When millions of Americans came together to marvel at the stunning solar eclipse, we saw a rare moment of unity amid the darkness of a country torn apart by polarization. Bookending the same week? The release of action-thriller “Civil War,” now the number one film in America and A24 Films’ most successful release yet. Set against the backdrop of an imagined second American Civil War, the film follows photojournalists led by Lee Smith (Kirsten Dunst), as they capture the horrors of a failed country.
After previewing the film, I fixated on the plot’s open space left by writer and director Alex Garland. For audiences wondering what leads us to this point of no return, Garland deliberately shoots back with blanks, inviting us to fill in the rest.
I believe that it matters how we fill those gaps. Films of this magnitude, especially on a radioactive topic, set a narrative in our culture.
After previewing the film, I fixated on the plot’s open space left by writer and director Alex Garland. For audiences wondering what leads us to this point of no return, Garland deliberately shoots back with blanks, inviting us to fill in the rest.
I believe that it matters how we fill those gaps. Films of this magnitude, especially on a radioactive topic, set a narrative in our culture.
- 4/23/2024
- by Steven Olikara
- Variety Film + TV
Writer-producer Matt Nix, writer-producer Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, and writer Ephraim Salaam and others are gathering this evening at WME for Brady United Against Gun Violence’s Show Gun Safety Summit.
The event will focus on how content creators can “model gun safety on screen to positively change attitudes and behaviors about guns, helping save lives,” the organization said.
It’s part of an increased effort by Brady United to the entertainment community via a culture and gun safety initiative. Their Show Gun Safety campaign has included a meeting of entertainment figures at the White House last spring, a partnership with USC’s Norman Lear Center’s Hollywood, Health and Society and a list of best practices.
Jessica Yellin will moderate the panel, with attendees also including Brady President Kris Brown and WME’s Dani Potter.
Brady also is planning another event at CAA on Nov. 9, with activists Fred Guttenberg, whose...
The event will focus on how content creators can “model gun safety on screen to positively change attitudes and behaviors about guns, helping save lives,” the organization said.
It’s part of an increased effort by Brady United to the entertainment community via a culture and gun safety initiative. Their Show Gun Safety campaign has included a meeting of entertainment figures at the White House last spring, a partnership with USC’s Norman Lear Center’s Hollywood, Health and Society and a list of best practices.
Jessica Yellin will moderate the panel, with attendees also including Brady President Kris Brown and WME’s Dani Potter.
Brady also is planning another event at CAA on Nov. 9, with activists Fred Guttenberg, whose...
- 10/23/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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Meta will be shutting down Bulletin, its newsletter subscription service, by early next year, a spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.
Launched in January 2021, Bulletin was Meta’s response to Substack, which at the time was attracting journalists and writers to its subscription newsletter platform in droves but recently laid off staff in an effort to conserve cash. Bulletin provided writers with an independent website, as well as the possibility of distribution on Facebook News and other publishing and analytic tools. The company also sought to lure writers by initially not taking a cut of their subscription revenue and giving writers full ownership of their subscriber lists and work published on the platform.
“Bulletin has allowed us to learn about the relationship between Creators and their audiences and how to better support them in building their community on Facebook. While this off-platform product itself is ending,...
Meta will be shutting down Bulletin, its newsletter subscription service, by early next year, a spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.
Launched in January 2021, Bulletin was Meta’s response to Substack, which at the time was attracting journalists and writers to its subscription newsletter platform in droves but recently laid off staff in an effort to conserve cash. Bulletin provided writers with an independent website, as well as the possibility of distribution on Facebook News and other publishing and analytic tools. The company also sought to lure writers by initially not taking a cut of their subscription revenue and giving writers full ownership of their subscriber lists and work published on the platform.
“Bulletin has allowed us to learn about the relationship between Creators and their audiences and how to better support them in building their community on Facebook. While this off-platform product itself is ending,...
- 10/4/2022
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Meghan Markle is among the high-profile women speaking out about the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion.
