“I see a pretty bright line between analysis and opinion. And so, to that end, my goal on Friday nights is to try to assemble the smartest reporters who are available to me that week who have been involved in covering the news.” TryingHas BeensEndsNightGoalLinesOpinionWeekInvolvedNewsAvailableAnalysisReportersFridayCoveringFriday Night Author:Gwen Ifill
“The government's view is that the best time to announce bad news, news that it doesn't want the public to dwell on is late on a Friday, when it will wind up in the Saturday papers, which if you were readers, then the week day editions. A holiday weekend is even better.” IfsWantGovernmentViewsWeekWindReaderPaperLateNewsHolidayWeekendSaturdayPapersFridayBad NewsBest Times Author:Bob Schieffer
“For most Americans, Friday afternoons are filled with positive anticipation of the weekend. In Washington, it's where government officials dump stories they want to bury. Good news gets dropped on Monday so bureaucrats can talk about it all week.” WantStoriesGovernmentWeekNewsFilledOfficialsAfternoonWeekendAnticipationGood NewsMondayFridayBureaucratsDumpGovernment OfficialsFriday Afternoon Author:John Sununu