Amid Gloom: 8 Fun Media Highlights for 2009
As I get ready to exit my office at Editor & Publisher, I find myself trying to ignore this sad end to the decade by focusing on some wild and crazy stories that I've covered here this past year.
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Stephen Colbert's Secret Plan to Defend America
Stephen Colbert's plan to string a microscopically thin razor along our entire border is brutal, indiscriminate, dangerous... and smarter than the nuclear defense we now have.
Jon, Stephen, You're Off Track Lately
Recently Jon Stewart had right-wing fundamentalist Mike Huckabee on his show--for the third time! They had their usual cutesie conversation which see...
TV Critic's Call: Here Are The Decade's 10 Best Series
Here's this critic's holiday "gift" to readers: my Top 10 shows of the almost-past decade, from The Sopranos' uncommon excellence to Jon Stewart's comedy gold.
Colbert Conservatism And The Cost Of Permanent War
Obama's expected Afghanistan escalation will drive the annual cost of that war alone to about $80 billion a year -- or roughly the annual cost of the health care bill being debated in Congress.
Top 5 Sports Stories
And this year's Plaxie goes to Dodger pitcher Vicente Padilla. Stealing a page from Plaxico Burress, Padilla accidentally shot himself in the leg while hunting in Nicaragua.
Obama Won Last Year Only Because Stephen Colbert Dropped Out!
Barack Obama ended up beating John McCain rather easily one year ago, but Stephen Colbert didn't stay in the race for the White House or Obama could have really been in trouble (for a minute or two, anyway).
Stephen Colbert Signs Campaign Letter to Close Guantanamo Now (Video)
Rosanne Cash appeared on the Colbert Report last night on the use of music to torture at Guantanamo, and she made it clear: using music as torture is wrong and there's no gray area.
Breaking: Fox News Spun Off to Viacom
Asked what she might need to do in order to make Fox News a better fit with the Comedy Channel formula, Viacom's MTV networks CEO, Judy McGrath replied, "Absolutely nothing."
Wall Street Bonuses: Four Questions
How did some of these banks make so much money? You can thank the government. First and foremost, there was TARP funding.
Friday Talking Points [98] -- Newsiness
I have to admit before I begin that I don't watch cable television "news" during the day, because I consider it largely to be a waste of my valuable t...
Free David Letterman! Newswitness News Cartoon Ep 2
The point is we gotta stop constantly judging other people's sex lives. Unless they produce an amateur sex tape. Then it's fair game. Until then leave Letterman alone!
Fake News Is the Real News
It strikes me as downright surreal that Stewart and Colbert, and not the 'real' anchorpersons, seem to be the people on TV who actively adhere to concepts like fairness, primary sources and facts.
What Do You Know? It's National Singles Week
Our perceptions of single people and their place in society have not caught up with the realities. How well do you know your single people? Take this quiz.
12 Media Professionals on Twitter Who Rock The Planet
If you're a media observer like myself, you not only follow the hot trends, and follow the new and emerging technologies, but, you also follow the people whose and body of work permeate the social landscape.
Colin and Michelle's Excellent Adventure
What's wrong with wanting to make a living speaking and writing about environmental issues? Colin Beavan's never claimed to be an expert, simply a layperson who wanted to enlighten himself and others.
Baucus' Bill Not Bipartisan, But Panmedia
Baucus' was supposed to be the "bipartisan" bill, but the only way it can truly be referred to as such is in the growing bipartisan distaste for the bill.
Real results from Donorschoose.org
Hey, DonorsChoose.org is about helping out teachers trying to fund classroom projects. It's like microfinance, where p...
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Remember Fort Sumter? Yes, Joe Wilson's ancestors literally started the Civil War.
Stephen Colbert to Play The Riddler? The Momentum Builds!
Deep in your heart, you know Colbert's got the complete package of comic timing, creativity, audacity, and that indefinable "it" to pull off a portrayal of such a multi-layered villain.
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