Goldman Sachs Helps 10,000 Women, Including Orphanage Director Andeisha Farid

Jim Luce, 12.29.2009

Thought Leaders and Global Citizens

In March 2008, Goldman Sachs announced a significant new initiative called 10,000 Women that has two goals: To increase the number of underserved wo...

Andeisha Farid and the Orphaned Children of Afghanistan

Jim Luce, 12.22.2009

Thought Leaders and Global Citizens

I met "Orphans Hero" Andeisha Farid this fall when she was in town as part of Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Women Program. Then I saw her on Brian Williams' ...

"Times/CBS News Poll" Confirms Viscusi's Prediction From Huffington Post

Stephen Viscusi, 12.15.2009

America's Workplace Guru

By Stephen Viscusi Today's just released "NY Times /CBS" poll confirms what I have been preaching in this very column for months! American individ...

The Heart of Fools

Jim Lichtman, 12.01.2009

The House of Mirth is a dark and depressing Edith Wharton novel about a self-absorbed young woman obsessed with the goal of fitting into the upper-cru...

The Frenzy About White House Gatecrashers: Did the Media Overreact?

Michael Russnow, 11.29.2009

Screenwriter, former Member Writers Guild West Board of Directors

Should the Salahis be boiled, flogged, or has the media made it much more than it really was?

NBC's Brian Williams: Changing the World for the Better

Jim Luce, 11.17.2009

Thought Leaders and Global Citizens

Several weeks ago Brian Williams profiled the children of the Afghan Child Education and Care Organization (AFCECO) and its founder Andeisha Farid in ...

Obama's Big Question: To Go or Not to Go, Copenhagen That is

Michael Russnow, 11.29.2009

Screenwriter, former Member Writers Guild West Board of Directors

Obama is not a miracle maker, but he will have at least tried to win the IOC bid. And during it all, he and the government will continue in any necessary actions.

Celebrate Saturday Night Live's 35th Season With 35 Great SNL News Spoofs

Glynnis MacNicol, 11.26.2009

Senior Editor, Mediaite.com

Long before The Daily Show, long before The Colbert Report, Saturday Night Live was making fun of the news in a way that no one had ever seen before.

Health Care, Character, Journalism, and America's Future

Steven G. Brant, 11.13.2009

Developer of sustainable local, national, and international development strategies

President Obama called on America's journalists -- and the media executives for whom they work -- to recommit themselves to the standards of journalism that Walter Cronkite practiced.

Sept. 7, 2009, News Update

Richard Valeriani, 10.23.2009

Former NBC News correspondent

Israeli government approves construction of hundreds of new homes in occupied West Bank. How do you say, "Up yours, Obama " in Hebrew?

What to Expect From - And For - Diane Sawyer

Rachel Sklar, 10.19.2009

Mediaite.com

Charlie Gibson leaving ABC's World News after only a few years in the top spot is news, but is shaking no foundations. It's also not at all surprising who is replacing him: Diane Sawyer.

Media: Angry Right-Wingers Are Important; Angry Libs Are Annoying

Eric Boehlert, 09.25.2009

Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America

Suddenly this summer, as right-wing mini-mobs turn health care forums into free-for-alls, as unhinged political rage flows in the streets, and as the Nazi and Hitler rhetoric flies, anger is in.

As Our Kids Were Dying In Wars, Michael Jackson Died In Encino

Norman Horowitz, 08.26.2009

Senior executive with almost 50 years of diverse media experience

Many ask why I incessantly write about our wars and our television coverage, and I have no reasonable answer other than what is going on makes me nuts.

Obama Backtracks Calling Police Action Stupid: Was It Moderation or Is Obama Becoming the First Wimp?

Michael Russnow, 08.25.2009

Screenwriter, former Member Writers Guild West Board of Directors

The fact that our president won't stand behind his words when they become controversial makes me quite concerned about his future.

Friday Talking Points [87] -- A Tale Of Two Houses

Chris Weigant, 08.24.2009

Author, Political Commentator, and Blogger (ChrisWeigant.com)

Simply for acting like a leader this week, Speaker Pelosi wins the Most Impressive Democrat Of The Week award hands-down.

The MJ Coverage Begins to Take a Toll on CNN

Eric Boehlert, 08.08.2009

Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America

CNN needs to rethink where it's going with this often pointless Jackson coverage.

Michael & Farrah: This Is Huge

Sal Nunziato, 07.26.2009

Music journalist, active blogger, New Orleans devotee, handsome cat

Brian Williams just bumped Farrah Fawcett for Michael Jackson. Two American icons who meant so much to so many in so many surreal situations during their heyday, are dead today.

Presidential Plugging

August J. Pollak, 07.09.2009

Brian Williams does some serious journalismin'. To see more of August J. Pollak's cartoon "Some Guy With a Website," check out the archive....

The Secret Superdelegate War Revealed

Erik Ose, 07.05.2009

Writer, Activist, Community Organizer

It was one year ago today that Hillary Clinton announced plans to suspend her campaign for the Democratic nomination, and urged her supporters to unite behind Barack Obama.

Celebrity Journalism at the White House

Dan Froomkin, 08.19.2009

Washington Bureau Chief for the Huffington Post

There's almost nothing of substance in Brian Williams' profile. This presidency, more than most, is more than just the sum of its photo ops. You just wouldn't know it from this show.

Anderson Cooper, Where Art Thou?

Iris Martin, 06.20.2009

Author of Mortgage Wars

We know you thrive on breaking news and our story is being suppressed, by evil banksters and their cronies, who would rather go bankrupt than confess.