This article about a person or group of people is a stub. Actress Lindsay Lohan, for example, tweeted "Yele Haiti now for the disasterPlease do all that you can. According to CNN.com, the largest group-Earthquake Haiti-had nearly 170,000 members by Thursday. Without fanfare, CNN dumped Jack Cafferty, the curmudgeon who, like the network, portrayed himself as an independent but railed more often than not against For the singing group, see John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band. Jack Cafferty (born December 14, 1942) is a former CNN commentator and occasional host of specials. In the summer of 2005, Cafferty joined The Situation Room. He left CNN after November 15, 2012. A WarnerMedia Company. His blog says nothing except he won't be in and that was Oct 2nd. The previous high, according to the New York Times, came in 2008 when the Red Cross raised $190,000 after Hurricane Ike. We're in hock to the Chinese up to our eyeballs because of the war in Iraq, for one thing. There were also 189,024 tweets that included "90999," the number that could be used to text message a donation to the Red Cross. https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Jack_Cafferty&oldid=2867454, Political commentators from the United States, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Blitzer responded in a light-hearted, seemingly forced defense of Palin, stating, "Yeah, but she's cramming a lot of information" Cafferty interrupted, "There's no excuse for that. What he is doing is he's leading, unlike the predecessor, who walked around muttering incoherent sentences a good part of the time. Ultimately, according to CNN, the use of social media helped raise $8 million by the end of the week. Bin Laden may be dead, but the terrorist group he led doesn't need his money. I'd like to think they're doing well, but I don't think any of us will know the answer to that question for a while. Using this tracking process as a base, PEJ staff compiles the lists of links weekday each day. and/or its affiliates. One photo was of a devastated building that was soon featured on the home pages of CNN.com, NPR.org, and LATimes.com. By putting stuff on the air people are interested in. For example, Alex Howard of the Web site digiphile used search technology to relay posts on Twitter feeds coming from people within 50 miles of the earthquake. How long will America take to get out of this trouble? WebJack Cafferty was born on December 14, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Jack Ma was about to become the richest man in China. With the added endorsements of the White House blog and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Red Cross reported that it raised $8 million that way by Friday, a far greater amount than in any similar attempt. Chris Dodd collected the second-biggest amount of money from AIG of anybody in Washington [for the 2008 election cycle]. This process allows us to compare the New Media commentary, based on the Icerocket list of links, with the commentary in the traditional press. I don't know that we're ever going to get completely out of this one. But Cafferty would go on to follow in the many of the same footsteps of those who let him down as a youngster. Next, following links to stories about Haiti, was a report that actor Michael C. Hall is undergoing treatment for Hodgkins lymphoma (10%). So what did Cafferty say? Still no word from anyone there," tweeted Adam McGee. Cafferty currently resides in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She's supposed to know a little bit of this, you know. Our guess (and hope): a stinging response today on The Situation Room. The financial worth and salary of Jack Cafferty are being investigated. He is an actor, known for It Could Happen to You (1994), City Hall (1996) and Night Falls on Manhattan Foreclosures, unemployment, debts and deficit, companies going out of business, bailouts. You pissed off the president of east coast television and microwave oven programming on NBC. But another phenomenon was occurring as well: tweets that didnt link people to fuller news accounts, but instead gave them direct access to take action-often in the way of donating money or supplies. According to an analysis by Nielsen Wire of their Web tracking data, Twitter was the primary place people turned to in order to interact with others about the quake. In addition to the fundraising efforts, a number of social media users linked to sources for additional, real-time information. When Barack Obama ran for president against Hillary Clinton and John McCain in 2008, he was I think, is the We've been running deficits and debt for years. A story about British researchers who claim that having extra weight around ones hips, backside, and thighs may protect against heart and metabolic problems finished second with 9% of the weeks links. WebJOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND An Introduction After a decade-long run on the Northeast music scene during which they became recognized as one of the best and most popular unsigned acts in the country, Beaver Brown finally broke through nationally with leader John Caffertys score to the motion picture, Eddie & The Cruisers. Well, look what you did this time, Jack Cafferty. 2019 TIME USA, LLC. He reportedly raised $2 million. Anyone with a cell phone could text the word "Haiti" to 90999 and $10 would be added to their phone bill as a donation to the effort. Jack Cafferty on After the clip's conclusion, he then went on to say, "Did you get that? Washington politics is a nasty game, and the guys that are out are always complaining about the guys that are in. It's the thing that Dwight Eisenhower warned about in the '50s: watch out for the military industrial complex. TIME's publishing reporter Andrea Sachs spoke with Cafferty between shows: TIME: You're a brave man. A controversy ensued later in the week as some watchdog groups questioned the relationship between Jeans private businesses and his charity, although the singer denied any wrongdoing. 