The Duchess of Sussex and Gloria Steinem, who Markle has worked with on political issues including now an effort to get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified, spoke to former CNN chief White House correspondent, and founder of News Not Noise, Jessica Yellin for Vogue about the Dobbs decision and what the future looks like in the United States post-Roe v. Wade.
Markle, who has two children with Prince Harry and opened up in November 2020 about having a miscarriage, said she felt “fortunate” to have both of her children and elaborated on her perspective on the issue of reproductive rights as a mother.
“I know what it feels like to...
Meghan Markle is among the high-profile women speaking out about the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion.
The Duchess of Sussex and Gloria Steinem, who Markle has worked with on political issues including now an effort to get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified, spoke to former CNN chief White House correspondent, and founder of News Not Noise, Jessica Yellin for Vogue about the Dobbs decision and what the future looks like in the United States post-Roe v. Wade.
Markle, who has two children with Prince Harry and opened up in November 2020 about having a miscarriage, said she felt “fortunate” to have both of her children and elaborated on her perspective on the issue of reproductive rights as a mother.
“I know what it feels like to...
- 6/29/2022
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Katy Perry is unconditionally there for Orlando Bloom, especially in a social media crisis. On Tuesday, Oct. 27, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor needed some assistance while attempting his first-ever Instagram Live. When Bloom, who declared he's "terrible" at social media, was having a hard time setting up his Live with former CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin, his fiancée stepped in to save the day. "How do I do this? How do I find Jessica?" Bloom said to Perry, standing off camera. "Why don't you come here and show me. By the way, it's quite amusing because Katy's here going, 'Wait a second.'" The superstar singer then...
- 10/28/2020
- E! Online
‘Real Time With Bill Maher’: HBO Talk Show Brings Back Limited Audience & In-Person Roundtable Panel
Bill Maher has spent much of the last few months hearing canned laughter after his opening monologue on Real Time with Bill Maher.
This week, however, the comedian will hear the reaction of a live audience after the HBO show became the first major talk show to bring back a crowd.
This week’s episode of the show, which airs Friday at 10 pm, will tape with a limited 25-person studio audience and will also feature a roundtable discussion in the studio.
The show is thought to be the first talk show to bring back audiences following the Covid-19 production shutdown. A handful of gameshows are believed to be working on bringing in limited audiences, but it’s a sign of production slowly moving back towards how it was pre-Coronavirus.
This panel will include Peter Hamby, host of Snapchat’s political show Good Luck America and contributing writer for Vanity Fair,...
This week, however, the comedian will hear the reaction of a live audience after the HBO show became the first major talk show to bring back a crowd.
This week’s episode of the show, which airs Friday at 10 pm, will tape with a limited 25-person studio audience and will also feature a roundtable discussion in the studio.
The show is thought to be the first talk show to bring back audiences following the Covid-19 production shutdown. A handful of gameshows are believed to be working on bringing in limited audiences, but it’s a sign of production slowly moving back towards how it was pre-Coronavirus.
This panel will include Peter Hamby, host of Snapchat’s political show Good Luck America and contributing writer for Vanity Fair,...
- 9/10/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Eva Longoria and her UnbeliEVAble Entertainment are staying in business with 20th Television. The actress, producer, director and activist has re-upped a three-year first-look deal with the studio via her and Ben Spector’s UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, which is focused on producing for network, streaming and cable.
“Eva and Ben’s passion for championing meaningful stories, especially those of underrepresented voices and communities is something we believe in deeply at 20th, so we jumped at the chance to extend our relationship with them,” said Carolyn Cassidy, President, 20th Television. “They are driven producers with a keen eye, good taste and great work ethic and we are thrilled UnbeliEVAble remains housed within our studio.”
The company’s previous projects with 20th TV include ABC’s Grand Hotel and NBC’s Telenovela, as well as the Emmy-nominated Netflix documentary Reversing Row.
“Three years ago Dana Walden welcomed me into the 20th family, recognizing...
“Eva and Ben’s passion for championing meaningful stories, especially those of underrepresented voices and communities is something we believe in deeply at 20th, so we jumped at the chance to extend our relationship with them,” said Carolyn Cassidy, President, 20th Television. “They are driven producers with a keen eye, good taste and great work ethic and we are thrilled UnbeliEVAble remains housed within our studio.”
