Washington — President Barack Obama might be powerful and well-known, but the White House got some Hollywood star power Wednesday: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie stopped by for a chat with the chief executive.
The actors were spotted in the Oval Office by photographers waiting outside for the president to take off for a trip to Chicago.
The White House confirmed Pitt and Jolie were in town to screen Jolie's movie about Bosnian war crimes at the Holocaust museum. They dropped by so the president could talk with Jolie about her work on preventing mass atrocities and combating sexual violence against women.
Pitt was seen sporting a cane, which he's been using following a skiing injury.
It's not the first time Obama's met with one of the pair. In 2009 the president met with Pitt to discuss his working rebuilding New Orleans' Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina.
Jolie also met with CIA...
The actors were spotted in the Oval Office by photographers waiting outside for the president to take off for a trip to Chicago.
The White House confirmed Pitt and Jolie were in town to screen Jolie's movie about Bosnian war crimes at the Holocaust museum. They dropped by so the president could talk with Jolie about her work on preventing mass atrocities and combating sexual violence against women.
Pitt was seen sporting a cane, which he's been using following a skiing injury.
It's not the first time Obama's met with one of the pair. In 2009 the president met with Pitt to discuss his working rebuilding New Orleans' Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina.
Jolie also met with CIA...
- 1/12/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
The fearless CBS reporter Lara Logan was assaulted in Cairo just a week after being arrested by Egyptian police. Howard Kurtz looks at why she couldn't stay away from the story.
Lara Logan kept going back to war, even after coming under enemy fire, even after the Humvee she was riding in was struck by an antitank missile and the soldier next to her lost his leg.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Why Is Karzai Cracking Down on Women?
Her CBS colleagues marveled at her compulsion to keep defying danger. Some openly worried that one day she would get herself killed.
But when she became a mother of two toddlers, there was, for the first time, a sense of hesitation. "There's an adrenaline rush in being in war zones, and there's no doubt Lara thrived on it," says CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager. But after giving birth, he says,...
Lara Logan kept going back to war, even after coming under enemy fire, even after the Humvee she was riding in was struck by an antitank missile and the soldier next to her lost his leg.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Why Is Karzai Cracking Down on Women?
Her CBS colleagues marveled at her compulsion to keep defying danger. Some openly worried that one day she would get herself killed.
But when she became a mother of two toddlers, there was, for the first time, a sense of hesitation. "There's an adrenaline rush in being in war zones, and there's no doubt Lara thrived on it," says CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager. But after giving birth, he says,...
- 2/21/2011
- by Howard Kurtz
- The Daily Beast
New York -- ABC News and the BBC are expanding their news partnership in Iraq, with ABC reducing its full-time presence there while relying on the BBC for day-to-day reports from inside the country.
ABC will continue to have a Baghdad bureau, though there will be fewer employees than there have been since the war began in 2003 and no full-time correspondent. ABC News will continue to have correspondents covering the war in Iraq, for larger stories like the upcoming elections as well as when the situation warrants.
"We will have a presence but significantly less than there was before," an ABC News executive who declined to be named told The Hollywood Reporter. "This is more of a reallocation of resources so we're not spending money for a substantial presence on the ground waiting for something to happen."
Now, the BBC's correspondents will cover any of the day-to-day stories the network will carry.
ABC will continue to have a Baghdad bureau, though there will be fewer employees than there have been since the war began in 2003 and no full-time correspondent. ABC News will continue to have correspondents covering the war in Iraq, for larger stories like the upcoming elections as well as when the situation warrants.
"We will have a presence but significantly less than there was before," an ABC News executive who declined to be named told The Hollywood Reporter. "This is more of a reallocation of resources so we're not spending money for a substantial presence on the ground waiting for something to happen."
Now, the BBC's correspondents will cover any of the day-to-day stories the network will carry.
