Brian Stelter
Rachel Maddow's Ratings Have Taken Off Fast
Back in August, when we were riding around Denver in the back of a stretch Escalade with Rachel Maddow (and Pat Buchanan!), we wondered how long it would take for cable news audiences to warm up to Ms. Maddow's show, which, at the time, was set to debut on MSNBC in a few short weeks.
Today, in The New York Times, Brian Stelter provides the answer. As it turns out: not long!
From the article:
Rachel Maddow, a woman who does not own a television set, has done something that is virtually unheard of: she has doubled the audience for a cable news channel's 9 p.
Brian Stelter, Ace TV Reporter, Turns 23
Media Mob would like to take a moment to wish New York Times television reporter Brian Stelter a happy birthday: Today, the wunderkind becomes a wundermensch of 23. (In two years he can rent a car!)
How is Mr. Stelter celebrating his big day? Blogging. He had five bylined pieces on The Times' TV Decoder blog today. That's in addition to his article on David Letterman's recent Rolling Stone interview and an Arts, Briefly squib on Keith Olbermann.
Brian Stelter, Byline Machine
Well, someone is working the holiday weekend! Times Wunderkind Brian Stelter has five bylines in today’s Business Day section. read more »
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert Plunge in Repeats
Ouch!
TV Decoder reports that the writers' strike has already delivered a nasty lashing to Comedy Central’s smirk-some duo, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.
Fame and Obscurity at The New York Times
The brand is you! The new new new Journalism thrives on the new anxiety in journalism: avoiding redundancy. Hey, kids, they’re hiring at the Times! read more »