The company’s previous projects with 20th TV include ABC’s Grand Hotel and NBC’s Telenovela, as well as the Emmy-nominated Netflix documentary Reversing Row.
“Three years ago Dana Walden welcomed me into the 20th family, recognizing...
- 9/10/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Eva Longoria and Ben Spector’s UnbeliEVAble Entertainment has signed a three-year extension of their first-look deal with 20th Television.
“Eva and Ben’s passion for championing meaningful stories, especially those of underrepresented voices and communities is something we believe in deeply at 20th, so we jumped at the chance to extend our relationship with them,” said 20th TV president Carolyn Cassidy. “They are driven producers with a keen eye, good taste and great work ethic and we are thrilled UnbeliEVAble remains housed within our studio.”
The company’s past projects with 20th TV include shows like ABC’s “Grand Hotel” and the NBC series “Telenovela,” with Longoria starring in the latter series and guest starring in the former.
“Three years ago Dana Walden welcomed me into the 20th family, recognizing everything I was trying to do as a director and producer,” Longoria said. “20th Television and Disney Television Studios...
“Eva and Ben’s passion for championing meaningful stories, especially those of underrepresented voices and communities is something we believe in deeply at 20th, so we jumped at the chance to extend our relationship with them,” said 20th TV president Carolyn Cassidy. “They are driven producers with a keen eye, good taste and great work ethic and we are thrilled UnbeliEVAble remains housed within our studio.”
The company’s past projects with 20th TV include shows like ABC’s “Grand Hotel” and the NBC series “Telenovela,” with Longoria starring in the latter series and guest starring in the former.
“Three years ago Dana Walden welcomed me into the 20th family, recognizing everything I was trying to do as a director and producer,” Longoria said. “20th Television and Disney Television Studios...
- 9/10/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The Poynter Institute is boosting its media literacy initiative, MediaWise, by adding Margaret Brennan, Amna Nawaz and Jessica Yellin to its ambassador program.
The program, launched in 2018, is designed to help consumers sort fact from fiction online, an issue that will be front and center in the fall presidential campaign. Poynter recently launched the MediaWise Voter Project, which is aimed at first-time voters, as well as MediaWise for Seniors, which is directed at those over 50. The program also has MediaWise for Gen Z, which features virtual training events, educational videos and fact checking content for teens.
Brennan, the moderator of CBS News’ Face the Nation, said in an email that although social media has gotten better about flagging misinformation, “a lot of these fear-based messages continue to circulate on text, Twitter and Facebook because they get passed along by individuals you know and may trust.”
“That gives a veneer of...
The program, launched in 2018, is designed to help consumers sort fact from fiction online, an issue that will be front and center in the fall presidential campaign. Poynter recently launched the MediaWise Voter Project, which is aimed at first-time voters, as well as MediaWise for Seniors, which is directed at those over 50. The program also has MediaWise for Gen Z, which features virtual training events, educational videos and fact checking content for teens.
Brennan, the moderator of CBS News’ Face the Nation, said in an email that although social media has gotten better about flagging misinformation, “a lot of these fear-based messages continue to circulate on text, Twitter and Facebook because they get passed along by individuals you know and may trust.”
“That gives a veneer of...
- 9/8/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Sweet dreams, baby Gene!
On Friday, Amy Schumer shared a new photo of her son Gene, who turns 8 weeks on Sunday, looking content and cozy while asleep and surrounded by blankets.
“Here is our son Gene,” Schumer wrote. “He likes looking around and laughing at his toy the black and white butterfly. Always down for a nap and a good cry if the poops are on the reg he wanted me to tell you guys he wants you to volunteer or donate here @immfamtogether.”
At the end of her post, the 38-year-old comedian also included a call for her followers...
On Friday, Amy Schumer shared a new photo of her son Gene, who turns 8 weeks on Sunday, looking content and cozy while asleep and surrounded by blankets.
“Here is our son Gene,” Schumer wrote. “He likes looking around and laughing at his toy the black and white butterfly. Always down for a nap and a good cry if the poops are on the reg he wanted me to tell you guys he wants you to volunteer or donate here @immfamtogether.”
At the end of her post, the 38-year-old comedian also included a call for her followers...
- 6/29/2019
- by Helen Murphy
- PEOPLE.com
Amy Schumer has a hilarious announcement about her baby’s gender — and her new comedy special!
The 37-year-old actress announced her new Netflix original comedy special Amy Schumer Growing, which will land on March 19, on Instagram Tuesday.
“Hi guys, it’s me, Amy. I know it probably seems like I’ve been pregnant for like a 1,000 years to you guys. It’s not just all relaxing and eating donuts,” she said while taking a bit out of a chocolate donut.
She continued, “What I wanted to announce was the baby’s gender, which we’re so excited to say, we...
The 37-year-old actress announced her new Netflix original comedy special Amy Schumer Growing, which will land on March 19, on Instagram Tuesday.
“Hi guys, it’s me, Amy. I know it probably seems like I’ve been pregnant for like a 1,000 years to you guys. It’s not just all relaxing and eating donuts,” she said while taking a bit out of a chocolate donut.
She continued, “What I wanted to announce was the baby’s gender, which we’re so excited to say, we...
- 2/12/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Instagram usually isn’t the first app that comes to mind when people think about breaking news coverage. The platform is known more for selfies, memes and lifestyle posts. But where some see an inhabitable environment for thoughtful breaking, former CNN White House correspondent Jessica Yellin sees an untapped audience.
In less than seven months, Yellin says her news-focused Instagram page has attracted more than 125,000 followers, up from just 1,000 in July. Her secret? “Explain the news in a way the viewers understand,” she said — and on a platform they understand.
“I found that during my career, I was constantly on camera having conversations that I thought left the audience out,” said Yellin, who covered the White House for CNN from 2011 to 2014. “It’s like you’ve walked into a conversation 10 minutes after it’s begun in cable news. It’s a lot of jargon.”
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In less than seven months, Yellin says her news-focused Instagram page has attracted more than 125,000 followers, up from just 1,000 in July. Her secret? “Explain the news in a way the viewers understand,” she said — and on a platform they understand.
“I found that during my career, I was constantly on camera having conversations that I thought left the audience out,” said Yellin, who covered the White House for CNN from 2011 to 2014. “It’s like you’ve walked into a conversation 10 minutes after it’s begun in cable news. It’s a lot of jargon.”
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- 1/30/2019
- by Matt Lopez
- The Wrap
Mama-to-be spotted! On the heels of her baby announcement, photographers snapped the pregnant star in New York City on Tuesday. The expectant actress was bundled up in a sweater and matching hat while toting a coat and sneakers in one hand and waving to paparazzi with the other. The sighting comes shortly after the Golden Globe nominee revealed on Monday that she is expecting her first child with husband Chris Fischer. The two shocked fans when they confirmed in February that they had tied the knot in an intimate Malibu ceremony. The star shared the exciting baby news on journalist Jessica Yellin's Instagram account by writing "I'm...
- 10/25/2018
- E! Online
Amy Schumer is pregnant — but when will her due date be? The star announced the news that she is expecting yesterday using a picture of her and her husband’s faces superimposed on the bodies of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The big reveal was also tangled in an Instagram Live post that encouraged people to vote for the upcoming midterm elections happening November 6. It saw her friend, journalist Jessica Yellin, talk about the importance of voting before sharing some of Schumer’s candidate recommendations for voters. She then directed followers to read to the bottom of a list where […]
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- 10/23/2018
- by Mary Jane
- Monsters and Critics
Amy Schumer appears to be having some morning sickness, one day after announcing her pregnancy. The I Feel Pretty actress announced on Monday that she and husband Chris Fischer are expecting their first child together. Ahead of the midterm elections, Schumer's pal Jessica Yellin shared the comedian's list of candidate recommendation's for voters, with the last line on the list reading, "I'm pregnant- Amy Schumer." Before the reveal, Schumer teased her followers about the exciting announcement by sharing a photoshopped picture of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who are also expecting their first child together. "Chris and I are thrilled and almost positive he's the father," she said...