- 1/7/2009
- by By Paul J. Gough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Private and public services – including a televised memorial – are planned for Meet the Press moderator Tim Russert. A public viewing will be held for Russert on Tuesday at the St. Albans School, Cafritz Refectory, in Washington, D.C., according to NBC. After a private funeral and burial Wednesday, another memorial service will be held for Russert in the Concert Hall of the Kennedy Center. That memorial will be broadcast live Wednesday on MSNBC, beginning at 4 p.m. "He may have been the ultimate Washington insider," NBC Universal President and CEO Jeff Zucker tells People, "but he wasn't part of the Brie and wine set.
- 6/16/2008
- by Mark Dagostino and David Chiu
- PEOPLE.com
NEW YORK - It was a night of laughs and tears in the Big Apple.
Host Conan O'Brien, Lewis Black, Robin Williams, Brian Regan and Bruce Springsteen were among the stars who took to the stage here Wednesday for an evening of comedic and musical performances to benefit the Bob Woodruff Family Fund.
The star-studded "Stand Up for Heroes", which was part of the fourth annual New York Comedy Festival, brought out a big audience, including such audience favorites as Stephen Colbert, James Gandolfini, Bette Midler, Kelly Ripa, Kimberly Dozier, Diane Sawyer and Brian Williams.
Entertainment industry executives also came out in force to the Town Hall theater just off Times Square, including News Corp. president and COO Peter Chernin, CBS Corp. president and CEO Leslie Moonves and NBC Universal president and CEO Jeff Zucker.
The Bob Woodruff Family Fund helps people injured while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Its emphasis is on so-called "hidden signature injuries" of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, such as traumatic brain injury (TBI) and combat stress disorders.
Host Conan O'Brien, Lewis Black, Robin Williams, Brian Regan and Bruce Springsteen were among the stars who took to the stage here Wednesday for an evening of comedic and musical performances to benefit the Bob Woodruff Family Fund.
The star-studded "Stand Up for Heroes", which was part of the fourth annual New York Comedy Festival, brought out a big audience, including such audience favorites as Stephen Colbert, James Gandolfini, Bette Midler, Kelly Ripa, Kimberly Dozier, Diane Sawyer and Brian Williams.
Entertainment industry executives also came out in force to the Town Hall theater just off Times Square, including News Corp. president and COO Peter Chernin, CBS Corp. president and CEO Leslie Moonves and NBC Universal president and CEO Jeff Zucker.
The Bob Woodruff Family Fund helps people injured while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Its emphasis is on so-called "hidden signature injuries" of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, such as traumatic brain injury (TBI) and combat stress disorders.
- 11/8/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- President Bush's decision Wednesday to send up to 20,000 more combat troops to Iraq isn't likely to change much on the ground immediately for TV journalists covering the deadly war, and the buildup won't be matched by an increase in reporters covering the story.
"It's an incredibly dangerous place, and it's very, very difficult to do the kinds of stories that you would want to do," CBS News vp Paul Friedman said. "Not only is it dangerous for our people but it's often dangerous for the people we come in contact with because one faction or another will accuse them of being in collusion."
The coverage of the war in Iraq in 2007 isn't much different than it has been in 2006 or 2005. The networks are for the most part prevented by security concerns in telling what's going on in much of Baghdad, much less the rest of the country. It's just too dangerous to go out there.
"We can't drive up every highway, we're not in every town and every city, and that's been the case for a while now," said CNN International President Chris Cramer.
Two times in the past year when American TV journalists have ventured outside the so-called Green Zone it's turned tragic: the deaths in May of CBS News cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolan and the severe injuries of Kimberly Dozier in the same attack along with last January's attack on ABC News' Bob Woodruff and Doug Vogt.
"It's an incredibly dangerous place, and it's very, very difficult to do the kinds of stories that you would want to do," CBS News vp Paul Friedman said. "Not only is it dangerous for our people but it's often dangerous for the people we come in contact with because one faction or another will accuse them of being in collusion."
The coverage of the war in Iraq in 2007 isn't much different than it has been in 2006 or 2005. The networks are for the most part prevented by security concerns in telling what's going on in much of Baghdad, much less the rest of the country. It's just too dangerous to go out there.
