newark, family members of the victims killed by gun violence marched in front of churches Sunday to ask the clergy for help.
Schieffer Wants 'Freewheeling' Third Debate CBS moderator "felt very badly for Tom Brokaw" after second debate, hopes Obama, McCain mix it up in more intimate format
CBS: China Gaining Prosperity 'The Communist Way' | NewsBusters.org"From designer clothes to new cars, China is getting rich. Democracies once bragged that theirs was the only way to economic success. China is doing it the communist way."
Doctors pull screws, nails from metal-eating manDoctors in a coastal town in north-western Peru have rescued the innards of a 38-year-old man by removing 17 metal objects - among them nails, a watch clasp and a knife - that he ate.
Lara Logan and Her Fake Boobs Give New Meaning to the Term "Embedded" ReporterSHE'S one of America's hottest TV newswomen, now Lara Logan is making news for herself from Baghdad. She has been labelled a homewrecker for her trysts with an Aussie newsman and the husband of a US Embassy worker.
What you've been missing: NBC, CBS nightly news shows fail to report on McCain's campaign loan Summary from Media Matters: NBC's Nightly News and the CBS Evening News have yet to cover Sen. John McCain's campaign loan, despite a February 29 post on the MSNBC.com blog First Read that stated: "We've noticed today the [Sen.
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