- 10/23/2018
- E! Online
We'll call this segment Inside Amy Schumer's Pregnancy. On Monday, Amy Schumer announced her pregnancy via her friend Jessica Yellin's Instagram. She wrote "I'm pregnant" at the bottom of a list of candidates she supports ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, including her endorsements for governor of close races in Florida and Georgia. Yellin added Schumer's list to her Instagram story. Per Amy Schumer fashion, the comedienne posted a somewhat satirical picture on her own Instagram page. In it, she photoshopped her face on Meghan Markle's body, and her husband Chris Fischer on Prince Harry's body. The royals, of course, announced last week they were expecting their...
- 10/22/2018
- E! Online
Trust Amy Schumer to announce her pregnancy in an unconventional but inspiring way. The 37-year-old comedian announced the exciting news on Monday with an Instagram post leading followers to the page of former CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin. Using a picture of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle photoshopped with her and husband Chris Fischer's heads, Amy drew her fans to Jessica's Instagram Story, where she not only broke the baby news but also took the time to remind people to get out and vote in the upcoming midterm elections. We can't fault her for taking the chance to get that message out!
Amy and Chris married in a surprise beach wedding in February after three months of dating. Amy was previously the subject of baby rumors in July when she made an Instagram post alluding to her new clothing line,...
Amy and Chris married in a surprise beach wedding in February after three months of dating. Amy was previously the subject of baby rumors in July when she made an Instagram post alluding to her new clothing line,...
- 10/22/2018
- by Mekishana Pierre
- Popsugar.com
Amy Schumer is pregnant! The I Feel Pretty actress is expecting her first child with her husband, Chris Fischer. Schumer shared the exciting baby news on friend Jessica Yellin's Instagram, by writing "I'm pregnant—Amy Schumer" on a list of her candidate recommendation's for voters for the upcoming midterm elections. Yellin captioned the video on her story, "@amyschumer Getting Out the Vote, and Something Else." Amy teased her followers with the shocking reveal on her Instagram by sharing a silly photo of her and Chris' face photo-shopped onto the bodies of Prince Harry and a pregnant Meghan Markle. Schumer wrote, "About to announce some exciting news...
- 10/22/2018
- E! Online
Former CNN and White House correspondent Jessica Yellin went on a lengthy Twitter tirade, denouncing CBS and “60 Minutes” boss Jeff Fager over accusations against Fager reported in Ronan Farrow’s most recent New Yorker story.
“I’m most interested in the bit at the end of the piece. The part about CBS News, 60 Minutes and Jeff Fager. It speaks to a moral corruption inside old media institutions,” she tweeted.
“The accounts are devastating and the denials are just gross. Jeff Fager is actually quoted saying that one of the women has ‘an axe to grind.’ Seriously? Imagine what he’d do with that if an interview subject said it on 60 Mins,” wrote the former chief White House correspondent for CNN.
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Yellin went on to say she witnessed “moral corruption that exists at the highest levels of many newsrooms,...
“I’m most interested in the bit at the end of the piece. The part about CBS News, 60 Minutes and Jeff Fager. It speaks to a moral corruption inside old media institutions,” she tweeted.
“The accounts are devastating and the denials are just gross. Jeff Fager is actually quoted saying that one of the women has ‘an axe to grind.’ Seriously? Imagine what he’d do with that if an interview subject said it on 60 Mins,” wrote the former chief White House correspondent for CNN.
Also Read: Les Moonves Won't Face Charges Over Sexual Abuse Accusations
Yellin went on to say she witnessed “moral corruption that exists at the highest levels of many newsrooms,...
