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How Many Millennials Actually Watch Jon Stewart?
Conventional wisdom holds that Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show on Viacom’s Comedy Central is so valuable because it’s a magnet for millennials, the magic 18-29 demographic that marketers lust after. From yesterday’s Wall Street Journal piece about “growing concerns on Wall Street that … Continue reading
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Tagged American Horror Story, Archer, Bill Carter, Brian Williams, Comedy Central, Ethan Epstein, First Draft, Hollywood Reporter, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Jon Stewart, Louis, millennials, New York Times, Pew Research Center, Scott Pelley, State of the News Media, The Daily Show, The Weekly Standard, Viacom, Wall Street Journal
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Dead Blogging The GOP Presidential Primary Debate
Full disclosure: The hardworking staff only saw the first and last half-hours of Wednesday night’s MSNBC Republican presidential primary slapfight, but a little of this crowd goes a long way. So . . . • If you picked “Ronald Reagan” … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Sharpton, Brian Williams, Galeo, Galileo, GOP debate, Herman Cain, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, MSNBC, Newt Gingrich, Ponzi scheme, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Social Security
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Peggy Noodnik: Mitt Romney=Brian Williams
From Peggy Noonan’s latest Wall Street Journal column: All candidates for president are network or local. Romney is a network anchorman—sleek, put together, the right hair, a look of dignity. He’s like Brian Williams. Some candidates are local anchormen—they’re working … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Williams, Mitt Romney, NoodnikWorld, Peggy Noodnik, Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
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Brian Williams, NBC AncHuckster
Sunday night’s Emmy Awards weren’t bad, but the same can’t be said of NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams’ cameo, in which he flogged NBC’s Saturday Night Live Emmy-nominated writers. Washington Post TV critic Lisa Moraes thought it was swell … Continue reading