Reliable Sources

- Season 1

(2012)

Murdoch trashes Mitt on Twitter; Joe Williams on leaving Politico; David Maraniss on his Obama bio; Anderson Cooper comes out

Coverage of Colorado shooting; Romney pressured by conservatives pundits to release his tax returns; Yahoo's new female CEO; morning show ratings battle- has Savannah Guthrie made an impact?

Romney's Olympics gaffe, Campaign driving up candidates' negatives, Media's gun control debate, New "Face The Facts" media project, Frank DeFord on Olympics, Penn State and life as a sportswriter.

Romney's "gaffes," or media bullying?; Exposing Jonah Lehrer's lies; NBC, Twitter ripped over Olympics; WikiLeaks targets NYT's Bill Keller

Reliable on the road in LA! Too much veepstakes coverage?; Ad fact checking's bleak future; Obama's cozy Hollywood connection; Lolo vs. the media

Coverage of Paul Ryan's first week as VP, Bob Schieffer on moderating a presidential debate, the legacy of Helen Gurley Brown.

Coverage of the 2012 RNC, Media tying Rep. Todd Akin to Paul Ryan, Nightline and Kimmel switch, Wolf Blitzer talks about covering conventions

Media mock Clint Eastwood; Romney outshined in the press?; Can DNC capture thrill of 2008?; Chris Matthews' outburst; New role for Twitter at conventions

Fawning coverage of Democrats?; Press swoons for Clinton; Journalists show no love for campaign trail

Media dissects candid Romney comments; '98 Obama video fodder for pundits; Playing entertainment news for politics; Bob Woodward on media and back room politics

Media hype pres. debate as "do-or-die"; Pundits slam "biased" polls; Politicians show lighter side; SNL's Darrell Hammond on playing politicians; Media frenzy over botched NFL calls

Media score first debate Romney 1, Obama 0; Lehrer slammed for moderating style; Hannity's "bombshell" Obama video all hype?; O'Reilly/Stewart friendly face-off

This week's Reliable Sources guests: Steve Roberts, David Frum, Keli Goff discuss Joe Biden. Candy Crowley discusses preparing for Tuesday's debate. Buzz Bissinger interview.

Pundits debating the debate; Partisan backlash to presidential moderating; Tina Brown on Newsweek's jump to all digital

Media distractions explode; Foreign policy debate quickly fades; Romney's slide to the center; Obama's off-the-record stumble and media blitz

Media cover politics of a superstorm; Campaigns head into final days; Sandy plays out across many screens.

A look at Rove's awkward denial, how the media digests an Obama re-election and how the media contemplates GOP's future.

Media barrage over Petraeus scandal; Obama meets press, Romney doesn't; New exec. editor for Washington Post

Can Zucker boost CNN, Obama's fiscal cliff strategy, the media buzz over the possible nomination of Ambassador Rice and haters on Twitter.

Reporting in the midst of tragedy, the media and the massacre (Lauren Ashburn, Frank Sesno and David Zurawik were guests) and social media and the news.

Has the tone of journalism changed in the wake of the Connecticut school massacre? A look at the NRA chief's 'press conference' and a round-table discussion about the affect of the media on the topic of gun control.

Journalists Under Assault on Gun Control; No Holiday for Fiscal Cliff Talks; Media Obsessions in 2012; Reliable Sources' Best of 2012

A look at how the fiscal cliff was handled by the media. Was this a small deal hyped into something bigger? Is there an apology coming for Hillary Clinton after the media doubted and mocked her? And a discussion of Lance Armstrong's doping scandal.

The media and the gun debate; Lance doing Oprah; Kimmel's new time slot; the fight for press freedom in China.

Clinton and Gore media blitz; Media looks for bipartisan immigration reform; MSNBC's bad editing?; Fox's Rivera to Capitol Hill?; Playing the Super Bowl for ads

White House press demands access after Tiger outing; Axelrod and Gibbs join MSNBC; Stuart Stevens on 2012 campaign.

Obama White House's "bullying" tactics; Facebook redesign and Post eliminates ombudsman.

Coverage of today's breaking news on the Steubenville rape trial, Matt Lauer speaks out about the hiring of Ann Curry and a look at the media coverage of the election of a new Pope and Pope Francis' first public services.

Marisa Guthrie, Joe Concha and Gail Shister discuss NBC's decision to drop the late night comedian, and the discuss the most opinionated network. Zev Chafets discuss his new authorized biography on Fox News President Roger Ailes. Bill Press, Tim Carney and Howard Kurtz talk about the GOP 'autopsy' report. Annmarie Timmins discuss her recent column on her battle with mental illness.

Media rooting for gay marriage? Barbara Walters retiring; the dangers of online dating; six-second news videos; why one reporter left journalism.

Rutgers coach fired after ESPN report; a history of the late-night talk show wars; more Hillary 2016 speculation; Obama's "sexist" comment; remembering Roger Ebert.

Press rooting for gun control?; Mother Jones's secret McConnell tape; Rep. Cohen's Twitter "lesson" for the media; Anthony Weiner's confessional interview; "War on Whistleblowers" shines light on attempts to curb press freedom.

Breaking the Boston bombing; Reporting it first vs. reporting it right; Media's suspect speculation; Local news wins coverage; One reporter's marathon run.