- 8/1/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Foreign Policy Roundtable, a salon founded by veteran political adviser Donna Bojarsky, has long been a touchstone for Hollywood activists looking for a sophisticated first-hand education on global issues. On Friday, about 40 of them gathered at the Beverly Hills home of producer/director Tony Krantz and his wife, Kristin Dornig, co-founder of Prana Studios, to listen in on a conversation between former CNN White House correspondent Jessica Yellin and the distinguished Israeli journalist and author Ari Shavit. Shavit -- a longtime columnist and editorial board member of the leading Israeli daily Haaretz -- has recently been acclaimed by some of
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- 5/31/2014
- by Tina Daunt
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Longtime CNN correspondent Dan Lothian is the latest to leave its ranks. “It is true,” Lothian told TheWrap on Saturday when asked if he had left the network. “We wish Dan all the best,” said a spokeswoman for the channel. Also read: Jessica Yellin to Leave CNN (Report) Lothian joined CNN in 2003 from NBC News and became a White House correspondent in 2008. His departure comes just a week after reports that Jessica Yellin, also a longtime CNN Washington reporter, had also left the network. Contributor Ari Fleischer has also left. Yellin’s Twitter profile still lists her as a CNN correspondent,...
- 10/19/2013
- by Sara Morrison
- The Wrap
Jessica Yellin is set to leave CNN after six years, according to media reports. Yellin, who joined the network from ABC, was its White House correspondent until August, when a D.C. bureau shuffle moved her to the newly created domestic-affairs beat. At the time, CNN framed this as a promotion, saying Yellin would also fill in as a substitute anchor. Also read: CNN’s Washington D.C. Bureau Makes Changes: Jessica Yellin, Brianna Keiler, Jim Acosta, Rene Marsh Promoted Apparently, Yellin wasn’t thrilled with the move, as she has reportedly split with the network she joined in 2007 as a Capitol Hill correspondent,...
- 10/9/2013
- by Sara Morrison
- The Wrap
After a testy exchange with CNN's Jessica Yellin, Republican New York Congressman Michael Grimm defended his sudden switch from supporting to opposing the authorization for use of military force in Syria on Fox News Friday morning. Grimm more emphatically attacked Obama's handling of the preparation for a strike, arguing that the president had "lost his resolve," and could no longer legitimately command U.S. troops.
- 9/6/2013
- by Evan McMurry
- Mediaite - TV
CNN announced new positions for four of its Washington D.C. correspondents on Tuesday. Network vets Brianna Keiler and Jim Acosta have been promoted to senior White House Correspondents, while Jessica Yellin will move from chief White House correspondent to the newly-created position of chief domestic affairs correspondent. She'll also become a substitute anchor when needed. Rene Marsh, from CNN Newsource, is now the network's aviation and government regulation correspondent. Also read: CNN's Rachel Nichols to Host Weekly Sports Show CNN's Washington bureau chief and vice president Sam Feist framed the positions as part of...
- 8/20/2013
- by Sara Morrison
- The Wrap
Hours before Al Jazeera America’s launch, CNN unveiled some major on-air staff promotions. White House correspondent Jessica Yellin becomes chief domestic affairs correspondent and substitute anchor. Brianna Keilar and Jim Acosta become Senior White House Correspondents. And CNN Newsource reporter Rene Marsh has been named new aviation and government regulations correspondent. From CNN’s announcement: The changes come while the network continues to enhance newsgathering capabilities and on the heels of launching several new programs including The Lead with Jake Tapper, New Day, and announcing the re-launch of Crossfire. “With these changes, CNN’s Washington team of correspondents will be even better positioned to deliver on our core missions of breaking news and enterprise reporting,” said Feist. “As CNN continues to grow its newsgathering capabilities, we are thrilled to have such an outstanding group of correspondents to move into these key roles.” The changes include: Jessica Yellin, who has...
- 8/20/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
The first two questions of the press conference marking President Obama's first 100 days of his second term Tuesday concerned the administration's "red line" on Syria and the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings. But somehow, both questions also hinged on Benghazi. After responding to Fox News' Ed Henry's inquiry about victims of the Benghazi attack who say they are being blocked from testifying about what they went through, the president answered CNN's Jessica Yellin on claims from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-sc) that "Benghazi and Boston are both examples of the U.S. going backwards on national security."...
