Media critic Jack Shafer has been looking at how the media has marked the passing of one of its own, and he doesn't like what he sees. In a Slate column titled "The Canonization of Saint Russert," ...

Tim Russert was a weekend talk show that aired on CNBC and later MSNBC. It was hosted by Tim Russert. The program usually featured one long-form interview with an author or person in the news, with ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. Yesterday CJR Daily incorrectly reported that Tim Russert failed to address his own role in the Lewis ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. Tim Russert, dead at fifty-eight, was more than just a showman. He had gifts galore for friendship and gusto ...

Looking to lock in its on-air stars, NBC News has wrapped a deal of unprecedented length with Tim Russert and is trying to close one of unprecedented price with Katie Couric. At a lunch in New York ...

NEW YORK -- Tim Russert's chair was empty on "Meet the Press" on Sunday, two days after his unexpected death. But Russert was very much present on the full-hour tribute to this giant of political ...

WASHINGTON — Tim Russert, who pointedly but politely questioned hundreds of the powerful and influential as moderator of NBC’s ‘‘Meet the Press,’’ died suddenly Friday while preparing for his weekly ...

WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - Tim Russert, who became a household name in American political discourse as host of NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday talk show, died on the job of a heart attack on Friday ...

In the nearly 17 years as the host of “Meet the Press,” Tim Russert grilled lawmakers from across the political spectrum. By Daniel E. Slotnik The longtime host of “Meet the Press” died at the age of ...

Timothy John Russert (May 7, 1950 – June 13, 2008) was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. He was ...

NBC journalist Tim Russert has received federal subpoenas to face questioning about the alleged leak of an undercover CIA weapons expert's identity. Russert is the managing editor and moderator of ...