Brit Hume
Brit Hume
Alexander Britton "Brit" Humeis an American television journalist and political commentator...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNews Anchor
Date of Birth22 June 1943
CountryUnited States of America
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We've had a series of major news stories that have brought in viewers who either were sampling to see what else was available or were normal news watchers. The Florida recount and the end of the election was a huge development. And then 9/11 came along.
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I think we have a wide variety of voices, and if you look at our news coverage day in and day out, I think it's down the middle and fair.
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I think in terms of our liveliness, our look and the attractiveness of our people, I think that's an area where we were able to do better.
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You can go in there with the idea that you're going to be an aggressive and effective advocate of the policies of the president of the United States, or you can go in there with the attitude that you want to be the honest broker between the news media and the White House. It's a good question as to whether this will work.
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If it comes to be believed that we are simply a propaganda organ of some kind, as a lot of people believe about some of our competitors, that would be a problem.
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The president's poking fun at himself over what goes down. I thought it was a good-natured performance. It made him look good. But he certainly doesn't disguise the record on weapons of mass destruction. And you feel like saying to people, Just get over it.
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He was unapologetic of the handling of the information and insisted it was appropriate.
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And when they are distracted and there are worries about them, that spreads. So there is a sense of anxiety in the White House at the moment.
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was considerably tongue-in-cheek, and some of the responses have been notably humorless. Lighten up a little bit!
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You don't get many scoops out of the White House -- no one does.
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You must qualify when a major story breaks, and you don't have to reach out and grab people by the lapels to get their attention.
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My sense about Greta is that people ought to wait and see and see if she doesn't indeed turn out to be as balanced as we hope and expect she will. But there you are.
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Nobody's profitable at this moment, because recession is on; advertising dollars are down, and expenses are way up. So that kind of belies the situation that you would expect, because the ratings are way up everywhere.
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Surveys have shown going back as far as you and I can remember that people have perceived a leftward tilt in the basic coverage that they get on TV news.