Why Read When You Can Watch?

B. Jeffrey Madoff, 07.05.2009

Founder of Madoff Productions

What did I learn from my 3 week media experiment? It's easier to zone out in front of a glowing rectangle than engage in reading.

Sarah Palin: Next Stop Fox?

David Wallechinsky, 07.03.2009

Editor-in-Chief, AllGov.com

Being a government official is a hassle. Say something stupid and half the country makes fun of you. Say something stupid on TV and your ratings go up. Good luck, Sarah. We'll see you in prime time.

Green News Report - July 2, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen, 07.02.2009

Co-Hosts, Green News Report

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: California wins one for a change; Where's the beef? Recalled!; Did EPA suppress study from global warming skeptic?... PLUS:...

The GOP's Palin Food Fight: Why Now?

William Bradley, 07.02.2009

California-based political analyst NewWestNotes.com

This is a fight between some neocons who still want to promote Palin and their discredited geopolitical agenda against some Republican would-be modernizers.

Census 2010: The Right's Super-Secret Plan to End All Plans

Karl Frisch, 07.02.2009

Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America

Pssst. Hey, conservatives ... I want to let you in on a devious little plan being hatched by your leaders in the media.

Now is Not the Time for Delay

Lincoln Mitchell, 07.01.2009

Assistant Professor in the Practice of International Politics, Columbia University

It is too early too know whether Obama's promise at the Stonewall celebration is to be taken seriously or if it was his attempt to extricate himself from a potentially difficult situation by making more promises.

AIG Plummets: Didn't the Reverse Stock Split Cause it?

Michael Russnow, 07.01.2009

Professional TV/Screenwriter, former Member Writers Guild west Board of Directors and former U.S. Senate aide

Folks, AIG hadn't won the lottery in March, April and May and the news forthcoming about its actual worth hasn't been alarming the last week or so.

WATCH: Bill O'Reilly Reacts To Al Franken's Victory

Matthew Filipowicz, 06.30.2009

Comedian, Cartoonist, Satirist

We have obtained exclusive footage of Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly learning the news that Al Franken is, in fact, the next Senator from the state ...

The Republican Summer Olympics of 2009

Gary Cohan, 06.29.2009

Physician, Radio Host, Author, Civil Rights Activist

Republicans' private embraces are often in complete contradistinction with their own oft-trumpeted, Biblically-mandated "moral" guidelines for the rest of us.

AIG Proposed Reverse Stock Split: Shareholders Should Vote This Down as a No-Brainer

Michael Russnow, 07.01.2009

Professional TV/Screenwriter, former Member Writers Guild west Board of Directors and former U.S. Senate aide

This 1:20 split smells, to me, a bit too rancid for the ordinary shareholders, not to mention the U.S. public who are hoping to recover their investment.

Media Could Use a Stonewall Uprising of Their Own

Karl Frisch, 06.28.2009

Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America

Forty years after Stonewall, not only is sexual orientation still a taboo for many in the media, all too often it serves as a focal point for hate, ridicule, and misinformation.

Why Fox News Is Really Pleasant and Agreeable

Michael Wolff, 06.25.2009

Author of Newser.com's Off the Grid column

Fox News is apparently on track to have its best year ever. WTF?

I Just Don't Get It

Larry Gellman, 06.24.2009

It seems pretty clear that Obama is actually insisting that we change the approach that led the economy off a cliff. I just don't get it.

Millions of 'Dangerous' Socialists Massed on Northern U.S. Border!

Bill Mann, 06.22.2009

TV-Radio Critic www.dcweasels.com

Government-run health care is only one thing we Americans can learn from Canada and its "left-leaning" political leaders.

Why O'Reilly Was Wrong and Bernie Was Right About Me...And Both Were Wrong About the Philadelphia Inquirer

Steve Young, 06.19.2009

Talk show host, author, oped-columnist, television writer, and filmmaker

If O'Reilly The Journalist had done his real journalist due diligence he would have found out that his "...you don't hear both sides in the Philadelphia Inquirer" is an out and out lie.

Think Again: Chiller, Socialist Theater

Eric Alterman, 06.18.2009

In conservative world, this administration is leading a march on socialism. Just last week alone, Media Matters counted more than 143 mentions of the word "socialism" on the cable news shows.

A Top Ten List for Letterman's Conservative Critics

Karl Frisch, 06.17.2009

Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America

Unfortunately, much like the iconic gap between Letterman's front teeth, so too is there a gaping hole in the credibility of his conservative critics, however justified their claims may be.

Bashing Obama On Iran's Election: Watch Out For Agent Provocateurs On The Neo-Con Right

Thomas de Zengotita, 06.17.2009

Contributing Editor at Harper's Magazine

The possibility that leaders could emerge in Iran who would be less easy to portray as lunatics has the Neocons worried.

Caution: Pundits On This Network May Appear More Relevant Than They Are

Dave Hackel, 06.16.2009

Karl Rove never designed anything other than a way to help elect George Bush and Dick Cheney. He should be ashamed to show his face in public but, of course, that's why Fox loves him.

Words Have Consequences...Depending Who You Speak With At Fox News

Steve Young, 06.16.2009

Talk show host, author, oped-columnist, television writer, and filmmaker

(From my column in today's Philadelphia Inquirer Oped Page 6/16/09) The broadcast Lords of Loud on talk radio and TV have longed been pressing the ha...

Who Watches the Watchmen?

John Milewski, 06.15.2009

Attacking Sean Hannity while ignoring management and ownership is the media equivalent of blaming the grunts at Abu Ghraib while ignoring the generals at the Pentagon.