CNN, NBC and ABC All Dump Top Boss

Oddly coincidental announcements today signal that Jeff Zucker is out at NBC, Jon Klein is out at CNN and this follows news a few weeks ago that David Westin is "resigning" as president of ABC News. Apparently, they were all pushed out for failing to maintain President Obama's popularity above 40%.

Actually, the stations did not cite failure to make the presidents policies palatable as a reason for the executive being shown the door. However, they did not deny it either. Using media standards, failure to deny is same as confirmation.

Breaking News: Tim Russert Dead

The closest thing to an objective journalist on NBC, Tim Russert passed away today at 58 years of age. Rest in Peace, Tim.