Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic, is taking over as moderator of PBS’s long-running Washington Week.
The show, a Friday night roundtable of reporters, also will be rebranded as Washington Week with The Atlantic, as Weta and PBS NewsHour partner with the publication on the show.
Goldberg, who starts in his new role on Aug. 11, has been editor in chief of The Atlantic since 2016.
Goldberg succeeds Yamiche Alcindor, who stepped down earlier this year to finish her memoir.
He will be the 10th moderator of the 56-year-old show. One of the longest was Gwen Ifill, who served in that position from 1999 until her death in 2016. In a statement Goldberg paid tribute to Ifill. Gwen built this show into an institution, continued by Robert [Costa] and by Yamiche, and I’m honored to carry on this tradition as The Atlantic embarks on this partnership,” he said.
Washington Week...
The show, a Friday night roundtable of reporters, also will be rebranded as Washington Week with The Atlantic, as Weta and PBS NewsHour partner with the publication on the show.
Goldberg, who starts in his new role on Aug. 11, has been editor in chief of The Atlantic since 2016.
Goldberg succeeds Yamiche Alcindor, who stepped down earlier this year to finish her memoir.
He will be the 10th moderator of the 56-year-old show. One of the longest was Gwen Ifill, who served in that position from 1999 until her death in 2016. In a statement Goldberg paid tribute to Ifill. Gwen built this show into an institution, continued by Robert [Costa] and by Yamiche, and I’m honored to carry on this tradition as The Atlantic embarks on this partnership,” he said.
Washington Week...
- 8/2/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
PBS has found a new moderator for its weekly political program Washington Week.
Weta, the PBS station that produces the show, says that Jeffrey Goldberg will join the program as its new moderator. Goldberg succeeds Yamiche Alcindor, who stepped aside from the long-running public affairs show earlier this year.
Goldberg has been the editor in chief of The Atlantic since 2016, and the PBS News program will be rebranded as Washington Week with The Atlantic when he officially starts on Aug. 11. Weta says that The Atlantic will join it and NewsHour Productions as an “editorial partner” on the program.
Goldberg will be the 10th moderator in Washington Week’s 56-year history. Past moderators have included Alcindor, Robert Costa, and the late Gwen Ifill. The program, which debuts new episodes on Friday evenings, has long carved out a unique niche among public affairs shows, with most others airing on Sunday mornings.
“We...
Weta, the PBS station that produces the show, says that Jeffrey Goldberg will join the program as its new moderator. Goldberg succeeds Yamiche Alcindor, who stepped aside from the long-running public affairs show earlier this year.
Goldberg has been the editor in chief of The Atlantic since 2016, and the PBS News program will be rebranded as Washington Week with The Atlantic when he officially starts on Aug. 11. Weta says that The Atlantic will join it and NewsHour Productions as an “editorial partner” on the program.
Goldberg will be the 10th moderator in Washington Week’s 56-year history. Past moderators have included Alcindor, Robert Costa, and the late Gwen Ifill. The program, which debuts new episodes on Friday evenings, has long carved out a unique niche among public affairs shows, with most others airing on Sunday mornings.
“We...
- 8/2/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Washington Week,” one of the nation’s most durable weekly news panel programs, is getting a new moderator, and, at the same time, a little financial aid.
Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of “The Atlantic,” a media outlet devoted to analysis and long-form journalism, will become the PBS program’s new on-air leader, while “The Atlantic” will join the public broadcaster as a producer of the program. Goldberg’s tenure is slate to kick off August 11.
The show has been without a permanent moderator since Yamiche Alcindor exited the role in February of this year. Over the years, journalists including Gwen Ifill, Robert Costa, Ken Bode and Robert MacNeill have led the program.
“With this partnership, ‘Washington Week’ will remain the premier destination for viewers in search of astute analysis of the most important political and policy issues facing our nation. We are especially pleased to welcome Jeffery Goldberg as moderator,...
Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of “The Atlantic,” a media outlet devoted to analysis and long-form journalism, will become the PBS program’s new on-air leader, while “The Atlantic” will join the public broadcaster as a producer of the program. Goldberg’s tenure is slate to kick off August 11.
The show has been without a permanent moderator since Yamiche Alcindor exited the role in February of this year. Over the years, journalists including Gwen Ifill, Robert Costa, Ken Bode and Robert MacNeill have led the program.
“With this partnership, ‘Washington Week’ will remain the premier destination for viewers in search of astute analysis of the most important political and policy issues facing our nation. We are especially pleased to welcome Jeffery Goldberg as moderator,...
- 8/2/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Outlander will be singing a new tune in Season 7: Starz has released video of the show’s updated opening theme song, “The Skye Boat Song,” now performed by Grammy Award winner Sinead O’Connor. Fans are familiar with the seasonal change of the theme song, with a new artist adding their own spin each time.
“We are honored to have Sinead O’Connor performing ‘The Skye Boat Song,'” showrunner Matthew B. Roberts said in a statement. “Her rendition is, for me, a reminder of all that’s beautiful about Outlander. She is talented beyond measure. Hers is a voice...
“We are honored to have Sinead O’Connor performing ‘The Skye Boat Song,'” showrunner Matthew B. Roberts said in a statement. “Her rendition is, for me, a reminder of all that’s beautiful about Outlander. She is talented beyond measure. Hers is a voice...
- 2/14/2023
- by Erianne Lewis and Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Yamiche Alcindor said that she plans to step down as moderator of Washington Week, the long-running PBS public affairs program.
“After deep thought and some meaningful conversations, I have decided to step away from the moderator role of Washington Week. This move will allow me to focus full time on my commitments to NBC News and to finish my upcoming memoir,” she said Monday.
Alcindor has served as moderator of the program since 2021, when she succeeded Robert Costa. That year, she also joined NBC News after previously serving as White House correspondent for PBS NewsHour.
The Friday evening show features a roundtable of journalists discussing the week’s events. It is produced by NewsHour Productions out of Weta-tv in Washington.
Sharon Rockefeller, president and CEO of Weta, wrote in a memo to staffers, “We are very grateful to Yamiche for her commitment to the highest standards of journalism during her years in public media.
“After deep thought and some meaningful conversations, I have decided to step away from the moderator role of Washington Week. This move will allow me to focus full time on my commitments to NBC News and to finish my upcoming memoir,” she said Monday.
Alcindor has served as moderator of the program since 2021, when she succeeded Robert Costa. That year, she also joined NBC News after previously serving as White House correspondent for PBS NewsHour.
The Friday evening show features a roundtable of journalists discussing the week’s events. It is produced by NewsHour Productions out of Weta-tv in Washington.
Sharon Rockefeller, president and CEO of Weta, wrote in a memo to staffers, “We are very grateful to Yamiche for her commitment to the highest standards of journalism during her years in public media.
- 2/13/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Yamiche Alcindor, the veteran Washington correspondent who has moderated PBS’ “Washington Week” since the Spring of 2021. is stepping down from the show, according to a memo sent to staffers Monday.
Alcindor “has now decided to conclude her tenure with the program as she focuses full-time on her work at NBC and on her forthcoming book,” said Sharon Rockefeller, president and CEO of Weta, the Washington, D.C. PBS station that produces the program, in a memo. No replacement for Alcindor has been named as of yet.