- 4/30/2013
- by Matt Wilstein
- Mediaite - TV
Following the immediate conclusion of an address by President Barack Obama to a group of shipbuilders in Virginia, CNN reporter Jessica Yellin said that the president was establishing the terms of the debate for when the sequester takes effect. She said that Obama’s “aggressive” and “partisan” appeal was not designed to bring Republicans to the negotiating table, but rather to create favorable narrative for the post-sequester political fight.
- 2/26/2013
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
Breaking… Refresh For latest updates… Tuesday 4:25 Pm: First laugh of the night (for me at least) – CNN’s Jessica Yellin telling Wolf Blitzer that Obama aides described the President as “calm, serene and excited”. (“Film at 11…”) Next giggle: “We can’t tell you anything about Virginia, except that it is a battleground state” – Fnc’s Megyn Kelly after the polls closed there. Fox News calls Vermont for Obama but tells it like it was: “A liberal bastion where neither candidate did any campaigning” – Bret Baier. Small oops moment: NBC’s David Gregory calls President Obama “President Bush” when talking about Virginia results. Especially when compared to NBC’s big oops moment last night showing on air a test screen that Romney had won the election already. Let the conspiracy theoories start anew. Tuesday 4:15 Pm: Tonight is the first Presidential election that ABC’s Diane Sawyer, CBS’s Scott Pelley,...
- 11/7/2012
- by NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
- Deadline Hollywood
By Rachel Bennett
Television Editor & Columnist
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Election Day is finally here!
We’ve been bombarded with political ad after political ad (to the point that some of us burst into tears at the mention of President Barack Obama or Gov. Mitt Romney), but one of the most divisive presidential elections in U.S. history is almost over.
After you cast your ballot, you will most likely turn on the TV to watch the returns this evening. With more channels than ever, you will have to make one more choice before the clock strikes midnight: Which election coverage to watch.
Just as you should be informed about your presidential nominees, you should be informed about your election night coverage options. Check out the candidates below:
Broadcast Networks
• NBC: The Peacock network’s election special begins at 7:00 p.m. Est/4 p.m. Pst and lasts until 3 a.m. Est./12 a.m.
Television Editor & Columnist
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Election Day is finally here!
We’ve been bombarded with political ad after political ad (to the point that some of us burst into tears at the mention of President Barack Obama or Gov. Mitt Romney), but one of the most divisive presidential elections in U.S. history is almost over.
After you cast your ballot, you will most likely turn on the TV to watch the returns this evening. With more channels than ever, you will have to make one more choice before the clock strikes midnight: Which election coverage to watch.
Just as you should be informed about your presidential nominees, you should be informed about your election night coverage options. Check out the candidates below:
Broadcast Networks
• NBC: The Peacock network’s election special begins at 7:00 p.m. Est/4 p.m. Pst and lasts until 3 a.m. Est./12 a.m.
- 11/6/2012
- by Rachel Bennett
- Scott Feinberg
CNN chief White House correspondent Jessica Yellin weighed in on President Barack Obama’s interruption by Daily Caller reporter Neil Munro during a Rose Garden press conference on Friday. Yellin told CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin said that it gave the President an opportunity to “show emotion” and “sound passionate” about the issue of immigration. “And that’s what so many of his supporters have been saying we need from – they need from him right now,” Yellin concluded.”...
- 6/15/2012
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell told CNN's Jessica Yellin today that, in 2008, he thought the Obama campaign was far too serious to make it to November, and he's still "not sure" the President will win this go around. In an interview on John King USA today, Rendell confessed that, while the President "should" win, he wasn't sure it would happen.
- 6/8/2012
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus is waiting on Newt Gingrich and Rep. Ron Paul before his party can officially say the general election has begun. This he told Jessica Yellin on John King USA last night, when asked repeatedly why he would not exercise the power of his position and just tell the last two remaining Republican candidates to go away. "People are tired of folks in Washington telling them what they should do," he explained, responding that he wanted voters to decide whether Rep. Paul and Gingrich should remain in the race.
- 4/21/2012
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
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