Journalism in Time of War

Television Coverage

"Ratings spike cuts both ways: Cable news gained viewers, lost dollars"
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, May 2, 2003

"How TV performed bringing the war home"
Jonathan Storm, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 2, 2003

"TV trounced newspapers during Iraq war"
Mark Fitzgerald, Editor & Publisher, April 30, 2003

"A rosy, hawk's-eye view of the war"
Tom Shales, TV Week, April 28, 2003

"NBC's Banfield chided over criticisms"
Reuters, April 29, 2003

"Turner: Murdoch is a 'warmonger'"
Guardian, April 25, 2003

"The independence of CNN; the legacy of NBC's Bloom"
Howard Rosenberg, Los Angeles Times, April 25, 2003

"Group praises CBS' Rather on war coverage"
Associated Press, April 23, 2003

"Face to face (sort of) with Eason Jordan"
Dan Kennedy, Boston Phoenix, April 21, 2003

"Picturing the war too clearly?"
Christine Chinlund, Boston Globe, April 20, 2003

"Cable news returns to prewar look"
Brian Lowry, Los Angeles Times, April 18, 2003

"CNN's silence raises specter"
Peter Johnson, USA Today, April 17, 2003

"CNN's Rodgers faults queasy networks"
Harry Berkowitz, Newsday, April 17, 2003

"War's end marks cable news' retreat"
Tim Goodman, San Francisco Chronicle, April 17, 2003

"Watching the war: Networks take a hit"
Jonathan Storm, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 16, 2003

"War news loosens its grip"
Elizabeth Jensen, Los Angeles Times, April 16, 2003

"CNN taking heat for withholding news on Iraqi brutality"
David Folkenflik, Baltimore Sun, April 16, 2003

"CNN's silence about torture is criticized"
Jim Rutenberg, New York Times, April 15, 2003

"CNN executive defends silence on known Iraqi atrocities"
Lisa de Moraes, Washington Post, April 15, 2003

"U.S. nightly news shows to make their Iraqi television debut"
Josh Getlin, Los Angeles Times, April 15, 2003

"News stations decrease war focus"
Mark Jurkowitz, Boston Globe, April 15, 2003

"In TV war news, the hits and misses"
Eric Deggans, St. Petersburg Times, April 15, 2003

"Fox has big hopes for war exposure"
Jon Friedman, CBS MarketWatch, April 14, 2003

"Nightly news feels pinch of 24-hour news"
Bill Carter, New York Times, April 14, 2003

"CNN crew draws fire and, later, criticism"
Josh Getlin, Los Angeles Times, April 14, 2003

"US broadcasters' war stance under scrutiny"
Annie Lawson, Gaurdian, April 14, 2003

"CNN takes heat for action, inaction"
Peter Johnson, USA Today, April 14, 2003

"Big 3 get big picture; But cable news has the depth"
David Bianculli, New York Daily News, April 11, 2003

"Fox News' patriotic fervor sets it apart in ratings race"
Josh Getlin, Los Angeles Times, April 11, 2003

"TV tells story"
Robert Bianco, USA Today, April 10, 2003

"Seeking symbolic moments in the tides of history"
Howard Rosenberg, Los Angeles Times, April 10, 2003

"Live from Baghdad, sights and sounds of history"
Tom Shales, Washington Post, April 10, 2003

"The focus is Baghdad — up close"
Peter Johnson, USA Today, April 10, 2003

"Defining moments: TV brings celebration and struggle to viewers"
David Bianculli, New York Daily News, April 10, 2003

"For cable news, Iraq war is a clear victory"
Peter Johnson, USA Today, April 9, 2003

"In the 24/7 TV war, reporters are making their marks"
Alessandra Stanley, New York Times, April 8, 2003

"Media companies lose $77 million in week one of war"
Mercedes M. Cardona, Advertising Age, April 7, 2003

"In 24-hour news times, real-time translation"
John Markoff, New York Times, April 7, 2003

"ABC's Ted Koppel relishes the chance to go to war again"
David Bauder, Associated Press, April 6, 2003

"Peter Arnett reporting for Taiwan TV"
Associated Press, April 7, 2003

"A 24/7 war pulls viewers to cable news"
Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times, April 5, 2003

