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Gwen Eiffel
Gwen Eiffel (also spelled Gwen Ifill) is a political journalist and the moderator of the vice presidential debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin. She is the managing editor and moderator for Washington Week (PBS) and a senior... [more]
Gwen Eiffel (also spelled Gwen Ifill) is a political journalist and the moderator of the vice presidential debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin. She is the managing editor and moderator for Washington Week (PBS) and a senior correspondant for The NewsHour (PBS)
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Gwen Eiffel is the moderator of the Vice Pres. debate b/w Palin and Biden. She has recently written a book about Obama, to be released on Inauguration Day. Should she be moderating this event?
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No, it would be a conflict of interest, since she has a lot to gain from the sales of her book.
No, it would be a conflict of interest, since she has a lot to gain from the sales of her book.
All Presidential Debates are scheduled at 9 p.m. Eastern (6 p.m. Pacific) and will be featured on all major broadcast and cable news stations. The debates are sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates.
Location: University of Mississippi
Moderator: Jim Lehrer of PBS
Topics: Foreign Policy & National Security
The first debate between John McCain and Barack Obama will be broken into nine 9-minute segments allowing each candidate two minutes to comment whenever a new issue is raised. Following these opening comments, the floor will be open for discussion for five minutes.
Location: Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Moderator: Gwen Ifill of PBS
Topics: Foreign & Domestic Policy
This is the only debate scheduled for Vice Presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. The debate will consist of questioning by moderator Gwen Ifill with a chance for each candidate to respond. Each candidate will have 90 seconds to answer the question posed. The floor will be open for discussion for another two minute, with another two minutes being allotted for closing statements.
Location: Belmont University in Nashville, TN
Moderator: Tom Brokaw of NBC
The second debate between John McCain and Barack Obama will be in a Town Hall format with moderator Tom Brokaw calling on members of the audience and reading questions posed via the Internet. Each candidate will have two minutes to respond, with an extra minute given to reply to his opponent's answer. None of the questions will be posed by the moderator.
Location: Hofstra University in Long Island, NY
Moderator: Bob Schieffer of CBS
Topics: Domestic Issues and The Economy
The structure of this debate is identical to that of the first debate, except that instead of podiums, the candidates will be seated at a table with moderator Bob Schieffer. This will be the only debate to feature a 90 second closing statement from each candidate.
First Presidential Debate
When: Friday, Sept. 26Location: University of Mississippi
Moderator: Jim Lehrer of PBS
Topics: Foreign Policy & National Security
The first debate between John McCain and Barack Obama will be broken into nine 9-minute segments allowing each candidate two minutes to comment whenever a new issue is raised. Following these opening comments, the floor will be open for discussion for five minutes.
Vice Presidential Debate
When: Thursday, Oct. 2Location: Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Moderator: Gwen Ifill of PBS
Topics: Foreign & Domestic Policy
This is the only debate scheduled for Vice Presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. The debate will consist of questioning by moderator Gwen Ifill with a chance for each candidate to respond. Each candidate will have 90 seconds to answer the question posed. The floor will be open for discussion for another two minute, with another two minutes being allotted for closing statements.
Second Presidential Debate
When: Tuesday, Oct. 7Location: Belmont University in Nashville, TN
Moderator: Tom Brokaw of NBC
The second debate between John McCain and Barack Obama will be in a Town Hall format with moderator Tom Brokaw calling on members of the audience and reading questions posed via the Internet. Each candidate will have two minutes to respond, with an extra minute given to reply to his opponent's answer. None of the questions will be posed by the moderator.
Third Presidential Debate
When: Wednesday, Oct. 15Location: Hofstra University in Long Island, NY
Moderator: Bob Schieffer of CBS
Topics: Domestic Issues and The Economy
The structure of this debate is identical to that of the first debate, except that instead of podiums, the candidates will be seated at a table with moderator Bob Schieffer. This will be the only debate to feature a 90 second closing statement from each candidate.
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After I appeared on a PBS panel about Tea Party racism last week, some commenters here wondered why I didn't object to moderator Gwen Ifill's use of the term "teabaggers" (answer: I didn't even notice it, such is the general filth-content of my brain). Anyway, PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler says the Corporation received a lot of complaints, and Ifill has now apologized:Ombudsman's Note: Ifill says, "Turns out I am the only person with access to...
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•NBC's Betsy Fischer was among 100 women honored this afternoon at a lunch for Washingtonian's 100 Most Powerful Women edition. The "Meet the Press" EP along with PBS' Gwen Ifill were on the list which included women from the worlds of politics, the arts, business & lobbying, non-profits, sports and the media.
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Noted journalist and author Gwen Ifill, author of the book The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama, spoke about her newly released book and answered questions before a full house of students, faculty and community members on Thursday, Oct. 29, in the Thompson Theatre of the Roselle Center for the Arts at the University of Delaware.
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In case you missed it, our Washington Bureau Chief David Corn did us proud on This Week with George Stephanopoulos over the weekend. He joined fellow journalists Gwen Ifill, George Will, Bob Woodward, and David Brooks at the roundtable to talk Gitmo, Afghanistan and Pakistan, and of course, Sarah Palin.
The Nation's Ari Melber thought it was interesting. You probably will too, if you prefer informed discussion over soundbites. Although... even...
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