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The Tale Of Osama Bin Laden's Youngest Wife

Irin Carmon — Thu, 05 May 2011 10:30:10 EDT

She was not used as a human shield, but according to the most recent account, Osama bin Laden's youngest wife rushed the Navy SEALs as they arrived to kill her husband. More »

Diane Sawyer Prods, But Pelosi Keeps It Professional

Irin Carmon — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:14:22 EDT

Last night, outgoing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi granted her first post-election interview to Diane Sawyer. "I'm a professional," she said, though Sawyer kept trying to get her to talk about her bruised emotions. More »

Rapper Khia Resurfaces On ABC News

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:00:00 EDT

Remember Khia—the "Thug Misses" who gave us "My Neck, My Back" and a gallery of mugshots? She's back with a new single and a sunglasses endorsement. Odder than her shades is the fact that ABC News interviewed her. More »

The Not-Very-Convincing Case Against Christiane Amanpour

Irin Carmon — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:40:00 EDT

In critiquing the choice of Christiane Amanpour as the new host of This Week, the Washington Post's TV critic, Tom Shales, puts it rather baldly: "Many others deserve it more than she does." More »

ABC Pays For Casey Anthony's Trial In Exchange For Pictures And Videos

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:20:00 EDT

Yesterday defense lawyers admitted in court that money from ABC News has been funding the trial of Casey Anthony, the Florida mother accused of murdering her toddler. The network has shelled out $200,000 for pictures of Caylee. [Orlando Sentinel] More »

GMA Reports: Your Bra Can't Prevent Cancer

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EDT

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Today Good Morning America featured the "Brassage," a bra with bumps on the sides which massage the lymph nodes to prevent cancer. Shockingly, it actually does nothing, and now women are angry. Clip at left. More »

Would You Rescue A Polygamist Child Bride?

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:00:00 EDT

This week's topic on the hidden camera series What Would You Do? was ripped from the headlines: Would people help a 15-year old girl from a polygamist sect who is being forced to marry? More »

Would You Put A Halt To Hazing?

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:40:00 EDT

This week's installment of the ABC News semi-journalistic series What Would You Do? focused on college hazing rituals. Apparently, while people will rescue frat guys, sorority girls humiliating each other is just hot. More »

What Would You Do If Your Friend Was Marrying "Mr. Wrong"?

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:20:00 EST

This week the pseudo-journalistic ABC News series What Would You Do investigates whether a group of middle-aged women would tell their friend not to marry a man young enough to be her son. More »

Would You Tell Someone If Her Drink Had Been Drugged?

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:00:00 EST

Today Good Morning America ran a segment from Primetime's hidden camera series "What Would You Do?" which routinely tests the limits of responsible journalism. More »

Palin, Palin, Palin And That Other Guy, Too

Megan Carpentier — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:30:00 EDT

There are already quotes from the Palin-Gibson confab! She threatens war with Russia, sidesteps the hubris question, and can't blink! It sounds all kinds of fair and balanced and totally not fluffy. Just because they're taking a stroll together doesn't mean it was too chummy.[Mark Ambinder, Mark Ambinder, TV Newser]
But just because ABC is stretching the interview into 5 different news segments doesn't mean they're looking to boost ratings, obviously. The first segment airs tonight during what I like to call "drinking time" and other people consider "dinner time." [LA Times]
In a page from Bush's playbook, Palin conducts state business on a personal email account to avoid disclosure laws, since that worked out so well for the Bush Administration. [Think Progress]
Obama may have been kidding about being a Popular Mechanic centerfold, but they're offering to take him up on it anyway. David Axelrod needs to jump on that shit, like, yesterday, and show the pistol-packin' mama (per Cindy McCain) who's a regular person. [Popular Mechanics]

Let's Talk About Sex(ism)

Anna Holmes — Tue, 20 May 2008 17:20:00 EDT

Well, Julia Keller asked, and Barack Obama seems to have answered: In an interview with ABC News' Jake Tapper today, Senator Obama had this to say about Senator Hillary Clinton and the sexism she's faced (it seems to be a rough transcript so please excuse the punctuation/grammar issues): "No doubt there are certain burdens for Senator Clinton running as a formidable but first time frontrunner as a woman in the same way I've got to deal with some issues as an African American. Ultimately, I think the American people are fair-minded and for those who would not vote for either myself or Senator Clinton because of gender or race there are those who are excited about the prpospects of the first woman or African American. There is no doubt there have been occasions where Senator Clinton has had to overcome particular hurdles and that is a part of the groundbreaking nature of her campaign." [ABC News] More »

Eva Mendes Doesn't Have To Hate Herself 'Cause She Knows She's Hot

Jennifer — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:36:08 EDT

Aw! Eva Mendes says it's easy to get all "critical" of yourself when you're on the red carpet but that she doesn't let herself "fall into that" — but that's she also "thankful" for her "nice physique"! Pretty sad if this counts as having positive body image nowadays. [People]

The World According To ABC News: The War, Decision 2008, And A Girl Named Ronson

Jennifer — Thu, 31 May 2007 17:13:45 EDT

A lot of big questions loom for the hard-working people in the business of hard news at ABC. Who has the edge in the Democratic primary? Could a Center for Disease Control fuckup plunge the entire country into a second Black Death? Can a $30 billion pledge to Africa salvage Bush's legacy? Is a nuclear-armed Iran a bigger deal than a nuclear-armed North Korea? And our personal fave:

So why don't most Americans recognize Ronson's name?