"We can't drive up every highway, we're not in every town and every city, and that's been the case for a while now," said CNN International President Chris Cramer.
Two times in the past year when American TV journalists have ventured outside the so-called Green Zone it's turned tragic: the deaths in May of CBS News cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolan and the severe injuries of Kimberly Dozier in the same attack along with last January's attack on ABC News' Bob Woodruff and Doug Vogt.
- 1/11/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, ABC's Bob Woodruff and CBS' Kimberly Dozier will be honored at the 17th annual First Amendment Awards Dinner in Washington.
The awards, set for March 8, are held by the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation. They will honor the journalists' work on freedom of the press in the U.S. and worldwide. Ailes, Dozier, Woodruff and New England Cable News' Philip Balboni are this year's honorees; all are scheduled to attend the dinner.
Ailes will receive the 2006 First Amendment Leadership Award, whose past recipients include Floyd Abrams, Katharine Graham, Don Hewitt, Roone Arledge and Ted Turner, among others. Woodruff and Dozier each will get the Leonard Zeidenberg First Amendment Award, and there will be a tribute to every journalist who has been hurt or killed in covering the war in Iraq. Others who have received the award include Ed Bradley, Sam Donaldson, Jim Lehrer and Diane Sawyer.
The awards, set for March 8, are held by the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation. They will honor the journalists' work on freedom of the press in the U.S. and worldwide. Ailes, Dozier, Woodruff and New England Cable News' Philip Balboni are this year's honorees; all are scheduled to attend the dinner.
Ailes will receive the 2006 First Amendment Leadership Award, whose past recipients include Floyd Abrams, Katharine Graham, Don Hewitt, Roone Arledge and Ted Turner, among others. Woodruff and Dozier each will get the Leonard Zeidenberg First Amendment Award, and there will be a tribute to every journalist who has been hurt or killed in covering the war in Iraq. Others who have received the award include Ed Bradley, Sam Donaldson, Jim Lehrer and Diane Sawyer.
- 1/10/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The news, when it came to CBS News in New York early on Memorial Day, May 29, was horrifying. A car bomb had exploded in a relatively quiet Baghdad neighborhood as a CBS News crew was following a U.S. Army Fourth Infantry Division unit on a routine patrol. Cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolan were killed instantly, along with the soldier they were following and his translator; correspondent Kimberly Dozier was gravely injured. The deaths of Douglas and Brolan sent shock waves through the news centers in London and New York, deeply affected the small fraternity of foreign correspondents who cover wars and served as another reminder of the dangers that journalists face every day. It was even more so, in the words of one veteran CBS News correspondent, because Douglas and Brolan were considered among the most steady and careful journalists around.
- 9/12/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The news, when it came to CBS News in New York early on Memorial Day, May 29, was horrifying. A car bomb had exploded in a relatively quiet Baghdad neighborhood as a CBS News crew was following a U.S. Army Fourth Infantry Division unit on a routine patrol. Cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolan were killed instantly, along with the soldier they were following and his translator; correspondent Kimberly Dozier was gravely injured. The deaths of Douglas and Brolan sent shock waves through the news centers in London and New York, deeply affected the small fraternity of foreign correspondents who cover wars and served as another reminder of the dangers that journalists face every day. It was even more so, in the words of one veteran CBS News correspondent, because Douglas and Brolan were considered among the most steady and careful journalists around.
- 9/12/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The news, when it came to CBS News in New York early on Memorial Day, May 29, was horrifying. A car bomb had exploded in a relatively quiet Baghdad neighborhood as a CBS News crew was following a U.S. Army Fourth Infantry Division unit on a routine patrol. Cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolan were killed instantly, along with the soldier they were following and his translator; correspondent Kimberly Dozier was gravely injured. The deaths of Douglas and Brolan sent shock waves through the news centers in London and New York, deeply affected the small fraternity of foreign correspondents who cover wars and served as another reminder of the dangers that journalists face every day. It was even more so, in the words of one veteran CBS News correspondent, because Douglas and Brolan were considered among the most steady and careful journalists around.