"The gung-ho morning gang: Cable's 'Fox & Friends' prides itself on patriotic pat"
Paul Farhi, Washington Post, April 4, 2003

"1 hour, 4 war reports"
David Bianculli, New York Daily News, April 4, 2003

"From Baghdad, Arnett reports for TV in Belgium, Greece"
Peter Johnson, USA Today, April 4, 2003

"Arnett back on the air from Baghdad"
Associated Press, April 3, 2003

"Battle rages between Fox News and MSNBC"
Jim Rutenberg, New York Times, April 3, 2003

"Jumping on the one happy ending so far"
Brian Lowry, Los Angeles Times, April 3, 2003

"Cable news networks bring in the snipers"
Lisa de Moraes, Washington Post, April 3, 2003

"CNN was right on target in guessing war's start date"
Tim Goodman, San Francisco Chronicle, April 3, 2003

"Nets trade unfriendly fire over blunders"
Stephen Battaglio, New York Daily News, April 3, 2003

"Poll ranks NBC's Brokaw most trusted news anchor"
Reuters, April 2, 2003

"Fox News defends its 'patriotic' coverage"
David Folkenflik, Baltimore Sun, April 2, 2003

"Arnett fuming at loss of NBC job"
Elizabeth Jensen, Los Angeles Times, April 2, 2003

"Arnett story fires up opinions over media's war coverage"
Marco R. della Cava, USA Today, April 2, 2003

"How the cable news nets get real time on the air"
Stephen Battaglio, New York Daily News, April 2, 2003

"Tuning in's a turnoff, when it comes to war"
David Hinckley, New York Daily News, April 2, 2003

"Drawing power of human conflict not lost on TV"
Tim Goodman, San Francisco Chronicle, April 2, 2003

"Two correspondents, one predictable outcome"
Alessandra Stanley, New York Times, April 1, 2003

"Scrutiny grows as NBC fires Arnett over TV interview"
Elizabeth Jensen, Los Angeles Times, April 1, 2003

"TV networks pull Arnett, Rivera"
Peter Johnson and Donna Leinwand, USA Today, April 1, 2003

"2 reporters draw fire over actions"
Steve Johnson, Chicago Tribune, April 1, 2003

"NBC fires war correspondent Arnett after interview on Iraqi TV"
Mark Jurkowitz, Boston Globe, April 1, 2003

"Away from the battlefield, covering the big guns"
Howard Kurtz, Washington Post, April 1, 2003

"NBC severs its ties with journalist Peter Arnett after interview with state-run Iraqi TV"
Associated Press, March 31, 2003

"Arnett rattles hornets' nest with Iraqi TV comments"
Tim Goodman, San Francisco Chronicle, March 31, 2003

"As the conflict in Iraq deepens, so does the debate about coverage"
Alessandra Stanley, New York Times, March 31, 2003

"Reporter tells Iraqis his work aids antiwar effort"
Elizabeth Jensen, Los Angeles Times, March 31, 2003

"Peter Arnett, back in the minefield"
Howard Kurtz, Washington Post, March 31, 2003

"Iraq weather: hard rain's gonna fall"
David Hinckley, New York Daily News, March 31, 2003

"TV viewers show war fatigue, study says"
David Bauder, Associated Press, March 29, 2003

Ted Koppel: "The news veteran"
Howard Kurtz, Washington Post, March 28, 2003

"ABC wins the battle; cable wins the war"
Brian Lowry, Los Angeles Times, March 28, 2003

"Commentators see dangers in distorted news coverage"
Susan Sachs, New York Times, March 28, 2003

"For broadcast media, patriotism pays"
Paul Farhi, Washington Post, March 28, 2003

"TV coverage takes toll on families of POWs"
Tom Kenworthy, Richard Willing and Dennis Cauchon, USA Today, March 28, 2003

"Brass tactics for war"
Richard Huff, New York Daily News, March 28, 2003

"From bullets to bullet points"
Richard Huff, New York Daily News, March 28, 2003

"Cable's barrage of info overwhelms home front"
David Hinckley, New York Daily News, March 28, 2003