Alcindor said via a Tweet Monday that she decided to leave the PBS role “after some very deep and meaningful conversations.” She joined NBC News in late December. She was just the ninth moderator in the program’s history, having succeeded Robert Costa.
“Washington Week,: said Rockefeller, “remains a vital part of our news and public affairs programming for the nation.” Weta will...
Alcindor “has now decided to conclude her tenure with the program as she focuses full-time on her work at NBC and on her forthcoming book,” said Sharon Rockefeller, president and CEO of Weta, the Washington, D.C. PBS station that produces the program, in a memo. No replacement for Alcindor has been named as of yet.
Alcindor said via a Tweet Monday that she decided to leave the PBS role “after some very deep and meaningful conversations.” She joined NBC News in late December. She was just the ninth moderator in the program’s history, having succeeded Robert Costa.
“Washington Week,: said Rockefeller, “remains a vital part of our news and public affairs programming for the nation.” Weta will...
- 2/13/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova told a gathering of Washington politicos and media types that the Russian invasion has been a “game changer” in which “the freedom of press and freedom of expression and the freedom of speech suddenly became an existential need.”
She was speaking at a fundraiser on Thursday for Reporters Without Borders, which is raising money for journalists, including Ukrainian journalists and international freelancers, who need such things as security equipment and health assistance as they cover the war in Ukraine.
Markarova said of the journalists covering the war, “Really you are as brave and as heroic as all the Ukrainians as all the Ukrainians who are fighting. It takes a lot of courage and it takes a lot of values and principles to leave your comfortable life here. There are a lot of stories to choose from. But we’re very grateful to everyone who chooses this story,...
She was speaking at a fundraiser on Thursday for Reporters Without Borders, which is raising money for journalists, including Ukrainian journalists and international freelancers, who need such things as security equipment and health assistance as they cover the war in Ukraine.
Markarova said of the journalists covering the war, “Really you are as brave and as heroic as all the Ukrainians as all the Ukrainians who are fighting. It takes a lot of courage and it takes a lot of values and principles to leave your comfortable life here. There are a lot of stories to choose from. But we’re very grateful to everyone who chooses this story,...
- 7/29/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Update, with video: NBC’s Today team gave a toast Pete Williams on Friday as the veteran Supreme Court and Justice Department correspondent retires at the end of this month.
“When Pete speaks, it is fully vetted, you know that it is accurate, you know that it is fair,” said Today co-host Savannah Guthrie.
The Today team of Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Sheinelle Jones and Tom Llamas held up glasses of champagne to toast Williams, who held up his own glass from NBC News’ Washington, D.C. bureau.
Williams has not announced what he will do next, but said that he has “plenty of new projects to take on.” Williams has been with the network for almost 30 years.
Kelly O’Donnell will add to her duties as senior White House correspondent and serve as interim Supreme Court correspondent until a permanent successor is chosen. The network also announced a series of changes...
“When Pete speaks, it is fully vetted, you know that it is accurate, you know that it is fair,” said Today co-host Savannah Guthrie.
The Today team of Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Sheinelle Jones and Tom Llamas held up glasses of champagne to toast Williams, who held up his own glass from NBC News’ Washington, D.C. bureau.
Williams has not announced what he will do next, but said that he has “plenty of new projects to take on.” Williams has been with the network for almost 30 years.
Kelly O’Donnell will add to her duties as senior White House correspondent and serve as interim Supreme Court correspondent until a permanent successor is chosen. The network also announced a series of changes...
- 7/29/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadcast networks broke into regular programming to cover the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, while cable networks have been virtually non-stop in providing reaction.
That will continue this evening. Rachel Maddow will host her MSNBC show, breaking from her regular schedule. Norah O’Donnell will anchor CBS Evening News from the Supreme Court. At 8 Pm, PBS will feature The End of Roe: A PBS NewsHour Special Report, with Judy Woodruff looking at the legal and cultural impact. Washington Week, hosted by Yamiche Alcindor, will focus entirely on the Roe decision and feature the Politico reporter who broke the leaked draft opinion.
That leaked opinion gave networks extra time to prepare for a momentous ruling. MSNBC, which ran commercial free for four hours after the decision, had reporters in Jackson, Ms and St. Louis, Mo, capturing the scene outside abortion clinics in two states that have so-called “trigger laws,...
That will continue this evening. Rachel Maddow will host her MSNBC show, breaking from her regular schedule. Norah O’Donnell will anchor CBS Evening News from the Supreme Court. At 8 Pm, PBS will feature The End of Roe: A PBS NewsHour Special Report, with Judy Woodruff looking at the legal and cultural impact. Washington Week, hosted by Yamiche Alcindor, will focus entirely on the Roe decision and feature the Politico reporter who broke the leaked draft opinion.
That leaked opinion gave networks extra time to prepare for a momentous ruling. MSNBC, which ran commercial free for four hours after the decision, had reporters in Jackson, Ms and St. Louis, Mo, capturing the scene outside abortion clinics in two states that have so-called “trigger laws,...
- 6/24/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol is set to deliver its findings during its first public hearings on Thursday night.
The “Big 3” networks (ABC, CBS and NBC) and two major cable news channels (CNN and MSNBC, but not Fox News) will carry live, primetime coverage of the hearings, during which the committee — consisting of chairperson Bennie Thompson (D-ms); majority committee members Zoe Lofgren (D-ca), Elaine Luria (D-va), Adam Schiff (D-ca), Pete Aguilar (D-ca), Stephanie Murphy (D-fl) and Jamie Raskin (D-md); and minority committee members Liz Cheney (R-Wy) and Adam Kinzinger (R-il) — will “show...
The “Big 3” networks (ABC, CBS and NBC) and two major cable news channels (CNN and MSNBC, but not Fox News) will carry live, primetime coverage of the hearings, during which the committee — consisting of chairperson Bennie Thompson (D-ms); majority committee members Zoe Lofgren (D-ca), Elaine Luria (D-va), Adam Schiff (D-ca), Pete Aguilar (D-ca), Stephanie Murphy (D-fl) and Jamie Raskin (D-md); and minority committee members Liz Cheney (R-Wy) and Adam Kinzinger (R-il) — will “show...
- 6/9/2022
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Three years and one administration later, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is back in Washington, D.C., for the first time since 2019. This year’s event, headlined by “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah, will take place on Saturday at 8 p.m. Et. The program will air live and uninterrupted on C-span, as well as C-span.org and the C-span Now App.
Hosted by the White House Correspondents’ Association, the dinner has been a mainstay of the press corps since its founding in 1914. Presidents have traditionally attended the dinner at least once during their term — and President Joe Biden is expected this year — but former President Donald Trump was notably absent from the dinners held in 2017, 2018 and 2019. The dinner was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The event made a splash in 2018 with host Michelle Wolf, whose raunchy jokes about the Trump administration and others led to both praise and backlash,...
Hosted by the White House Correspondents’ Association, the dinner has been a mainstay of the press corps since its founding in 1914. Presidents have traditionally attended the dinner at least once during their term — and President Joe Biden is expected this year — but former President Donald Trump was notably absent from the dinners held in 2017, 2018 and 2019. The dinner was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The event made a splash in 2018 with host Michelle Wolf, whose raunchy jokes about the Trump administration and others led to both praise and backlash,...