'Circling My Mother,' A Memoir of Love and Pain, Medication Shows Promise in Treating Alcoholism. 68.9K subscribers. Was there a quid pro quo? I mean, that's a little like Bonnie interviewing Clyde, ain't it? McCafferty retired from the band in 2013 due to health issues, leaving Agnew as the only founding member left in the band. In 2019, McCafferty released his final solo album Last Testament. MSNBC, for example, created a list of organizations that were providing aid and encouraged donations. 2021 Why is that? WebFROM CNNs Jack Cafferty: Hillary Clinton has her eyes on the monster March 4 contests in Ohio and Texas, but todays Wisconsin primary could prove to be a crucial race for her. "Just experienced a MAJOR earthquake here in Port au Prince walls were falling down. Who else made the list? I think they're basically the same bunch of goons and thugs they've been for the last 50 years". Cable News Network. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. In fact, the majority of the 2.3 million tweets on the subject were not original posts, but were instead re-tweets of something another person had already posted. Cafferty was the anchor of Strictly Business for WNBC-TV for eleven years, until 1989. Others linked to mainstream news stories that were of particular interest to them such as a CNN.com report about the town of Jacmel where residents burned tires in order to light up the town. I don't know that we'll ever return to the days of unlimited prosperity that we've seen in the past. The problem, I think, is the deregulation that actually happened. The BBC offered live updates including statements from political leaders, tweets from those directly affected by the quake, and additional pictures. TPM TV. He pays to keep his father in a nursing home until, in Even Dogs in the Wild, the old man dies; he also does his best to support his sister Jude, who is WebBy CNN's Jack Cafferty: The Petraeus sex scandal raises questions about privacy that could affect every American who goes online. Please." (+1) 202-857-8562 | Fax He was paid $275 thousand at WNBC and $230 thousand at Live at Five. "Its times like these that Im amazed and in awe of how the world community can come together to help those in desperate need," added Maries Blog Caf. According to the Twitter-tracking service Sysomos, 2.3 million Tweets included the word "Haiti" or "Red Cross" between January 12 and January 14. A win could reinvigorate her campaign and perhaps grab back some of the momentum that seems to be all Barack Obamas at this point. For the examination of the links from Twitter, PEJ staff monitored the tracking site Tweetmeme. One new poll says that a majority of people favor impeachment for President Bush. They dont seem to have very much. By attracting an audience. U.S. real estate might be a mess, but in other parts of the world, home prices are jumping. And that was so much more fulfilling than succeeding at television.". That being said, I will go to my grave as Jack Cafferty, Private Citizen, believing that these people committed war crimes. Have a tip or story idea? That's why I asked [CNN anchor] Wolf Blitzer on the air, Is Anna Nicole Smith still dead? Don't make excuses for her - that's pathetic." [2] [3] Her father Joseph W. Landers Jr. is a lawyer who worked as an environmental adviser in the Governor's Office during Reubin Askew 's term as Florida governor. In 1977, Cafferty began anchoring Live at Five and the Scarborough-Cafferty Report, as well as Strictly Business in New York. It seems that Obama can multi-task and kind of address several things at a time. Some desperation, lots of anger, frustration, but on the other hand, a lot of hope. Her mother Pamela Forrester is a former television news anchor for WCTV and The Florida Channel. And it might be helpful if the Republicans would try to be a little more cooperative and contribute a little more to the solution rather than just sitting on the sidelines and carping about what they see as the shortcomings of the administration. I'm not the least bit surprised. So I think our relationship with China has certainly changed. But I think certainly, the situation we're dealing with cries out for some better oversight, and I think if we can put some of that in place and gear the banking industry back to being the banking industry instead of the banking/investment/Wall Street/whatever, that might be a good thing. I hope he's right, but I don't think anybody knows the answer to the question yet. He routinely sounds off in his own tart, curmudgeon-like way on CNN's popular news show The Situation Room. Jeff Immelt says the U.S. is a cost competitive market for advanced manufacturing and that GE is bringing jobs back from Mexico. In terms of posts that linked to other reports, Haiti was the second largest topic, receiving 15% of the news links for the entire week (and 36% for the two days of Wednesday and Thursday). 