"We now return to regular programs"
Gary Levin, USA Today, March 27, 2003

"The TV generals: The military men who are embedded in the anchor's chair"
Chris Suellentrop, Slate, March 26, 2003

"'Unruly' TV medium could backfire for the Pentagon"
William Houston, Toronto Globe and Mail, March 26, 2003

"Coverage with wide exposure"
Howard Kurtz, Washington Post, March 26, 2003

"Television producers struggle to keep track of war"
Jim Rutenberg and Bill Carter, New York Times, March 26, 2003

"Lengthy hours magnify strengths and foibles"
Alessandra Stanley, New York Times, March 26, 2003

"Americans' new choice for reality TV: Live from Iraq"
Lisa de Moraes, Washington Post, March 26, 2003

"CNN's Brown doesn't rise to top as anchor"
Mark Jurkowitz, Boston Globe, March 26, 2003

"War has benefited news cable networks"
Brian Lowry, Los Angeles Times, March 26, 2003

"War ratings: Fox News has the high ground"
David Bauder, Associated Press, March 26, 2003

"Spanish nets at the front"
Richard Huff, New York Daily News, March 26, 2003

"Telemundo turns to aggressive reporting to attract new viewers"
Meg James, Los Angeles Times, March 26, 2003

"War boosts MSNBC viewership 503%"
Richard Linnett, AdAge, March 26, 2003

"The nets' gender gulf"
Richard Huff, New York Daily News, March 25, 2003

"New video of POWs tests networks' newly minted policies"
Steve Johnson, Chicago Tribune, March 25, 2003

"NBC hopes big investment in news coverage pays off"
David Lieberman, USA Today, March 25, 2003

"Blitz of war coverage on nightly news"
Richard Huff, New York Daily News, March 25, 2003

"Iraq war keeps generals busy, even the ones who have retired"
John H. Cushman Jr., New York Times, March 25, 2003

"Claims and counter claims made in the first week of the media war in Iraq"
Chris Tryhorn, Guardian, March 25, 2003

"Media tallies first round of war-related losses"
Wayne Friedman, AdAge, March 24, 2003

"Diane Sawyer to report from Kuwait"
John Consoli, MediaWeek, March 24, 2003

"Channels struggle on images of captured and slain soldiers"
Bill Carter with Jane Perlez, New York Times, March 24, 2003

"Images of POWs and the dead pose a dilemma for the media"
Josh Getlin and Elizabeth Jensen, Los Angeles Times, March 24, 2003

"Press torn over whether to use graphic video footage"
Mark Jurkowitz, Boston Globe, March 24, 2003

"Networks make the most of their frontline access"
Alessandra Stanley, New York Times, March 21, 2003

"At CBS News, an unblinking eye on the big story"
Howard Kurtz, Washington Post, March 21, 2003

"ABC, caught unprepared, apologizes to its affiliates"
Bill Carter, New York Times, March 21, 2003

"ABC news slips up on attack coverage"
Elizabeth Jensen, Los Angeles Times, March 21, 2003

"They gave a war and ABC hardly showed up"
Lisa de Moraes, Washington Post, March 21, 2003

"TV news a mix of illumination and speculation"
Brian Lowry, Los Angeles Times, March 21, 2003

"On TV, flashes of action"
Matthew Gilbert and Mark Jurkowitz, Boston Globe, March 21, 2003

"Despite glitches, TV gives nation a window on the conflict"
Tim Goodman, San Francisco Chronicle, March 21, 2003

"War dawns in prime time"
Tom Shales, Washington Post, March 20, 2003

"NBC gets jump in Baghdad"
Elizabeth Jensen, Los Angeles Times, March 20, 2003

"U.S. courts network it once described as 'All Osama'"
Jane Perlez with Jim Rutenberg, New York Times, March 20, 2003

"CNN's bull's-eye view: Sole U.S. staffer left in Baghdad"
Stephen Battaglio, New York Daily News, March 20, 2003

"ABC wins with 'Diplomacy' but loses with advertisers"
Gary Levin, USA Today, March 19, 2003

"Networks poised for wall-to-wall coverage"
Tim Goodman, San Francisco Chronicle, March 19, 2003

