Michele Bachmann, Quantum Physicist

John McQuaid, 12.14.2009

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist on science, environment, government

Quantum theory says that an observer can literally change reality. What is to stop the Obama White House from sending out teams of ACORN-trained "observers" to "change" our communities into whatever they want?

New Media Embraces Old Media's Male-Centricity

Chloe Angyal, 12.13.2009

Blogger, Feministing

Given the profound under-representation of women in major newspapers' op-ed pages, it was not surprising to see the Washington Post name yet another man as America's Next Great Pundit.

While Dying, Editor & Publisher Showed Journalism How To Live

Will Bunch, 12.11.2009

Author, "Tear Down This Myth"

While I greatly mourn E&P's passing, I want to call attention to the splendor of its final years, when it died like a supernova, with a great burst of energy.

Why the Washington Post Was Right to Publish Sarah Palin

Jacob Heilbrunn, 12.09.2009

Author, "They Knew They Were Right: the Rise of the Neocons"

In allowing Palin to air her wacky views, the Washington Post isn't doing its readers a disservice. It's alerting them to what the radical right intends to accomplish if it's returned to office.

Will Vevo Change the Way We Listen to Music? : MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer December 9, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 12.09.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

Vevo, the Recorded Music Industries answer to its business woes, launched last night with a star-studded party in Manhattan. Bono, John Mayer, WyCl...

Celibate Celebrity Spotting

Charlotte Safavi, 12.08.2009

Anglo-Iranian-American Journalist

The man from an adjacent table, who knows one of my friends and has his other hand on her shoulder, leans between us and confidentially whispers: "That's Jon Gosselin over there getting coffee."

Former Guantanamo Prosecutor Loses Job for Criticizing Military Commissions

Andy Worthington, 12.08.2009

Journalist and author of "The Guantanamo Files"

orris Davis, the retired Air Force Colonel who served as the Chief Prosecutor of the Military Commissions at Guantánamo until 2007, has just lost his job for writing an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal.

How many words is a graphic worth? WashPost temperature chart & ClimateGATE

A. Siegel, 12.05.2009

Energy, environmental blogger, getenergysmartnow.com

An item in today's paper raises a question as to whether the he old adage "A picture is worth 1,000 words" applies to graphics as well. Today's Washin...

Clashes in the Capital: Sports Lap Politics for Feuds of the Week

Hayes Permar, 11.20.2009

NBA Jam Grand Champion

Here's the lowdown on what went down in the District this week, as folks inside the beltway continued to prove you don't necessarily have to have winning sports teams to have interesting sports teams.

New Tools for Peace in Afghanistan

Jim Wallis, 11.16.2009

Founder of Sojourners; speaker, author, activist

Development and humanitarian assistance can no longer be an afterthought; they must be central to any strategy the U.S. government puts forward in Afghanistan.

Pundit Contest Would Have Gone Down Better with a Spoonful of Psychology

Bella DePaulo, 11.14.2009

Author of "Singled Out" and the "Living Single" blog

Once upon a time there were well-worn paths to the top of the press pile. America's Next Great Pundit Contest, however, is based on the premise that well-informed voices could come from just about anywhere.

Think Again: The Neverending Scandal of Howard Kurtz and The Washington Post

Eric Alterman, 11.12.2009

Distinguished Professor of English, Brooklyn College, City University of New York.

Crossposted with the Center for American Progress. Back in mid-September, I received an e-mail from The Washington Post Ombudsman Andrew Alexander as...

Teens Need Kitchen Counter-Culture

Sarah Newman, 11.12.2009

researcher at Participant Media and writer at TakePart

It's ironic that teens today are correctly pushing the social agenda in their schools to allow a diversity of identities to be expressed but are consuming foods that have little nutritional value and are uniform.

Media Literacy 101: The Doritos Challenge

Susan Moeller, 11.10.2009

Today's digital-media-enabled contests, perhaps even the most familiar reality-TV, American Idol-type kind, are popular because they promise a rags-to-riches success for at least one contestant.

Friday Talking Points [100] -- Whigging Out

Chris Weigant, 11.06.2009

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

I will explain that silly subtitle in a moment, but first we've got to delve even deeper into rampant silliness. If such silliness and unseriousness ...

WaPo Slants Afghan News with Biased News Header

Robert Naiman, 11.05.2009

Policy Director of Just Foreign Policy

The Washington Post is still slanting its news coverage in a way that promotes the assumption that the United States is "combating extremism," rather than fueling it.

Responsibility and the Press

Jim Lichtman, 11.02.2009

Should a newspaper print a story from a confidential report concerning ethics investigations, in which members of Congress are named, if the story was...

Obama's Decision on More Troops to "Someone Else's Civil War"

Robert Naiman, 11.02.2009

Policy Director of Just Foreign Policy

On October 27, the Washington Post reported the resignation of Matthew Hoh, a top U.S. civilian official in Afghanistan, in protest of the U.S. war in...

Charles Krauthammer Forgets His Place

Barrett Brown, 10.30.2009

Author of Flock of Dodos, Director of Communications for Enlighten The Vote

Each time in the past decade that there has arisen a chance to be wrong about America's foreign undertakings, Charles Krauthammer has taken it. He's a real go-getter.

How Trudie Styler Is Winning Hearts and Minds at ... Chevron?

Michael Brune, 10.29.2009

Author, executive director, Rainforest Action Network

As Joe Berlinger's Crude continues to rack up favorable reviews, a captivating email back-and-forth has been revealed between Trudie Styler and executives at Chevron.

Basic Truths in Hoh Resignation Letter Were True When He Took His Job

David Quigg, 10.30.2009

Ex-Reporter, Avid Photographer and Blogger at davidquigg.com

The basic grim truths that Matthew Hoh wrote about in his much-quoted resignation letter were all basically true when he took his job a few months ago.