Clooney scrapped TV appearance over Longoria call

George Clooney scrapped an appearance on US TV news show Dateline last week after he was told a planned discussion about the news media on the programme was being replaced by a fluffy interview with Eva Longoria.

Clooney was approached to join a panel discussing the fact that entertainment news has become more important in America than current affairs to promote his new movie Good Night And Good Luck, which focuses on the heroes of 1950s news shows.