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Former NBC News reporter John Hockenberry now a Distinguished Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab writes an interesting piece in the January/February Issue of Technology Review about his time at the network’s Dateline NBC. He claims that Dateline really cared about ratings and how it would mesh with the other shows on the NBC schedule. None of this is really a shock, nor is his tale of how a proposal to go......
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In 1999 NBC replaced the long running News at Sunrise with Early Today, seeking to extend the strong 'Today'-brand. This is not the first time that time slot was occupied by a newscast named Early Today. From 1982 to 1983 the peacock network ... used this title for its early morning newscast. The current incarnation, during the period in which this theme was used, was produced by CNBC and focused on financial and business news. Because of this the show had similar graphics as the main CNBC network and was taped at CNBC headquarters (which at the time were in Fort Lee, New Jersey). The show was anchored by CNBC's Nanette Hansen during this period.
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Politics.msnbc.com, powered by NBC News/MSNBC Cable and National Journal, has quickly become the web's premiere destination for political news, analysis and video. The site features comprehensive insight on the political landscape with original reporting, news, commentary, live blog updates, on-the-scene observations and web-exclusive analysis from leading sources, including The New York Times.
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Since joining NBC News in 1995, Gregory has covered nearly every major story for the network: from the O.J. Simpson trials, to the trial of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, to the impeachment of President Clinton, and the death of Pope John Paul II in Rome.
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Governor Cuomo's counselor and chief spokesman, Timothy J. Russert, resigned yesterday to become a vice president and assistant to the president of NBC News. Mr. Cuomo announced that he was naming Martin J. Steadman, a former reporter and Albany lobbyist, to succed him. At a news conference in Albany, Mr. Cuomo noted a difference between Mr. Russert's background and Mr. Steadman's.
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NBC News (along with NBC News + HD) is the news division of American television network NBC, a part of NBC Universal, which is majority-owned by General Electric. Its current president is Steve Capus. It is the top-rated broadcast news division and has been for a decade.
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