- 9/11/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- CBS News correspondent Kimberly Dozier left a Maryland rehabilitation facility Wednesday, two months after she was critically wounded in a Baghdad car bombing that killed two CBS News crewmembers. Dozier has made a remarkable recovery since the May 29 attack on the military convoy with which the CBS News crew had been traveling on a Memorial Day story. Both cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolan, along with U.S. Army Capt. James Funkhouser Jr. and an Iraqi officer, were killed in the blast. Dozier is now walking assisted by crutches and a cane, and will continue outpatient rehab. In a statement released Thursday by CBS News, Dozier thanked the military for saving her life.
NEW YORK -- CBS News correspondent Kimberly Dozier left a Maryland rehabilitation facility Wednesday, two months after she was critically wounded in a Baghdad car bombing that killed two CBS News crewmembers. Dozier has made a remarkable recovery since the May 29 attack on the military convoy with which the CBS News crew had been traveling on a Memorial Day story. Both cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolan, along with U.S. Army Capt. James Funkhouser Jr. and an Iraqi officer, were killed in the blast. Dozier is now walking assisted by crutches and a cane, and will continue outpatient rehab. In a statement released Thursday by CBS News, Dozier thanked the military for saving her life.
NEW YORK -- Two CBS News crew members were killed and correspondent Kimberly Dozier critically wounded Monday afternoon in a car bomb attack on their convoy in Bahgdad. Cameraman Paul Douglas, 48, and soundman James Brolan, 42, died at the scene. Dozier, 39, was severely wounded and was airlifted a U.S. military hospital in Baghdad, where underwent surgery later Monday. "She is in critical condition, but doctors are cautiously optimistic about her prognosis," CBS News said Monday. A U.S. soldier also died in the bombing, and six others were wounded.
- 5/30/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CBS News correspondent Kimberly Dozier was described as "responsive" Tuesday after being flown from Iraq to a U.S. Air Force base in Germany for treatment of wounds suffered Monday in a car bomb attack in Baghdad that killed two other CBS News staffers. Dozier was in critical but stable condition after arriving at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany for treatment at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, a U.S. military hospital. Dozier suffered shrapnel wounds to the head and more serious injuries to her lower body, according to CBS News. Cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolan were killed at the scene of the explosion that also claimed the life of one U.S. soldier, an Iraqi interpreter and wounded six U.S. soldiers.
- 5/30/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CBS News correspondent Kimberly Dozier was described as "responsive" Tuesday after being flown from Iraq to a U.S. Air Force base in Germany for treatment of wounds suffered Monday in a car bomb attack in Baghdad that killed two other CBS News staffers. Dozier was in critical but stable condition after arriving at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany for treatment at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, a U.S. military hospital. Dozier suffered shrapnel wounds to the head and more serious injuries to her lower body, according to CBS News. Cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolan were killed at the scene of the explosion that also claimed the life of one U.S. soldier, an Iraqi interpreter and wounded six U.S. soldiers.
- 5/30/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Two CBS News crew members were killed and correspondent Kimberly Dozier critically wounded Monday afternoon in a car bomb attack on their convoy in Bahgdad. Cameraman Paul Douglas, 48, and soundman James Brolan, 42, died at the scene. Dozier, 39, was severely wounded and was airlifted a U.S. military hospital in Baghdad, where underwent surgery later Monday. "She is in critical condition, but doctors are cautiously optimistic about her prognosis," CBS News said Monday. A U.S. soldier also died in the bombing, and six others were wounded.
- 5/29/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Two CBS News crew members were killed and correspondent Kimberly Dozier critically wounded Monday afternoon in a car bomb attack on their convoy in Bahgdad. Cameraman Paul Douglas, 48, and soundman James Brolan, 42, died at the scene. Dozier, 39, was severely wounded and was airlifted a U.S. military hospital in Baghdad, where underwent surgery later Monday. "She is in critical condition, but doctors are cautiously optimistic about her prognosis," CBS News said Monday. A U.S. soldier also died in the bombing, and six others were wounded.
- 5/29/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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