- 4/30/2022
- by Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
Rumors were swirling last week in Washington, D.C. that James Corden was shooting something for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner when he was spotted with camera crews at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Now I can exclusively reveal that the talk show host shot a “Take a Break” segment, inspired by his “The Late Late Show” series of the same name, that will open the annual so-called “nerd prom.”
“They shot in the Briefing Room, the Oval Office and the Navy Mess,” veteran awards show producer Bob Bain, who makes his debut producing the dinner this year, tells me. “Our cold open is James Corden in front of the White House saying, ‘All you journalists out there, I know you walk through these halls every day, seeing all these people that make this place tick. Well, today, I’m going to give some of them a break.'”
Bain also tells me...
Now I can exclusively reveal that the talk show host shot a “Take a Break” segment, inspired by his “The Late Late Show” series of the same name, that will open the annual so-called “nerd prom.”
“They shot in the Briefing Room, the Oval Office and the Navy Mess,” veteran awards show producer Bob Bain, who makes his debut producing the dinner this year, tells me. “Our cold open is James Corden in front of the White House saying, ‘All you journalists out there, I know you walk through these halls every day, seeing all these people that make this place tick. Well, today, I’m going to give some of them a break.'”
Bain also tells me...
- 4/26/2022
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Few cultural commentators are better equipped to discuss the ever-evolving media landscape than The Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr.
Though known first and foremost as a comedian, the Harlem-based humorist’s journalism credentials run deep. Wood’s father, Roy Wood Sr., was a radio broadcasting pioneer who covered the civil rights movement. The younger Wood then followed in Sr.’s footsteps by earning a B.S. in journalism from Florida A&m University. Since then, Wood has embarked on a media spanning career in comedy and commentary that includes his current seven-year tenure on The Daily Show.
That tenure has covered all of the show’s Trevor Noah era, after the South African comedian took over as full-time host from Jon Stewart in 2015. It’s also covered the show’s continued evolution from satirical news outlet to cultural institution.
“The Daily Show that I started at, if you had...
Though known first and foremost as a comedian, the Harlem-based humorist’s journalism credentials run deep. Wood’s father, Roy Wood Sr., was a radio broadcasting pioneer who covered the civil rights movement. The younger Wood then followed in Sr.’s footsteps by earning a B.S. in journalism from Florida A&m University. Since then, Wood has embarked on a media spanning career in comedy and commentary that includes his current seven-year tenure on The Daily Show.
That tenure has covered all of the show’s Trevor Noah era, after the South African comedian took over as full-time host from Jon Stewart in 2015. It’s also covered the show’s continued evolution from satirical news outlet to cultural institution.
“The Daily Show that I started at, if you had...
- 4/6/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
After more than eight years, the weekday and weekend editions of PBS’ signature evening newscast are finally getting together.
Washington’s Weta has long produced the venerable “PBS NewsHour,” the show once known as the “McNeil-Lehrer Report” and now anchored by Judy Woodruff, while New York’s Wnet has since 2013 produced the Saturday and Sunday editions of the program. Starting April 2, all seven days will be under the auspices of Weta, with Geoff Bennett, a former NBC News and MSNBC correspondent and anchor who was named the program’s chief Washington correspondent in November, taking the reins of a re-titled half-hour “PBS News Weekend.”
“I think we are going to build on ‘NewsHour’s’ traditional mix of news and interviews and in-depth features,” says Bennett, in an interview. At the same time, the weekend shows will leave room for figures from the worlds of culture and the arts. “Every week,...
Washington’s Weta has long produced the venerable “PBS NewsHour,” the show once known as the “McNeil-Lehrer Report” and now anchored by Judy Woodruff, while New York’s Wnet has since 2013 produced the Saturday and Sunday editions of the program. Starting April 2, all seven days will be under the auspices of Weta, with Geoff Bennett, a former NBC News and MSNBC correspondent and anchor who was named the program’s chief Washington correspondent in November, taking the reins of a re-titled half-hour “PBS News Weekend.”
“I think we are going to build on ‘NewsHour’s’ traditional mix of news and interviews and in-depth features,” says Bennett, in an interview. At the same time, the weekend shows will leave room for figures from the worlds of culture and the arts. “Every week,...
- 3/31/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Yamiche Alcindor, whose journalistic profile has expanded during a recent tenure with PBS, is joining NBC News’ Washington team.
Alcindor, who is expected to start with NBC in March, will cover the Biden administration as well as the impact of federal policies on communities across the country and issues at the intersection of race, culture and politics, according to a memo from Ken Strickland, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief. She is expected to continue to work as the moderator of PBS” ‘Washington Week,” but will give up her duties at the public broadcaster’s flagship news program, “PBS NewsHour,” where she has been the program’s White House correspondent.
Alcindor is no stranger to NBC News viewers. She has been making appearances on MSNBC since 2013, and was named a political contributor to NBC News and MSNBC in 2016.
She is the latest in a string of journalists to be able to...
Alcindor, who is expected to start with NBC in March, will cover the Biden administration as well as the impact of federal policies on communities across the country and issues at the intersection of race, culture and politics, according to a memo from Ken Strickland, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief. She is expected to continue to work as the moderator of PBS” ‘Washington Week,” but will give up her duties at the public broadcaster’s flagship news program, “PBS NewsHour,” where she has been the program’s White House correspondent.
Alcindor is no stranger to NBC News viewers. She has been making appearances on MSNBC since 2013, and was named a political contributor to NBC News and MSNBC in 2016.
She is the latest in a string of journalists to be able to...
- 12/7/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Gradually, Then Suddenly: The Bankruptcy Of Detroit, directed by Sam Katz and James McGovern, swept the 2021 Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, a three-year-old documentary award that carries a finishing grant of $200,000.
The winning entry explores the decline of the American manufacturing city culminating in the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history in 2013 and its aftermath.
Directors of runner-up Free Chol Soo Lee, Julie Ha and Eugene Yi, will receive $50,000 for their story of a Korean immigrant wrongly convicted of a Chinatown gang murder in San Francisco in 1973. Four finalists will be awarded $25,000 apiece.
Filmmakers from Ken Burns’ production company Florentine Films and staff from the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center — the Library’s moving image and recorded sound preservation facility – selected the six entries from a flurry of initial submissions of late-stage American history documentaries. That was winnowed to two by a national jury including filmmakers Sam Pollard,...
The winning entry explores the decline of the American manufacturing city culminating in the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history in 2013 and its aftermath.
Directors of runner-up Free Chol Soo Lee, Julie Ha and Eugene Yi, will receive $50,000 for their story of a Korean immigrant wrongly convicted of a Chinatown gang murder in San Francisco in 1973. Four finalists will be awarded $25,000 apiece.
Filmmakers from Ken Burns’ production company Florentine Films and staff from the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center — the Library’s moving image and recorded sound preservation facility – selected the six entries from a flurry of initial submissions of late-stage American history documentaries. That was winnowed to two by a national jury including filmmakers Sam Pollard,...
- 10/26/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
In a polarized and fractured society, the truth can be a subjective thing. In this panel, Rolling Stone Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief Andy Kroll talks to Vice journalist Anna Merlan (Republic of Lies), writer and producer Billy Ray (The Comey Rule), PBS News Hour White House Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor, former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta, and writer and director Cullen Hoback (Q: Into the Storm) about how the challenges of presenting the truth have transformed in modern society, and why people have such a hard time exiting...