"Networks' war strategy: Enlist armies of experts"
Elizabeth Jensen, Los Angeles Times, March 18, 2003

"Arnett back in action"
Stephen Battaglio, New York Daily News, March 18, 2003

"CNN reaches deal with N.Y. Times, Globe"
Associated Press, March 17, 2003

"NBC's Lauer to be Stationed in Qatar"
John Consoli, MediaWeek, March 17, 2003

"Media have battle plans set"
Peter Johnson, USA Today, March 17, 2003

"Interview with Bob Schieffer, CBS News"
JournalismJobs.com, March 14, 2003

"Take Iraq. Please."
Paul Farhi, Washington Post, March 13, 2003

"TV's battle plan"
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 11, 2003

"Kuwait and see for Roberts"
Donna Petrozzello, New York Daily News, March 11, 2003

"CNN goes all out to cover potential war in Iraq"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 10, 2003

"News teams ready their troops"
Richard Huff, New York Daily News, March 5, 2003

"BET takes probing view on possible war"
Associated Press, March 4, 2003

"Ellerbee's 'Nick News,' the next generation"
Donna Petrozzello, New York Daily News, March 4, 2003

"Covering war? She's got it 'Black Hawk' down"
Howard Rosenberg, Los Angeles Times, March 3, 2003

"The networks, newsless if not speechless"
Howard Kurtz, Washington Post, March 3, 2003

"Doubts cast aside, TV news heads to the front"
Elizabeth Jensen, Los Angeles Times, March 3, 2003

"War presents challenge to newsweeklies"
Frank Ahrens, Washington Post, February 27, 2003

"'Profiles' finds ABC AWOL from reality"
Robert Bianco, USA Today, February 27, 2003

"Defiant Hussein grants interview and a challenge"
Bill Carter, New York Times, February 25, 2003

"CNN gets 5 of Cox's Iraq slots"
Joe Strupp, Editor and Publisher, February 25, 2003

"Dropping bombs may drop profits"
James Welborn, TomPaine.com, February 24, 2003

"MSNBC adjusts image as war looms"
Elizabeth Jensen, Los Angeles Times, February 24, 2003

"Even MTV is preparing for war"
Elizabeth Jensen, Los Angeles Times, February 19, 2003

"Nets: Let's Iraq 'n' roll"
Stephen Battaglio, New York Daily News, February 14, 2003

"NBC's Avila poised for 'frightening' front line"
Robert Feder, Chicago Sun-Times, February 13, 2003

"Networks jockey for clear shot at war"
Elizabeth Jensen, Los Angeles Times, February 13, 2003

"News Corp says Iraq war would up Fox costs"
Reuters, February 12, 2003

"War with Iraq won't boost CNN profits"
Caroline Wilbert, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 12, 2003

"Rupert Murdoch backs Bush, Blair on Iraq"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 11, 2003

"U.S. TV networks may bring viewers closer to war"
Reuters, February 10, 2003

Fox News vs. CNN: "War of the words"
Eric Schmuckler, MediaWeek, February 10, 2003

"News industry plans for war and worries about lost ads"
David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times, February 10, 2003

"Cable TV news networks prepare for battle"
Reuters, February 7, 2003

"As war looms, ABC mobilizes 'Front Line'"
Brian Lowry, Los Angeles Times, February 5, 2003

"War scenario: Tough, not fluff"
Donna Petrozzello, New York Daily News, February 3, 2003

"Stations marshal their news troops"
Richard Huff, New York Daily News, January 30, 2003

"Affils' road to war"
Michele Greppi, Electronic Media, January 27, 2003

"BBC adopts war footing"
John Plunkett, Guardian, January 27, 2003

"Nets preparing for battle "
David Bauder, Associated Press, January 22, 2003

"Television networks battle logistics headaches to plan for a war that may - or may not - come"
David Bauder, Associated Press, January 21, 2003

"CNN: Soldiering on"
Megan Larson, MediaWeek, January 20, 2003

"Is Fox sending this guy to war?"
Elizabeth Jensen, Los Angeles Times, January 16, 2003

"CNN glad reporters would get near troops"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 7, 2003