ABC’s ‘World News’ to Swap Gibson for Sawyer

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2009 Not so long ago, it seemed like big news that a woman -- CBS' Katie Couric -- would be chosen to anchor the nightly news at a major network. Now Couric's got some competition in Diane Sawyer, who'll replace Charlie Gibson at ABC's "World News" starting in January. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Responds to McCain-Palin Attacks

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2008 During a sit-down interview with ABC's Charlie Gibson that aired on Wednesday, Barack Obama talked about the economy and how he'd lead differently from President Bush before addressing the McCain-Palin campaign's ramped-up attacks of late. "All these statements are made simply to try to score cheap political points," Obama told Gibson. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palin and Friends: The Governor Is Interviewed by Fox’s Hannity

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2008 Thank goodness there was Fox News host Sean Hannity to fill the excruciating void between Sarah Palin's big interview with ABC's Charlie Gibson and her upcoming one-on-one with CBS' Katie Couric. On Wednesday he sat down with Palin for the benefit of Fox's conservative-friendly audience. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palin, Gibson Talk Climate and Energy on ‘Nightline’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 13, 2008 ABC News' big-get interview series with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin continued with another installment on "Nightline" Thursday evening, during which reporter Charlie Gibson pushed Palin on her position on global warming, and Palin pushed back. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sarah Palin: Ready to Lead?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2008 To his credit, ABC's Charlie Gibson posed some practical and pertinent questions in the first installment of his interview with Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, and he didn't let her off the hook when she conflated "national security" with "energy independence." Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

True Test of Leadership

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Philly Debate Maligned by Pro-Obama Media?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 19, 2008 Why were so many journalists so aggravated by the latest presidential debate? According to Politico scribes John F. Harris and Jim VandeHei, it wasn't about George Stephanopoulos and Charlie Gibson's less substantive questions -- instead, the problem was that "this time there were more hard questions for Obama than for Clinton." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )