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TV Networks Rig Reunions for Quake Survivors -- and Ratings?

With the scale of Japan's quake and tsunami devastation so large, U.S. television networks are struggling to boil the story down into human terms. TV networks have staged reunions between missing relatives in Japan, providing a rare glimpse of good news amid all the reports of towns destroyed, radiation looming and 10,000...

American Retiree Trapped in Cairo Apartment Back Safely in US

The retired American nurse who armed herself against protesters in Egypt with a rolling pin and boiling water before fleeing in a scary trip down the dark staircase of her apartment building has returned to the U.S., proclaiming: "God bless America. I'm happy to be home." Mary Thornberry, who moved to Cairo 15 years ago...

NBC Fires Employee for Posting 'What Is the Internet' Clip

An NBC worker who posted old footage from the "Today" show of the hosts wondering, "What is the Internet anyway?" has been fired, the network confirmed, saying the person had a history of distributing material without permission. The footage, in which Katie Couric, Bryant Gumbel and Elizabeth Vargas try to figure out the...

Olbermann and MSNBC: A Failing Relationship

NEW YORK -- Keith Olbermann's exit from MSNBC appeared abrupt to viewers of his show, but the talk-show host and his network were involved "in a relationship that's been failing for a long time," an NBC Universal executive said Saturday. Olbermann's announcement at the end of Friday's "Countdown" that it would be his last...

Keith Olbermann, MSNBC Abruptly Part Ways

NEW YORK -- Keith Olbermann was MSNBC's most popular personality and single-handedly led its transformation to an outspoken, left-leaning cable news network in prime time. Despite that, he often seemed to be walking on a tightrope with his job. Friday night, it snapped. Olbermann returned from one last commercial break on...

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06/04/12 Diamond Jubilee: Meredith Vieira Marks Occasion With... Source: The Huffington Post It seems like covering the Queen's Diamond Jubilee was an assignment "Today" correspondent Meredith Vieira took very seriously.
06/02/12 WATCH: Chris Hayes' Emotional Apology For... Source: The Huffington Post MSNBC's Chris Hayes apologized once again on Saturday for saying that he felt "uncomfortable" calling killed soldiers "heroes."
06/01/12 How To Throw An Appropriately Majestic Diamond Jubilee... Source: The Huffington Post Tuesday's full program of events from 4:15 a.m. through 7:45 a.m. and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
06/01/12 WATCH: Networks Go Royal Crazy Source: The Huffington Post - Style There's nothing like a British royal celebration to get American broadcasters racing across the pond.
06/01/12 Diamond Jubilee: Networks Hustle Across The Pond For... Source: The Huffington Post There's nothing like a British royal celebration to get American broadcasters racing across the pond.