On Tuesday's "Nightline," ABC gushed over Michelle Obama with the enthusiasm and objectivity usually reserved for "Access Hollywood" reporters. Correspondent Yunji de Nies lauded the "rock star" first lady for her fashion sense and for speaking openly about balancing wo...

ABC News' Robin Roberts will sit down with Michelle Obama for her first interview since becoming First Lady. The interview, airing Friday on Good Morning America, takes place during Obama's first official trip, to Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Portions of the interview air on World News and Nightline. ...

Fox went to the top of the ratings chart Tuesday night with a two-hour "American Idol" that drew 25.8 million viewers, according to updated ratings released Wednesday afternoon. Viewers witnessed Adam Lambert's coronation as the new "Idol" favorite. Do you......

Media outlets preyed upon people's emotions this week in its reporting of President Barack Obama's decision to overturn the Bush Administration ban on federally-funded embryonic stem cell research. Embryonic stem cell research is a hot topic among pro-life advocates because it involves the destructi...

I was musing - as I wont to do - about the different definitions of the word heart. There's the muscle that beats every second or so, which helps circulate the blood, the one that's subject to attack. Then there's the romantic notion of love as represented by a symbol. Related, there's the center of...

Perhaps signaling media impatience with the Obama administration's economic policy, Tuesday's "Good Morning America" featured a challenging look at the performance of Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, who the show had previously described as "wonky." Reporter Jake Tapper observed ...

I spent much of last fall at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government as a Fellow at the Shorenstein Center for the Press, Politics and Public Policy. While there, I researched issues related to journalism, trust and credibility – and in particular what role emerging social media might play in add...

OK, you got us - Maria and I spent Monday morning attending a taping of ABC's "The View" -- which, you may have heard, is in town this week (in time for sweeps). The "View" crew shot a live show in the morning, and then pre-taped the Thursday episode (which is the one we were at). Because it was pre...

Tonight kicks off season eight of Dancing with the Stars. Even before one second has aired live, the show was making entertainment headlines. As John reported last week, Jewel and Nancy O’Dell had to drop out due to serious injuries. Of course, we wish them well. Replacements were brought in, ...

  Thank you, ABC News. Without you, we wouldn't be able to have sex without worrying whether we were "harming" ourselves. We were worried nasal-clearing, spirit-lifting orgasm were the worst thing that could happen to our tired, rundown, useless bodies. Seriously, there is some in...