- 8/27/2021
- by RS Editors
- Rollingstone.com
The inaugural Truth Seekers Summit brought together some of the brightest minds in filmmaking, music, and current events to speak on topics ranging from the impact of misinformation in media to the evolving language of documentary filmmaking. Co-hosted by Rolling Stone and Variety in partnership with Showtime, the summit featured panels, Q&a’s, and keynote discussions from marquee names in the world of documentary filmmaking. Check out 10 of the most thought-provoking moments from this week’s event.
Errol Morris on Breaking Rules
The dean of American documentary filmmaking Errol...
Errol Morris on Breaking Rules
The dean of American documentary filmmaking Errol...
- 8/27/2021
- by Ted Brown
- Rollingstone.com
Rolling Stone and Variety are pleased to announce additional programming for the inaugural “Truth Seekers” virtual summit on August 26th, presented by Showtime Documentary Films. RZA will participate in a keynote conversation about creating, executive-producing, and composing Wu-Tang: An American Saga, a series that examines the Wu-Tang Clan’s formation, mega-success, and cultural influence.
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Todd Haynes will take part in a keynote conversation about his new documentary feature, The Velvet Underground, and give an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at his creative process in telling the story of the legendary rock band.
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Todd Haynes will take part in a keynote conversation about his new documentary feature, The Velvet Underground, and give an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at his creative process in telling the story of the legendary rock band.
- 8/6/2021
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
President Joe Biden on Wednesday became the latest public figure to do battle with a cicada.
Every 17 years, these big, noisy, red-eyed bugs emerge from the ground in a massive swarm, and 2021 has been a big moment for them. CNN’s Manu Raju was seen on camera last month dislodging one from his collar. The White House press corps plane was grounded Tuesday night when a gang of the critters got into its engine, preventing them from jetting ahead of Biden to his first overseas trip as president.
Biden was then captured on camera swatting one away from his neck. In a CNN replay of the moment, featured below, “New Day” anchor Brianna Keilar can be heard saying, “Was that…? I think… Was that really? Oh…”
These cicadas have no limits. pic.twitter.com/bLmE5igdPL
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 9, 2021
Co-anchor John Berman told her frankly, “A cicada.”
Later on,...
Every 17 years, these big, noisy, red-eyed bugs emerge from the ground in a massive swarm, and 2021 has been a big moment for them. CNN’s Manu Raju was seen on camera last month dislodging one from his collar. The White House press corps plane was grounded Tuesday night when a gang of the critters got into its engine, preventing them from jetting ahead of Biden to his first overseas trip as president.
Biden was then captured on camera swatting one away from his neck. In a CNN replay of the moment, featured below, “New Day” anchor Brianna Keilar can be heard saying, “Was that…? I think… Was that really? Oh…”
These cicadas have no limits. pic.twitter.com/bLmE5igdPL
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 9, 2021
Co-anchor John Berman told her frankly, “A cicada.”
Later on,...
- 6/9/2021
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
Yamiche Alcindor is both thrilled and grateful that her new gig as the ninth-ever moderator of PBS’ “Washington Week” is giving her the opportunity to “shape” and bring her “whole self” to her reporting.
“I’m really lucky that this show in some ways models the freedom that I’ve had in my other jobs to really shape my reporting,” she told TheWrap. “But there’s also the sense that ‘Washington Week’ and [D.C.’s flagship public media station] Weta want me to bring my whole self to that.”
As for what her “whole self” entails, she pointed to her emotional sensibilities and the fact that her eyes still well up during coverage sometimes. She hopes she’s doing a service in representation, too, by being someone others can connect to as “this millennial Black woman with curly hair and a Haitian background.”
“I don’t feel like I’m being forced to fill the shoes of anyone,...
“I’m really lucky that this show in some ways models the freedom that I’ve had in my other jobs to really shape my reporting,” she told TheWrap. “But there’s also the sense that ‘Washington Week’ and [D.C.’s flagship public media station] Weta want me to bring my whole self to that.”
As for what her “whole self” entails, she pointed to her emotional sensibilities and the fact that her eyes still well up during coverage sometimes. She hopes she’s doing a service in representation, too, by being someone others can connect to as “this millennial Black woman with curly hair and a Haitian background.”
“I don’t feel like I’m being forced to fill the shoes of anyone,...
- 5/28/2021
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
Yamiche Alcindor, a veteran Washington correspondent, will take over as moderator of “Washington Week,” the venerable PBS Friday-night series that aims to add perspective to an always-churning news cycle.
Alcindor, currently the White House correspondent for “PBS NewsHour,” will continue in that role. She becomes just the ninth moderator in the history of the 54-year old program, which is produced by PBS affiliate Weta of Arlington, Va. She replaces Robert Costa, a Washington Post reporter who left the post earlier this year.
“Yamiche is the right person at the right time for this role,” said Sharon Percy Rockefeller, president and CEO of Weta, in a prepared statement. “One of the most respected voices in journalism today, Yamiche is known for her command of public-policy issues and her intrepid work as a member of the White House press corps. With composure and tenacity, she has covered some of the most momentous political stories of our time,...
Alcindor, currently the White House correspondent for “PBS NewsHour,” will continue in that role. She becomes just the ninth moderator in the history of the 54-year old program, which is produced by PBS affiliate Weta of Arlington, Va. She replaces Robert Costa, a Washington Post reporter who left the post earlier this year.
“Yamiche is the right person at the right time for this role,” said Sharon Percy Rockefeller, president and CEO of Weta, in a prepared statement. “One of the most respected voices in journalism today, Yamiche is known for her command of public-policy issues and her intrepid work as a member of the White House press corps. With composure and tenacity, she has covered some of the most momentous political stories of our time,...
- 5/4/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Yamiche Alcindor, White House correspondent for PBS NewsHour, will become the new moderator of Washington Week, the PBS public affairs show.
Alcindor will succeed Robert Costa, who departed the show in January after moderating since 2017. Alcindor has served as guest moderator since then.
In a statement, Sharon Percy Rockefeller, president and CEO of Weta, which produces the show, said of Alcindor, “With composure and tenacity, she has covered some of the most momentous political stories of our time, continually demonstrating the highest standards of journalism.”
Alcindor will continue her role on PBS NewsHour, as well as a contributor for NBC News and MSNBC. She will start on Friday.
“This show has an amazing legacy, and I am thrilled to step into it. I hope to build on it, to expand it and to bring this show forward distinctively into these times of challenge and controversy,” she said in a statement.
Alcindor will succeed Robert Costa, who departed the show in January after moderating since 2017. Alcindor has served as guest moderator since then.
In a statement, Sharon Percy Rockefeller, president and CEO of Weta, which produces the show, said of Alcindor, “With composure and tenacity, she has covered some of the most momentous political stories of our time, continually demonstrating the highest standards of journalism.”
Alcindor will continue her role on PBS NewsHour, as well as a contributor for NBC News and MSNBC. She will start on Friday.
“This show has an amazing legacy, and I am thrilled to step into it. I hope to build on it, to expand it and to bring this show forward distinctively into these times of challenge and controversy,” she said in a statement.
