After months of sitting on the sideline, the mainstream media let loose over the past three days with coverage of former Senator John Edwards’ admission that he had had an affair with filmmaker Rielle Hunter.
Some highlights from the coverage:
On ABC’s web site, "The Blotter," Brian Ross and company posted a Read More
Well, that didn’t take long.
Earlier today, we reported that ABC News’ chief investigative reporter Brian Ross was working on a story about John Edwards’ alleged affair with filmmaker Rielle Hunter.
Now, you can strike "alleged" from the record.
Mr. Ross and producer Rhonda Schwartz just posted an article on Read More
The Media Mob has learned that Brian Ross, chief investigative correspondent for ABC News, currently has his team of reporters looking into a story that few of his colleagues at major news organizations have been willing to investigate—namely, the so-called "love child" scandal, involving former U.S. Senator John Edwards.
For weeks, members of the Read More
This week, Radar media columnist Charles Kaiser joins the club of reporters who over the years have questioned the reporting underlying a scoop of ABC’s star investigative reporter Brian Ross.
The details are here.
Last December, ABC News President David Westin threw a champagne cocktail party at the division’s executive offices, to celebrate the work of his star investigative reporter, Brian Ross.
Mr. Westin had good reason to toast Mr. Ross. Over the past few years, the network’s chief investigative correspondent has produced widely praised reports on topics Read More
“They fought back hard,” said Brian Ross.
It was Friday afternoon, and Mr. Ross, the chief investigative correspondent for ABC News, was on the phone with The Observer. He was discussing NBC’s preemptive response to his latest story—set to air that night on ABC’s 20/20—which would raise troubling questions about Dateline NBC’s hit show, Read More
