Diane Sawyer Steps Down as Anchor of ABC's World News Tonight
Veteran newswoman Diane Sawyer delivered her final broadcast from the anchor desk at ABC news on Wednesday night.
Almost Nobody Can Tell a $28 Haircut From a $600 Haircut. Try It!
Time to stop busting your mom's balls for going to Supercuts (or vice versa). Inspired by Anne Hathaway's $600 pixie cut, ABC's 20/20 Confessions sent four women into the wilds of Hollywood to get haircuts with very different price points. They got the women out on the street to see if anyone could tell the difference…
Diane Sawyer Prods, But Pelosi Keeps It Professional
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.
Rapper Khia Resurfaces On ABC News
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.
The Not-Very-Convincing Case Against Christiane Amanpour
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."
ABC Pays For Casey Anthony's Trial In Exchange For Pictures And Videos
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]
GMA Reports: Your Bra Can't Prevent Cancer
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.
Would You Rescue A Polygamist Child Bride?
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?
Would You Put A Halt To Hazing?
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.
What Would You Do If Your Friend Was Marrying "Mr. Wrong"?
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.
Would You Tell Someone If Her Drink Had Been Drugged?
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.
Palin, Palin, Palin And That Other Guy, Too
- 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] …
Let's Talk About Sex(ism)
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…
Eva Mendes Doesn't Have To Hate Herself 'Cause She Knows She's Hot
- 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]
- In poor England it's all water, water…