- 5/4/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Joe Biden’s First 100 Days: Correspondents On Covering A White House Of More Discipline, Fewer Leaks
White House correspondents often describe Joe Biden’s first 100 days through the lens of policy — Covid-19 relief, immigration, voting rights, racial justice.
That in and of itself is a change from the comparable period of Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, whose tenure was marked by endless palace intrigue, frequent leaks and unceasing combat with those assigned to cover him.
Deadline spoke separately with White House correspondents at six major networks — Cecilia Vega of ABC News, Nancy Cordes of CBS News, Kaitlan Collins of CNN, Peter Doocy of Fox News, Geoff Bennett of NBC News and Yamiche Alcindor of PBS NewsHour — to talk about covering an administration that has, from the start, been a world of difference from the past four years.
The Start
Cecilia Vega: The [inauguration] speech was different. It wasn’t “American carnage,” and the tone was different. There was an emphasis on bipartisanship. He projected image that...
That in and of itself is a change from the comparable period of Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, whose tenure was marked by endless palace intrigue, frequent leaks and unceasing combat with those assigned to cover him.
Deadline spoke separately with White House correspondents at six major networks — Cecilia Vega of ABC News, Nancy Cordes of CBS News, Kaitlan Collins of CNN, Peter Doocy of Fox News, Geoff Bennett of NBC News and Yamiche Alcindor of PBS NewsHour — to talk about covering an administration that has, from the start, been a world of difference from the past four years.
The Start
Cecilia Vega: The [inauguration] speech was different. It wasn’t “American carnage,” and the tone was different. There was an emphasis on bipartisanship. He projected image that...
- 4/29/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
After an extraordinarily busy first 100 days, Joe Biden is not expected to let up in his his first address as president to a Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday.
He’s expected to present his American Families Plan, a $1 trillion proposal that aims to provide free preschool for all 3- and 4-year-old children, bolster health care, education and other core aspects of the average American household. Along with his American Jobs Plan, it represents a $4 trillion infrastructure proposal from Biden.
The president plans to pay with it through a corporate tax hike and via increased taxes on the wealthiest 1% of Americans, including a near doubling of the capital gains rate on incomes above $1 million.
Below is a rundown of how to watch Biden’s United States Capitol address on TV and online.
Deadline will have the livestream right here — see below — starting at 9 p.m. Et/6 p.m. Pt.
Fox News Channel...
He’s expected to present his American Families Plan, a $1 trillion proposal that aims to provide free preschool for all 3- and 4-year-old children, bolster health care, education and other core aspects of the average American household. Along with his American Jobs Plan, it represents a $4 trillion infrastructure proposal from Biden.
The president plans to pay with it through a corporate tax hike and via increased taxes on the wealthiest 1% of Americans, including a near doubling of the capital gains rate on incomes above $1 million.
Below is a rundown of how to watch Biden’s United States Capitol address on TV and online.
Deadline will have the livestream right here — see below — starting at 9 p.m. Et/6 p.m. Pt.
Fox News Channel...
- 4/29/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
On Wednesday’s “Late Night,” Seth Meyers talked about Tuesday’s guilty verdict for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murdering George Floyd, an act that set off Black Lives Matter protests across the country last year. The host focused especially on Floyd’s lawyers telling the jurors that they can believe their own eyes, and what they saw on the video of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck was the homicide it appeared to be.
“It was a simple yet powerful statement that applies to so much about how our racist system of policing and oppression is built,” Meyers said. “We can see the injustice with our own eyes, but there’s a whole industry of people, from police unions, to private prisons, to cable pundits, whose very lucrative job is to try to convince us that what we can see and hear with our...
“It was a simple yet powerful statement that applies to so much about how our racist system of policing and oppression is built,” Meyers said. “We can see the injustice with our own eyes, but there’s a whole industry of people, from police unions, to private prisons, to cable pundits, whose very lucrative job is to try to convince us that what we can see and hear with our...
- 4/22/2021
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
Joe Biden is making his first primetime address to the nation as President of the United States on Thursday, with the remarks set to begin at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt, meaning the broadcast networks will be breaking in to their regularly scheduled lineups to cover it.
Biden has plenty to discuss, with the main topic the one-year anniversary of the Covid pandemic this week. It comes as a massive $1.9 trillion relief package passed by Congress this week heads to his desk for signature, the vehicle for Biden’s major bet that the stimulus will help fuel an economy hobbled by the virus.
Meanwhile, he has accelerated his original goal of having enough vaccines for every American by the end of May, even as the U.S. death toll nears 530,000.
You can watch the address on Deadline here via PBS:
Here’s how the news networks plan to...
Biden has plenty to discuss, with the main topic the one-year anniversary of the Covid pandemic this week. It comes as a massive $1.9 trillion relief package passed by Congress this week heads to his desk for signature, the vehicle for Biden’s major bet that the stimulus will help fuel an economy hobbled by the virus.
Meanwhile, he has accelerated his original goal of having enough vaccines for every American by the end of May, even as the U.S. death toll nears 530,000.
You can watch the address on Deadline here via PBS:
Here’s how the news networks plan to...
- 3/11/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s hard for PBS NewsHour’s Yamiche Alcindor to pick one moment that encapsulates the experience of covering the Trump White House. But if she had to choose, it would be in March, fairly early in the pandemic, when she took the mic at a press briefing and calmly asked President Trump why the White House had dismantled its pandemic-response office. “Well, I just think it’s a nasty question,” the president fumed. A few weeks later, in response to a question Alcindor asked about the availability of ventilators,...
- 2/22/2021
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
“The View” hosts continued to share their feelings on Trump’s second impeachment trial, with co-host Ana Navarro slamming Republican senators for their inability to be impartial despite their personal experiences with the Capitol riots.
“We saw them running in fear, these senators, and they’re still going to go act like cult members? And not vote to set the record straight for history? They are going to be maligned in history,” Navarro said. “We will be studying this for decades and people are going to know that they are cowards, cowards, cowards.”
Navarro went on to share her disappointment with the situation, adding: “I’ve been so upset at the dereliction of so many Republican senators. They are supposed to be impartial jurors. That’s their job right now. And there were something like fifteen empty seats. There were people playing on their iPad. Then we heard that three of them — Cruz,...
“We saw them running in fear, these senators, and they’re still going to go act like cult members? And not vote to set the record straight for history? They are going to be maligned in history,” Navarro said. “We will be studying this for decades and people are going to know that they are cowards, cowards, cowards.”
Navarro went on to share her disappointment with the situation, adding: “I’ve been so upset at the dereliction of so many Republican senators. They are supposed to be impartial jurors. That’s their job right now. And there were something like fifteen empty seats. There were people playing on their iPad. Then we heard that three of them — Cruz,...
- 2/12/2021
- by Andrea Towers
- The Wrap
It was just 13 months ago that the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump for abuse of power in the Ukraine phone-call scandal and the Russia investigation. He was acquitted in a Senate trial weeks later. Not that there’s been much news here or around the world since, but the Democrat-controlled House is meeting Wednesday to vote on a new article of impeachment against Potus 45.
