MediaWatch: July 1992
Table of Contents:
- MediaWatch: July 1992
- Media Money Funds Democrats
- NewsBites: The Wrong Rights
- Revolving Door: Special Report: Democrats Covering Democrats
- Networks Decry Difficulties for Teens Seeking Abortions
- Style Triumphs Over Substance of Summit
- Bored By KGB Archives
- Clinton's Media Fans
- Janet Cooke Award: CBS: Blind "Eye of the Earth"
Revolving Door: Special Report: Democrats Covering Democrats
As the Democrats convened in New York City this month, many of those covering the convention or overseeing the news content from executive offices, had experience on the other side of the microphone or notepad. The following people once worked on behalf of Democratic presidential hopefuls or for liberal politicians. Next month MediaWatch will list the few Republican veterans involved in Republican Convention coverage.
ABC News: Jeff Gralnick, Vice President and Executive Producer of convention coverage; Press Secretary to Senator George McGovern in 1972. Jeff Greenfield, political and media reporter; Speechwriter to Senator Robert Kennedy, 1968.
CBS News: Dotty Lynch, Political Editor; Democratic National Committee (DNC) Polling Director in 1981-82 and pollster for Gary Hart and Mondale-Ferraro in 1984.
CNN: Tom Johnson, President; Deputy Press Secretary and later Special Assistant to President Lyndon Johnson. Ken Bode, special assignment and political reporter; aide in 1976 Morris Udall presidential campaign and author of the 1972 McGovern Commission Democratic delegate reform rules.
NBC News: John Chancellor, co-anchor of convention coverage; Director of the Voice of America in the Johnson Administration. Tim Russert, Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief, and "roving analyst" for the convention; Counselor to New York Governor Mario Cuomo 1983-84 and previously Chief-of-Staff to Senator Patrick Moynihan. Maria Shriver, podium reporter; volunteer campaign aide for the 1972 McGovern-Shriver ticket and 1980 Ted Kennedy effort.
National Public Radio: Douglas Bennet, President; Director of the Agency for International Development for Jimmy Carter and Administrative Assistant to Senators Tom Eagleton and Abraham Ribicoff. Bob Ferrante, Executive Producer of morning news; Director of Communications for the Democratic National Committee, 1986-88. Anne Edwards, Senior Editor; scheduler for the 1984 Mondale-Ferraro campaign.
PBS: Kwame Holman, MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour reporter and for thec onvention, a floor reporter; Press Secretary in 1980 for Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry.
Time magazine: Margaret Carlson, Deputy Washington Bureau Chief; Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission during the Carter Administration. Walter Shapiro, Senior Writer who is covering the '92 campaign; Speechwriter for President Carter and Press Secretary to Labor Secretary Ray Marshall.
U.S. News & World Report: Kathryn Bushkin, Director of Editorial Administration; Press Secretary for Gary Hart's 1984 campaign. Harrison Rainie, Assistant Managing Editor now covering the campaign; Chief-of-Staff to Sen. Patrick Moynihan, 1987.
A few media veterans are putting their talents to work for the Democrats. DNC Press Secretary Ginny Terzano served as a researcher in the CBS News election unit during the 1988 campaign season. Former CBS News producer Anne Reingold is in charge of a 50-person staff producing video of the convention for use by local television stations. "The main goal is to get our guys and our message on the air," Reingold told Washington Post reporter Howard Kurtz. During her eight years with CBS, Reingold worked for the Election and Survey Unit, served as a special events producer and covered the campaigns of Democratic presidential candidates Gary Hart and Jesse Jackson.