5. I think virtually everything they say for public consumption is said with an agenda. He even manages to tie in his life story, complete with a hardscrabble youth, alcoholism, and redemption in marriage and fatherhood. We are going to have to accept a decline in our standard of living in this country. And the Wall Street Journal offered slide shows of pictures of the devastation taken by individuals on the ground. He used to appear on The Situation Room, which is now hosted by Wolf That was really the impetus for me to quit. CNNs Jack Cafferty criticizes President Obama for failing to live up to his campaign pledge of providing openness during the health care negotiations . Apparently, what happened was our correspondent at the Pentagon started getting these phone calls from people in the Pentagon, saying, "Cafferty just called Rumsfeld a war criminal." Do Not Sell, Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader, By Lawrence Delevingne and J. Brandon Darin, reporters, First Published: March 20, 2009: 12:30 PM ET. He also discovered pictures that had been posted on sites like Twitpic that illustrated the extent of the damage. I'm not sure that's helpful. You're known for your sarcastic style on the air, and even being a little cranky. Cafferty also contributed to CNNs weekday morning show. It's part of the Constitution. The priorities of the bloggers are measured in terms of percentage of links. under which this service is provided to you. Hes Harvard educated., This did not sit well with Baldwin, who turned the comment into a credential-off: I only have a BFA in drama from NYU. 16K. "Confirmation now that Jacmel is mostly destroyed. The other thing that concerns me is all this money that's being printed in Washington and being thrown at these problems. And fifth (at 8%) was a video of a reporter who broke a phone at a Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that was marketed as being "unbreakable.". As a journalist, Jack Cafferty developed a passion for telling other people's stories all the while battling his own demons. Jack Cafferty began his television career in Reno, Nevada, in 1960. I learned to drink as a child. Cafferty has been a popular figure on social media, with a large following on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Jack, you dont tell people that a career in the performing arts disqualifies them from seeking elected office, and I wont say publicly that your being convicted of leaving the scene of an accident in which you struck a cyclist and then ran two red lights while you were pursued by the police and were subsequently ordered to serve 70 hours of community service back in May of 2003 disqualifies you from posing as a Man of the People on a major cable news network. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. Fortune spoke with Cafferty about what he sees is wrong with the country--and what needs to be done about it. 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In the summer of 2005, Cafferty joined The Situation Room, CNN's new weekday afternoon newscast. Below are excerpts from that discussion: The title of your book says the American dream is in peril. "Alcohol was as much a part of my daily living as brushing my teeth was," says Cafferty. Age, Height, Bio, Movies, Series, Net worth, Facts, Who is Chichi Morah? NBA confirms L.A. 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On November 7, 2006, Cafferty called Donald Rumsfeld "an obnoxious jerk and war criminal". "Citizen media, including blogs, video reports and Twitter are becoming more influential as sources of information these days," summarized Kajsa Hallberg Adu at Rain in Africa. The public elects the morons that are supposed to watch over these things. I agree with you on that," and the segment came to a close. The New Media Index is a weekly report that captures the leading commentary of blogs and social media sites focused on news and compares those subjects to that of the mainstream press. Where would you say that tone comes from? But most of the attention is going to the economy, and that's as it should be. And as with the other data provided in the NMI, the top stories are determined in terms of percentage of links. Before taking his day-long hiatus from talking about Palin on September 25, Cafferty ripped into the McCain campaign for not allowing reporters to have more access to the Alaska governor: "Yesterdays photo op at the United Nations between Sarah Palin and Afghan President Hamid Karzai was a joke." Besides calling it as he sees it politically, he tells the story of growing up in a turbulent family in Reno, Nevada, in the 1950s. Even Web sites without the resources of a traditional news organization were able to find and assemble useful information from social media. No one has ever accused CNN commentator Jack Cafferty of being a shrinking violet. Everything's shut down, there's no jobs, there's no nothing. Each time a news blog or social media Web page adds a link to its site directing its readers to a news story, it suggests that the author of the blog places at least some importance on the content of that article. Note: PEJs weekly News Coverage Index includes Sunday newspapers while the New Media Index is Monday through Friday. Blogs and other new media are an important part of creating todays news information narrative and in shaping the way Americans interact with the news. I think it was perhaps one of the most arrogant things I've ever seen in my life for [House Speaker] Nancy Pelosi, on the day after Democrats won control of the House, to make this announcement as though this was Moses coming down with the tablets, that impeachment's been taken off the table. So I was able to consume quantities of alcohol without it affecting [me] I didn't slur my speech, I didn't fall down. I think they do. They're holding hundreds of billions of dollars worth of our paper. Webwhat happened to jack caffertyplymouth township mi police scanner. That's what Congress does. In his new book, Now or Never: Getting Down to the Business of Saving Our Dream, CNN's irascible commentator takes on the economy, foreign policy, education, health care, immigration, energy, the Bush legacy and Obama's opportunity--nothing less than the future of the country. Jack Cafferty is now unmarried and of straight sexual orientation. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Do Obama & Co. have their priorities right? Of course, they think that a lot of this stuff is genetic. Mortal Causes. All times are ET. Both former prisoners live in England. Have a tip we should know? I hear from people in the Rust Belt, who say the local economies in parts of the country are just shot. Blitzer replied, "It was not her best answer. Contents 1 Sourced I think I probably had the genetic tolerance for the chemical, and also the genetic predisposition for the addiction to the chemical, that my parents had. If I knew the answer to that, I'd be charging jillions of dollars as a consultant to the business community. "I have a compulsive distrust of authority figures," explains the journalist. How do you make money? Surveillance video from the Associated Press of a drunk New York state bus driver who led the students on a chaotic ride in May, 2. (One minor difference is that Tweetmeme offers the top links over the prior 24 hours while the lists used on Technorati and Icerocket offer the top links over the previous 48 hours.). They treat women like furniture in those countries. Did the cable networks overdo it covering Anna Nicole Smith's death? Privacy Policy. On the September 26, 2008 broadcast of CNN's "Situation Room", while sitting next to Wolf Blitzer, Cafferty directly highlighted Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's abysmal interview performance with Katie Couric earlier in the week. All Rights Reserved.Terms Disclaimer. Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Fourth, again at 9%, was a profile of a former Guantanamo Bay prison guard who reunited with two of the men he held captive to express his regret about how the prisoners were abused. But many news sites made use of information initially posted by social media. We also are running hundred of billions of dollars worth of trade deficits with them, as we continue to import their junk with the lead paint on them and the poisoned pet food and export, you know, jobs to places where you can pay workers a dollar a month to turn out the stuff that we're buying from Wal-Mart. Web material written and produced by Lee Hill. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. In recent months, though, this component of Technoratis site has been down with no indication of when it might resume. Crime syndicates and government organizations pose a much greater cyber threat than renegade hacker groups like Anonymous. I called Donald Rumsfeld a war criminal the night before the midterm election. Haitian-born musician Wyclef Jean asked his 1.4 million Twitter followers to donate to his foundation by texting the word "Yele" (the name of his foundation) to the number 501501. I tried looking in google and didn't come up with anything. The immediacy and availability of social media was so strong that even a number of mainstream news organizations used it as a way to deliver first-person sourcing as events unraveled. Your reaction? (Laughs.) Your dad was married eight times. There'll always be somebody coming along to cause the next crisis. On Thursday's Situation Room, CNN's Jack Cafferty questioned the motives of the planners behind the proposed New York City mosque near Ground Zero: "The Its going to come down to them or us. The evidence is pretty clear. Social media became central to the fundraising effort that raised millions of dollars. Yeah, good thing he didnt say that publicly. And the target=_blank rel=noopener noreferrer>fifth video was a report from the Associated Press that used surveillance video to show a man sneaking into a terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport after the guard left his post. How? CNNs Jack Cafferty criticizes President Obama for failing to live up to his campaign pledge of providing openness during the health care negotiations, 4. What lessons can corporate America draw from the outrage at Wall Street? Perhaps New York University should print on its undergraduate drama degrees Warning: the bestowing of this degree precludes you from seeking any public office per Jack Cafferty of CNN.'. They're in business to make money. Strip Jack. This page was last edited on 2 October 2020, at 12:00. How do you attract an audience? WPIX has dumped longtime 10 p.m. anchor Jack Cafferty, hiring WNBC weekend man Jim Watkins as his replacement. In this week's Behind Closed Doors, Cafferty talks more about his struggle with alcoholism and his political observations, as chronicled in his new book, It's Getting WebHe made considerable managerial changes, and started a push to recovery with the help of his first assistant, Jack Ferguson. They capture the top five linked-to stories on each list (25 stories each week), and reads, watches or listens to these posts and conducts a content analysis of their subject matter, just as it does for the mainstream press in its weekly News Coverage Index. All rights reserved. The tragic January 13 earthquake that devastated the country of Haiti and killed an estimated 200,000 people inspired a wealth of online activity. I get paid to ask questions I don't know the answers to and to complain about the things that bother me. For the entire week of January 11-15, 43% of the news links in blogs were about the tragedy in Haiti according to the New Media Index produced by PEJ. He persuaded state regulators to allow competitive bidding on cogenerated power, produced by one source for both industrial use and sale. Two stories about Facebook, including an attempt to increase their e-commerce team and a partnership with McAfee to provide better security, finished fourth at 9%. That's the checks and balances.
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