This time, the House is voting to impeach Trump on grounds of “incitement of insurrection” over his role in last week’s assault on the U.S. Capitol. It would be the first time a U.S. president is impeached twice. If convicted by the Senate, Trump could be disqualified from running for public office again.
Many news outlets did not provide details of their coverage plans for Wednesday, but here is what we know:
You can watch a livestream here on Deadline.
This time, the House is voting to impeach Trump on grounds of “incitement of insurrection” over his role in last week’s assault on the U.S. Capitol. It would be the first time a U.S. president is impeached twice. If convicted by the Senate, Trump could be disqualified from running for public office again.
Many news outlets did not provide details of their coverage plans for Wednesday, but here is what we know:
You can watch a livestream here on Deadline.
- 1/13/2021
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
Politico is turning to notable talent from the world of TV news and other high-profile journalists to lead its Playbook newsletter franchise until a new team takes over later in January.
Starting Jan. 1, Politico says it will feature a rotating slate of guest authors for Playbook, beginning with Politico founding editor John Harris on New Year’s Day.
The company says that Meet the Press moderator and NBC News political director Chuck Todd, CNN anchor Don Lemon, and PBS Newshour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor will also take turns as guest Playbook authors in January.
Other journalists scheduled to helm editions of ...
Starting Jan. 1, Politico says it will feature a rotating slate of guest authors for Playbook, beginning with Politico founding editor John Harris on New Year’s Day.
The company says that Meet the Press moderator and NBC News political director Chuck Todd, CNN anchor Don Lemon, and PBS Newshour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor will also take turns as guest Playbook authors in January.
Other journalists scheduled to helm editions of ...
- 12/30/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Politico is turning to notable talent from the world of TV news and other high-profile journalists to lead its Playbook newsletter franchise until a new team takes over later in January.
Starting Jan. 1, Politico says it will feature a rotating slate of guest authors for Playbook, beginning with Politico founding editor John Harris on New Year’s Day.
The company says that Meet the Press moderator and NBC News political director Chuck Todd, CNN anchor Don Lemon, and PBS Newshour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor will also take turns as guest Playbook authors in January.
Other journalists scheduled to helm editions of ...
Starting Jan. 1, Politico says it will feature a rotating slate of guest authors for Playbook, beginning with Politico founding editor John Harris on New Year’s Day.
The company says that Meet the Press moderator and NBC News political director Chuck Todd, CNN anchor Don Lemon, and PBS Newshour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor will also take turns as guest Playbook authors in January.
Other journalists scheduled to helm editions of ...
- 12/30/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Donald Trump berated the press as “the enemy of the people,” but no correspondent in the White House has ever experienced a whirlwind like the past four years. And no other 12 months played out quite as unpredictably as 2020, which is ending with Trump’s refusal, despite facts to the contrary, to accept the presidential election results.
The pandemic gave Trump a nightly platform, until it all came to an end after an ill-advised riff on the use of disinfectants to eradicate the virus. The killing of George Floyd triggered nationwide protests that Trump seized upon to launch a law-and-order campaign, but it backfired when peaceful demonstrators were cleared before a presidential photo op in front of a Lafayette Square Park church. The White House itself was used as a backdrop for Trump’s re-election campaign, but his Republican National Convention speech was a jumble of grievances and harsh rhetoric.
The...
The pandemic gave Trump a nightly platform, until it all came to an end after an ill-advised riff on the use of disinfectants to eradicate the virus. The killing of George Floyd triggered nationwide protests that Trump seized upon to launch a law-and-order campaign, but it backfired when peaceful demonstrators were cleared before a presidential photo op in front of a Lafayette Square Park church. The White House itself was used as a backdrop for Trump’s re-election campaign, but his Republican National Convention speech was a jumble of grievances and harsh rhetoric.
The...
- 12/27/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will give his acceptance speech Saturday night at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt, capping a tumultuous election week that hit its apex Saturday. That’s when Pennsylvania was called for the Democratic challenger, pushing him past the 270 electoral vote threshold to overtake President Donald Trump.
As they have done all week, the broadcast networks will carve into primetime to cover Biden and Harris, who will speak tonight from Wilmington, De, with Harris first up before introducing Biden, according to reports. You can watch the entire event on Deadline here via PBS NewsHour:
Among the changes to tonight’s primetime lineup, NBC said today that it will moves its coverage of the Notre Dame-Clemson college football game to USA Network to make room for the Biden-Harris coverage. The game will return to NBC after the coverage ends.
Here’s how the...
As they have done all week, the broadcast networks will carve into primetime to cover Biden and Harris, who will speak tonight from Wilmington, De, with Harris first up before introducing Biden, according to reports. You can watch the entire event on Deadline here via PBS NewsHour:
Among the changes to tonight’s primetime lineup, NBC said today that it will moves its coverage of the Notre Dame-Clemson college football game to USA Network to make room for the Biden-Harris coverage. The game will return to NBC after the coverage ends.
Here’s how the...
- 11/7/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump Falsely Claims “We Already Won,” Even Though Votes Have Not Been Counted Or Race Called
Donald Trump tonight raised the specter of a bitter challenge of the remaining ballots to be counted in the presidential race, telling a crowd of supporters at the White House that “as far as I am concerned we have already won.”
The incumbent also said that he would be going to the Supreme Court, saying, “We want all the voting to stop.” Trump added: “This is a fraud on the American public.”
But what the former Celebrity Apprentice host said does not reflect the reality of a fairly normal part of the election process.
What has been happening in states like Georgia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan is that remaining ballots remain to be counted, including mail-in ballots in Democratic-leaning metro areas. The vote counting has taken longer than normal because of the sheer number of absentee returns.
Trump’s suggestion that he already won — and suggestion that remaining ballots should...
The incumbent also said that he would be going to the Supreme Court, saying, “We want all the voting to stop.” Trump added: “This is a fraud on the American public.”
But what the former Celebrity Apprentice host said does not reflect the reality of a fairly normal part of the election process.
What has been happening in states like Georgia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan is that remaining ballots remain to be counted, including mail-in ballots in Democratic-leaning metro areas. The vote counting has taken longer than normal because of the sheer number of absentee returns.
Trump’s suggestion that he already won — and suggestion that remaining ballots should...
- 11/4/2020
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
This is it, finally, the end of the 2020 presidential election cycle. But we’still got Nov. 3 itself, and the final showdown between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, to get out of the way. PBS NewsHour will be there, as it always is, with a huge dedicated programming bloc on Tuesday’s Election Night that will be freely available to stream so long as you’ve got an internet connection and a device that can access it.
The PBS NewsHour Election Night special — which doesn’t have any kind of grandiose, catchy name — will begin at 6 p.m. Et/3 p.m. Pt, an hour before the first polls close on the East Coast and the results start to roll in. NewsHour managing editor Judy Woodruff will be running the show.
But she won’t be alone — far from it. We’ll also see Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins and Amy Walter in...
The PBS NewsHour Election Night special — which doesn’t have any kind of grandiose, catchy name — will begin at 6 p.m. Et/3 p.m. Pt, an hour before the first polls close on the East Coast and the results start to roll in. NewsHour managing editor Judy Woodruff will be running the show.
But she won’t be alone — far from it. We’ll also see Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins and Amy Walter in...
