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A Christmas Tail

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 12.23.2009 | Living


Charlotte Safavi

Like millions of other pet owners, I have bought my spoiled pet a special Christmas present. This year, 52% of pet owners plan to buy gifts for their pets. In spite of the economy, our beloved animals are living large.

AP's Top Stories Of 2009: Economy, Obama Inauguration

AP | DAVID CRARY | Posted 12.21.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — The convoluted American economy – restoring windfalls to a lucky few while leaving millions jobless and distraught – was ...

Big Stories In 2009: What Was The Biggest News Story Of The Year?

Posted 12.07.2009 | Media


For years, editors in newsrooms across the country have raked over the year's biggest headlines, separating important stories from the frivolous to co...

GM CEO Fritz Henderson To Resign: AP Source (BREAKING)

AP | TOM KRISHER and KEN THOMAS | Posted 12.02.2009 | Business


DETROIT — GM's board and CEO Fritz Henderson parted ways Tuesday, the board upset that the automaker was changing too slowly and Henderson frust...

The Mainstream Media: In a Horse Race to Irrelevancy?

Patrick Maines | Posted 11.30.2009 | Media


Patrick Maines

Hardly a day goes by without someone, somewhere, lamenting the prospective demise of journalism. But as shown by MSM coverage of major issues lately, that noble tradition is already long gone.

AP Layoffs; Associated Press Cost-Cutting Forces Job Cuts

AP | Posted 11.18.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — The Associated Press laid off an undisclosed number of news employees Tuesday as part of the cooperative's yearlong plan to cut world...

Statisticians Confirm: No Global Cooling Despite Skeptic Spin

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 10.26.2009 | Green


Brendan DeMelle

Despite the best efforts of a small handful of climate skeptics who argue that the globe has cooled rather than warmed since the record hot year of 1998, no such cooling trend has taken place.

AP Files Lawsuit Over Video Of Grenade Detonation At Wisconsin Prison

AP | SCOTT BAUER | Posted 10.26.2009 | Media


MADISON, Wis. ? The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Monday against the Wisconsin Department of Corrections seeking the release of a video that shows ...

John Woodfield, Retired AP Bureau Chief, Commits Suicide Following Molestation Charges

AP | Posted 10.22.2009 | Media


FOREST HILL, Md. — A retired Associated Press bureau chief has killed himself after being charged with molesting two boys over a five-year perio...

Shepard Fairey Admits Faking Evidence In AP Case

AP | HILLEL ITALIE and JOE MANDAK | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media


PITTSBURGH — Artist Shepard Fairey, who recently admitted concealing a key mistake in a lawsuit over his use of an Associated Press photo in his...

AP Considers Charging Online Customers More For Faster News

AP | JEREMIAH MARQUEZ | Posted 10.07.2009 | Media


HONG KONG — The Associated Press is considering whether to sell news stories to some online customers exclusively for a certain period, perhaps ...

Olympic Bid a No-Win Situation for Obama

Chris Prevatt | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics


Chris Prevatt

But it is one hell of a leap to compare Obama's participation in Chicago's Olympic bid to his health care reform efforts.

Sarah Palin's E-Book Delayed; Publisher Stressing Hardcover Sales Of "Going Rogue"

Wall Street Journal | JEFFREY A. TRACHTENBERG | Posted 11.29.2009 | Media


For the second time this month, a publisher has decided to delay the electronic-book release of a major new title in hopes of maximizing hardcover sal...

American In Worldland: Have-It-Your-Way Truth

Mort Rosenblum | Posted 11.29.2009 | World


Mort Rosenblum

Our blindness is voluntary. In an overheating world, literally and figuratively, complacent citizens shape whatever reality suits them best.

An Honest Display of Lying

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics


B. Jeffrey Madoff

What's the point of having a discussion with someone when you already know the outcome? "So, what did you think of your boy Obama's speech the other night?" I was asked on the train.

On AP's "Death of a Marine"

Brian Palmer | Posted 11.14.2009 | Media


Brian Palmer

The American public has a right to know what our fighting men and women are doing in our name, and what is happening to them. And as citizens, we have a responsibility to look, even when it shocks and discomfits us.

Marine's Photo Reminds Us of War that Will Not End

Michael Winship | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


Michael Winship

There can be no denying the story the photo tells. It forces us to confront through a young man's violent death the ugly, bloody reality of a war.

Brave Editor Defends Publishing AP's Controversial "Dying Marine" Photo

Greg Mitchell | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media


Greg Mitchell

I chronicled the controversy over a photograph shot in Afghanistan that captured the moments after a U.S. Marine was mortally wounded by a grenade. It's fascinating to look at one case study.

Rare AP Photo Captures Deadly Attack on U.S. Marine in Afghanistan -- Pentagon Protests

Greg Mitchell | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media


Greg Mitchell

U.S. media outlets have been shamefully reluctant to carry truly graphic images of the cost of our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Earlier today, the AP published such a photo.

AP Journalists Emilio Morenatti, Andi Jatmiko Wounded In Afghanistan Bombing

AP | Posted 09.12.2009 | Media


KABUL — Two Associated Press journalists wounded in a bomb blast while on assignment with the U.S. military in southern Afghanistan were evacuat...

Reuters Exec Tells AP: "Stop Whining"

Reuters MediaFile | Posted 09.06.2009 | Media


Let's stop whining and start having real conversations across party lines. Let's get online publishers, search engines, aggregators, ad networks, and ...

Countrywide VIP Scandal: In the Media, Unlike the Courtroom, Rules of Evidence Don't Apply

David Fiderer | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media


David Fiderer

Why isn't any reporter asking inquiring about Feinberg's contacts with GOP operatives? And why isn't any reporter asking questions about who is paying Feinberg's legal bills?

Julia Lite, Coming to a Stove Near You

Michele Kayal | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living


Michele Kayal

The publishing industry has anticipated the latent need-to-feed that's likely to surface in even the laziest among us as we watch the upcoming Julie and Julia.

Darrell Issa, Another Lying Liar in the Countrywide VIP Loan Story

David Fiderer | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics


David Fiderer

Robert Feinberg is the "whistleblower" who accuses Chris Dodd of receiving "sweetheart deals" on his home mortgage. His statements and stolen company documents represent the only direct evident in Rep. Issa's misleading report.

Senator Dodd's Accusers: Lying Liars and the Reporters Who Enable Them

David Fiderer | Posted 08.28.2009 | Media


David Fiderer

There's ironclad proof that Sen. Dodd's accuser in a mortgage scandal lied from the start. But some reporters aren't interested in facts that undercut the scandal narrative.