In Overhaul, ‘Today’ Show Director Gets a New Title

Joe Michaels, who has been the director for 18 years, was given a new job last week that portends more change to come.

    

Don Oliver, NBC Correspondent, Dies at 76

Mr. Oliver covered major world events, like the conflicts in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, the Middle East peace talks in 1977 and the Civil War in El Salvador, for NBC News for more than 25 years.

    

Deborah Turness Named President of NBC News

Ms. Turness, a British news executive, will face the same challenges as her counterparts at ABC and CBS as television viewers spend more time online.

    

In Blow to NBC News, ‘Rock Center’ Is Canceled

The show was meant to be a showpiece for the anchor Brian Williams, but it moved around the schedule and had a hard time finding an audience.

    

Maria Shriver Returning to NBC as a ‘Special Anchor’

In Ms. Shriver’s new role, she will not be on any one NBC program regularly, but will appear on a variety of them and will produce and anchor prime-time special reports.

    

The F.B.I. Criticizes the News Media After Several Mistaken Reports of an Arrest

The agency said such unverified reporting, from which many news outlets later retreated, could have “unintended consequences” for its investigation.

    

Viewers Flock to TV News After Boston Blasts

An NBC special report drew the most viewers, but all cable news channels reported a spike in audiences.

    

Call to Cooper of CNN Hints at a Shift for ‘Today’

An NBC executive is said to have asked Anderson Cooper if he would consider taking Matt Lauer’s job as co-host on the “Today” show, which has slumped in the ratings.

Maria Shriver Appears on ‘Today’ for Papal Coverage

Ms. Shriver, a former NBC correspondent, took a first step toward resuming that role when she contributed a report to NBC’s “Today” show.

At NBC, a Struggle to Revive the Morning Magic

The last year for Matt Lauer, the once-popular host of the network’s “Today” show, is a lesson on how a combination of missteps can precipitate a star’s fall.