- 11/2/2020
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
In a raising-the-white-flag-of-surrender moment, the White House Chief of Staff admitted on Sunday that Trump’s administration cannot “control the pandemic.”
When pressed by CNN’s Jake Tapper and asked why not try, Meadows compared Covid-19 to the flu. The problem with that comparison is that the mortality rate of the coronavirus stands at around 1 percent, 10 times higher than the average for the seasonal flu.
Meadows: We are not going to control the pandemic. We are going to control the fact that we get vaccines, therapeutics and other mitigation areas.
When pressed by CNN’s Jake Tapper and asked why not try, Meadows compared Covid-19 to the flu. The problem with that comparison is that the mortality rate of the coronavirus stands at around 1 percent, 10 times higher than the average for the seasonal flu.
Meadows: We are not going to control the pandemic. We are going to control the fact that we get vaccines, therapeutics and other mitigation areas.
- 10/25/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
There’s a little TV event taking place tonight that you might have heard about. President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden will square off in their first debate of the 2020 election season. Deadline is offering the C-span livestream above, but there are numerous other ways to watch.
Moderated by Fox News’ Chris Wallace, the 90-minute tussle starts at 9 p.m. Et from Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland. The Fox News Sunday host already has laid out what tonight’s topics will be, in no particular order: the Trump and Biden records, the Supreme Court, Covid-19, the economy, race and violence in our cities and the integrity of the election.
All the major broadcast and cable news networks and their radio and online outlets will carry the feed, while it will be shown on online platforms ranging from Roku to Twitter.
Here’s a...
Moderated by Fox News’ Chris Wallace, the 90-minute tussle starts at 9 p.m. Et from Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland. The Fox News Sunday host already has laid out what tonight’s topics will be, in no particular order: the Trump and Biden records, the Supreme Court, Covid-19, the economy, race and violence in our cities and the integrity of the election.
All the major broadcast and cable news networks and their radio and online outlets will carry the feed, while it will be shown on online platforms ranging from Roku to Twitter.
Here’s a...
- 9/30/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
A Kentucky grand jury has charged one former Louisville Metro Police Department officer, Brett Hankison, in the police killing of Breonna Taylor.
Hankison was charged three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment. No charges were announced for the other two officers involved in the March 13th shooting, Jonathan Mattingly and Myles Cosgrove.
Former Louisville Metro Police Department Detective Brett Hankison has been charged with three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment by the grand jury in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor.
No other officer has been charged at this time.
— Yamiche Alcindor...
Hankison was charged three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment. No charges were announced for the other two officers involved in the March 13th shooting, Jonathan Mattingly and Myles Cosgrove.
Former Louisville Metro Police Department Detective Brett Hankison has been charged with three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment by the grand jury in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor.
No other officer has been charged at this time.
— Yamiche Alcindor...
- 9/23/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Two of the moments that stood out on the second night of the Democratic National Convention: the feel-good moments of a roll call from 57 different locations across the country, and the marquee speech from Jill Biden.
“How do you make a broken family whole?” Biden, the former second lady of the United States, said from Brandywine High School In Delaware, where she once taught. “The same way you make a nation whole. With love and understanding—and with small acts of kindness. With bravery. With unwavering faith.”
What showed on Tuesday were producers more in the groove of a virtual convention than on night one, particularly when it came to the official business of the proceedings, the roll call vote. A throwback to the days when it really mattered and the outcome was in a bit of doubt, it’s still one of the highlights for different state delegations who...
“How do you make a broken family whole?” Biden, the former second lady of the United States, said from Brandywine High School In Delaware, where she once taught. “The same way you make a nation whole. With love and understanding—and with small acts of kindness. With bravery. With unwavering faith.”
What showed on Tuesday were producers more in the groove of a virtual convention than on night one, particularly when it came to the official business of the proceedings, the roll call vote. A throwback to the days when it really mattered and the outcome was in a bit of doubt, it’s still one of the highlights for different state delegations who...
- 8/19/2020
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
“I think politics is purposefully made to feel overwhelming,” Megan Rapinoe says from her hotel room in the “WNBA bubble.” The co-captain of the U.S. women’s soccer team had just finished a week of strict quarantine in the middle of Florida and joined her girlfriend, WNBA star Sue Bird, in the isolated, heavily tested compound where the entire women’s basketball season is going to take place. While she’s in the #wubble, she’s got her work cut out for her: “My little pseudo-mission is to make politics cool.
- 7/28/2020
- by Hannah Murphy
- Rollingstone.com
Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany was pressed by reporters on Monday on why President Donald Trump, at his Tulsa rally, used the offensive phrase “kung flu” to describe the coronavirus.
In one extended exchange, CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang repeatedly asked McEnany why Trump used the terminology.
She asked, “Last July, President Trump declared himself the least racist person there is…Why does he use racist phrases like ‘kung flu'”?
“The president doesn’t,” McEnany responded. “What the president does do is point to the fact that the origin of the virus was China. It’s a fair thing to point out. As China tries to ridiculously try to rewrite history. As China tries to ridiculously blame the virus on American soldiers. This is what China is trying to do. President Trump is saying, ‘No China. I will label this virus for its place of origin.'”
But Jiang then asked,...
In one extended exchange, CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang repeatedly asked McEnany why Trump used the terminology.
She asked, “Last July, President Trump declared himself the least racist person there is…Why does he use racist phrases like ‘kung flu'”?
“The president doesn’t,” McEnany responded. “What the president does do is point to the fact that the origin of the virus was China. It’s a fair thing to point out. As China tries to ridiculously try to rewrite history. As China tries to ridiculously blame the virus on American soldiers. This is what China is trying to do. President Trump is saying, ‘No China. I will label this virus for its place of origin.'”
But Jiang then asked,...
- 6/22/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
George Floyd’s funeral service was held today, two weeks after his death at the hands of police, in his native Texas. Floyd’s death in Minneapolis sparked worldwide protests and ongoing demonstrations demanding solutions to ensure this scenario does not continue to play out. Investigation Discovery‘s The Murder Of George Floyd: A Nation Responds promises to explore options. Veteran journalist Tony Harris will host a panel of law enforcement, press representatives, activists in a discussion about police violence, law enforcement reform, and activism across the country. The one-hour special will air tonight, June 9, on ID, and will be simulcast on Facebook Watch and YouTube.
“The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25th has outraged and mobilized the country,” reads the press statement. “Mass protests and a groundswell of activism have raised infuriated, exhausted and all too often ignored minority voices across the nation. As the country comes together to demand accountability,...
“The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25th has outraged and mobilized the country,” reads the press statement. “Mass protests and a groundswell of activism have raised infuriated, exhausted and all too often ignored minority voices across the nation. As the country comes together to demand accountability,...
- 6/9/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Two weeks after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police fueled worldwide protests and calls to action against racial and social injustice, he will be laid to rest in Houston with a celebration of life and private service beginning at 11 Am Ct/9 Am Pt.
The celebration of life will be held at the Fountain of Praise Church, followed by an entombment at Houston Memorial Gardens and Cemetery. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Rev. Al Sharpton, Floyd attorney Benjamin Crump, Slim Thug, Leela James, Paul Wall, Jamie Foxx, Floyd Mayweather, Rep. Al Green and Bishop James Dixon are among the guests slated to attend the memorial, which also will feature a taped message by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
The day’s events follow several memorials for Floyd that began last week in Minneapolis and included one in his home state of North Carolina.