Partisan press exploits Boston tragedy; Boston Globe's powerful coverage; reporter's personal breast cancer story; has the press been rooting for gun control?

Howie discusses his controversial week; Journalists cautious as new Boston suspects arrested; Jodi Arias trial nears its conclusion; Garry Trudeau's new Amazon pilot; Elsa Walsh on women and work-life balance.

Media confront Cleveland horrors; Jodi Arias bumps rescued women; Benghazi bursts back into media coverage; Christie's silent surgery; Media soft on Sanford?

Are media turning on Obama over scandals? Reporter opts for major preventative surgery; Barbara Walters announces her retirement; Media goes crazy for Prince Harry.

Today's guest include: Dana Milbank of the Washington Post, Debra Saunders of the San Francisco Chronicle, and Lois Romano of Politico, John Stackhouse, Editor-In-Chief of Toronto's largest newspaper, The Globe and Mail.Howard will sit down with former Chicago Sun-Times photojournalist John H. White to talk about the newspaper's decision to lay off all of its full time photographers.

Glenn Greenwald on breaking the NSA surveillance story; Pundits fuming of the "in-your-face" Rice appointment; MSNBC's slip in ratings; How "binge watching" is affecting critics' reviews.

Glenn Greenwald responds to critics of his reporting; Snowden in media spotlight.

Journalists celebrating same-sex marriage rulings? Paula Deen vs. Matt Lauer; Zimmerman trial's wall-to-wall coverage.

Anthony Weiner sexts (again); Royal baby media frenzy; Al Jazeera America's editorial direction

Will Limbaugh and Hannity dropped from Cummulius Media and does this mean the beginning of the end of Right Wing radio? And, will an upcoming TV mini-series make Hillary Clinton the front-runner for the 2016 Democratic Presidential nomination?

Brian Stelter returns to host our show this week . Frederik Pleitgen with an update on Syria, andThe Wall Street Journal's Sam Dagher, Huffington Post's Michael Calderone, Matt Lewis and Al Monitor's Foreign Policy Reporter Laura Rozen join Stelter in the studio to discuss media's coverage of the Iraq War. BuzzFeed's Whitney Jefferson on the media circus surrounding Miley Cyrus.

The news in Syria raises questions about the US and the different media outlets all have their own opinions. Is Twitter ruining the presidential campaign. Plus, Jeff Bezos pays his first visit to his new acquisition, the Washington Post.

Ana Marie Cox, Manu Raju and Ryan Lizza join guest host Brian Stelter to discuss the media's coverage of the potential government shutdown. Allen Salkin to talks about his new book that takes inside look at the Food Network. As Cecily Strong joins Seth Meyers on Weekend Update, James Poniewozik and Maureen Ryan discuss Strong's performance. President of AMC Charlie Collier discuss Breaking Bad.

The government shutdown comes to an end but did the media distracted from the underlying economic cost. Also, the press reports the death of a Senator only to find out he's still alive but not quickly enough to stop re-Tweets. Plus, former NSA executive travels to Moscow to meet with Edward Snowden.

New information come out about Rupert Murdoch and how is tabloids really operated. 60 Minutes story which aired last week has teh validity of its source comes into question. Plus, journalists heavyweights, Bill Keller and Glenn Greenwald, take sides on the question of holding the powerful accountable.

Errol Louis, Lynn Sweet, Dylan Byers and Terence Smith join guest host Frank Sesno on the 60 Minutes botched Benghazi story. Writer Chris Jones on events on Air Force one the day of JFK's assassination. Film critic Ann Hornaday on a study about gun violence in PG-13 movies. Philippe Cousteau and Andrew Revkin on lack of interest about climate chage.

This week's guest host is Eric Deggans, TV critic from NPR. Eric looks at MSNBC's Eric Bashir's inflamatory comments about Sara Palin. Erik Wemple and Amy Holmes also weigh in. Also, how was it possible for a City Councilman in Flynt Michigan get elected without his past conviction from murder being made public?

Today: The White House Press Core and the White House go back and forth about their level of access to they need while the White House says they will never be satisfied. Plus, a look at Fox' coverage of this week's Santa controversy. Also, a look at the extreme marketing campaign for the new Ron Burgundy movie due out this week.

Today: Did Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson's comment deserve so much coverage? Why is CBS news show 60 Minutes suffering through a 3rd round of criticism? And, will American news reporters be allowed to stay in China?

Run through the year's headlines, then preview a television tradition - New Year's Eve in Times Square - with three people who are there every year: Ryan Seacrest, Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin.

Howard Bragman and Daniel Flynn discuss how the media has covered Michael Sam's announcement. Craig Aaron analyze Comcast's Time Warner Cable takeover; Carl Bernstein on documents that provide insight into Hillary Clinton. Michael Smerconish discusses Chris Christie's media mauling. Kallie Cart on the West VIrginia story that has received scant national media attention in recent weeks.

Today: Why can't reporters call out bigotry when it's starting them in the face? Brian looks at the comments from Ted Nugent. Then, when someone calls out Donald Trump on his possible 'bluff' at running for political office again he strikes back, and harshly. And finally, a few words about the movie that changes the the news.