The celebration of life will be held at the Fountain of Praise Church, followed by an entombment at Houston Memorial Gardens and Cemetery. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Rev. Al Sharpton, Floyd attorney Benjamin Crump, Slim Thug, Leela James, Paul Wall, Jamie Foxx, Floyd Mayweather, Rep. Al Green and Bishop James Dixon are among the guests slated to attend the memorial, which also will feature a taped message by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
The day’s events follow several memorials for Floyd that began last week in Minneapolis and included one in his home state of North Carolina.
- 6/9/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25th has outraged and mobilized the country. Mass protests and a groundswell of activism have raised infuriated, exhausted and all too often ignored minority voices across the nation. As the country comes together to demand accountability, ID has gathered prominent voices from all areas of this movement to discuss these recent events and how we can take tangible actions to make long-lasting change. ID’s Tony Harris hosts a discussion about pervasive racism, police violence, and what it will take to make this the watershed moment that will expand equality everywhere. ID will air The Murder Of George Floyd: A Nation Responds on June 9th at 8/7ct leading into the global premiere of Own’s Own Spotlight: Where Do We Go from Here hosted by Oprah Winfrey, which will simulcast across every Discovery network in the U.S. at 9/8ct. Panelists...
- 6/9/2020
- by Stephen Nepa
- Age of the Nerd
In today’s TV News Roundup, HBO announced the premiere date for its documentary “Welcome to Chechnya,” and Showtime announced it is developing a new documentary based on the largest and deadliest prison uprising in American history.
Dates
HBO has announced its upcoming comedy special “Entre Nos: The Winners” will debut on June 19 at 9:30 p.m. The half-hour special features the winners of the “Latinos Stand-Up!” competition – Mark Viera and Alex Carabaño – performing for a live audience. Watch a trailer for the special below.
HBO has announced its upcoming documentary “Welcome to Chechnya” will debut on June 30 at 10 p.m. The film follows the dangerous work of activists in the Russian republic of Chechnya as they combat the country’s anti-lgbtq torture campaign. Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller serve as executive producers. Watch a trailer for the documentary below.
First Looks
Showtime Documentary Films has announced “Attica,” a new...
Dates
HBO has announced its upcoming comedy special “Entre Nos: The Winners” will debut on June 19 at 9:30 p.m. The half-hour special features the winners of the “Latinos Stand-Up!” competition – Mark Viera and Alex Carabaño – performing for a live audience. Watch a trailer for the special below.
HBO has announced its upcoming documentary “Welcome to Chechnya” will debut on June 30 at 10 p.m. The film follows the dangerous work of activists in the Russian republic of Chechnya as they combat the country’s anti-lgbtq torture campaign. Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller serve as executive producers. Watch a trailer for the documentary below.
First Looks
Showtime Documentary Films has announced “Attica,” a new...
- 6/8/2020
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
On Friday, President Trump gestured to the sky and said that today’s positive jobs report marks a “great day” for George Floyd, who was killed by police last week.
“Hopefully, George is looking down right now and saying this is a great thing that’s happening for our country. It’s a great day for him, it’s a great day for everybody. It’s a great day for everybody. This is a great, great day,” Trump said.
The president’s tone-deaf and callous remarks came one day after...
“Hopefully, George is looking down right now and saying this is a great thing that’s happening for our country. It’s a great day for him, it’s a great day for everybody. It’s a great day for everybody. This is a great, great day,” Trump said.
The president’s tone-deaf and callous remarks came one day after...
- 6/5/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
President Donald Trump made a last-minute appearance before the press in the Rose Garden to tout the latest unemployment figures, but viewers saw a difference from previous events: Reporters were placed closer together.
CNN’s Jim Acosta noted that chairs for the press originally were distanced apart as they have been for previous Rose Garden events during the coronavirus crisis. But they were moved just before Trump went on TV.
This is a flagrant violation of CDC guidelines on social distancing and a move that puts reporters at risk for the purpose of turning the press corps into a prop for a so-called "press conference" where the president refuses to answer a single question. https://t.co/dgImSBblaO
— jonkarl (@jonkarl) June 5, 2020
That raised objections from ABC News’ chief White House correspondent Jon Karl, the president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, who wrote on Twitter that it was “a flagrant...
CNN’s Jim Acosta noted that chairs for the press originally were distanced apart as they have been for previous Rose Garden events during the coronavirus crisis. But they were moved just before Trump went on TV.
This is a flagrant violation of CDC guidelines on social distancing and a move that puts reporters at risk for the purpose of turning the press corps into a prop for a so-called "press conference" where the president refuses to answer a single question. https://t.co/dgImSBblaO
— jonkarl (@jonkarl) June 5, 2020
That raised objections from ABC News’ chief White House correspondent Jon Karl, the president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, who wrote on Twitter that it was “a flagrant...
- 6/5/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump vowed to quell unrest across the country and even deploy the military on U.S. soil, in an extraordinary hour on Monday evening that started with an exertion of presidential power and ended with a photo op.
“I am your president of law and order and an ally of all peaceful protesters,” Trump said in a brief statement from the Rose Garden.
Moments before Trump gave his speech, law enforcement officers dispersed hundreds of demonstrators who were peacefully protesting the death of George Floyd at the intersection of 16th & H, just on the edge of Lafayette Square Park near the White House. Authorities used tear gas and flash bangs to vacate the area, and the crowd scrambled to get out of the way of flanks of officers in riot gear and others on horseback.
Trump said he would invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 to mobilize the military to...
“I am your president of law and order and an ally of all peaceful protesters,” Trump said in a brief statement from the Rose Garden.
Moments before Trump gave his speech, law enforcement officers dispersed hundreds of demonstrators who were peacefully protesting the death of George Floyd at the intersection of 16th & H, just on the edge of Lafayette Square Park near the White House. Authorities used tear gas and flash bangs to vacate the area, and the crowd scrambled to get out of the way of flanks of officers in riot gear and others on horseback.
Trump said he would invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 to mobilize the military to...
- 6/1/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Update, 2:23 Pm Pt: President Donald Trump told reporters that he talked with the family of George Floyd on Friday and said that he asked the Justice Department to expedite the investigation into his death.
“It’s a terrible thing. We all saw what we saw and it’s very hard to even conceive of anything other than what we did see,” Trump said, referring to the video of Floyd being pinned down by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin was arrested on Friday on state third degree murder and manslaughter charges.
“It should never have happened. It should never be allowed to happen, a thing like that,” he said. “But we are determined that justice be served.”
Trump made the remarks at a White House meeting with business leaders on reopening the economy.
“We also have to make the statement, and it’s very important, that we have peaceful protesters,...
“It’s a terrible thing. We all saw what we saw and it’s very hard to even conceive of anything other than what we did see,” Trump said, referring to the video of Floyd being pinned down by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin was arrested on Friday on state third degree murder and manslaughter charges.
“It should never have happened. It should never be allowed to happen, a thing like that,” he said. “But we are determined that justice be served.”
Trump made the remarks at a White House meeting with business leaders on reopening the economy.
“We also have to make the statement, and it’s very important, that we have peaceful protesters,...
- 5/29/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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