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Unlike 2004, Mainstream Media -- Even AP -- Hit Back at New"Swiftboat" Book

Greg Mitchell | Posted 08.15.2008 | Media

Read More: 2008 Campaign, James Corsi, Swiftboat, Swift Boat, Barack Obama, Jerome Corsi Obama Book, Associated Press, Media News

Among the Corsi pieces this week one stands out. It appeared Thursday night via The AP, written by one of its top political reporters, Nedra Pickler -- a journalist the liberal blogosphere has frequently criticized.

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John McCain Doesn't Know What Bad Press Looks Like

Eric Boehlert | Posted 08.06.2008 | Media

When McCain gets regularly portrayed in the press as a serial liar the way Al Gore was in 2000, then he can complain about getting bad press.

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Karadzic Told Us What He Planned; We Just Watched

Mort Rosenblum | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Associated Press, Bosnia, Balkans, Foreign Affairs, Press, Justice, Radovan Karadzic, Genocide, Politics News

Stepping back, we might take stock of where we are as a civilized world 16 years after Radovan Karadzic was allowed to exterminate people he found inconvenient.

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The AP Has A Ron Fournier Problem

Eric Boehlert | Posted 07.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Al Gore, Meet the Press, Media Matters for America, The Daily Howler, Pat Tillman, Associated Press, John Edwards, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Ron Fournier, Karl Rove, Media News

The revelation that as an AP reporter Fournier privately urged Karl Rove to "keep up the fight," came as no surprise to anyone who has read his recent campaign work.

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New Washington Bureau Chief Saving The AP Or Destroying It?

Politico | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: AP Washington Bureau, Associated Press, Matt Drudge, Media, Beth Fouhy, Reporters 2008 Election, Ap 2008 Election, Ap, Journalism, Ron Fournier, Politics News

Ron Fournier says he regards Sandy Johnson, his predecessor as head of The Associated Press's Washington bureau, as "a mentor." Johnson, though, rega...

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Obligatory Jesse Helms Obituary Cartoon!

August J. Pollak | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Associated Press, Jesse Helms, Politics News

Speaking, as applicable. To see more of August J. Pollak's cartoon "Some Guy With a Website," check out the archive....

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Jeff Jarvis: AP Dispute "The Millennial Clash Of Media Models"

Guardian | Jeff Jarvis | Posted 06.30.2008 | Media

Read More: Associated Press Fair Use, Ap, Drudge Retort, AP Fair Use, Ap Drudge Retort, Associated Press, Media News

The Associated Press didn't know what it stepped in when it sent a lawyer's letter to the blog Drudge Retort (a Drudge Report parody) demanding that i...

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Associated Press Members Split Over Focus On Online News Sites

Wall Street Journal | Russell Adams | Posted 06.26.2008 | Media

Read More: Associated Press, Associated Press Newspapers, Ap, Associated Press Web, AP Online, Media News

As the economic pressure on newspapers intensifies, the Associated Press, a 162-year-old newsgathering cooperative for the industry, is beginning to f...

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Associated Press vs. Bloggers: Fair Use Fight Escalates

Wired | John C Abell | Posted 06.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Associated Press Fair Use, Ap Bloggers Fight, Associated Press, Jeff Jarvis, Media Bloggers Association, Drudge Retort, Michael Arrington, Ap Media Bloggers Association, Ap Drudge Retort, Business News

The AP probably had no idea it would create such a firestorm in the blogging community by telling the (aptly named) Drudge Retort to remove seven head...

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What If Google Bought The Associated Press?

Epicenter | Betsy Schiffman | Posted 06.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Death of Journalism, The AP, Associated Press, Google Buy the AP, Death of Newspapers, Journalism 2.0, Google, Google News, New Journalism, Business News

If The Associated Press' business model isn't broken now, it could be soon. The non-profit group -- a co-op news organization owned by 1,500 daily new...

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LA Times Tells AP: Quit Hassling Bloggers

LA Times | Posted 06.19.2008 | Media

Read More: La Times and Associated Press, La Times Editorial, Associated Press, Associated Press Bloggers, Bloggers, Media News

The Associated Press recently pulled a Metallica online, and no, that's not a good thing. Metallica, one of the most popular heavy-metal bands of all ...

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Associated Press Plans To Crack Down On Bloggers

New York Times | Saul Hansell | Posted 06.16.2008 | Media

Read More: Associated Press Fair Use, Associated Press, Fair Use, Media News

The Associated Press, one of the nation's largest news organizations, said that it will, for the first time, attempt to define clear standards as to h...

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"Barack Obama's Party Now": AP

AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 06.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Democrats, Democratic Primary Race, Associated Press, Democratic Nomination, Politics News

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — It's Barack Obama's party now. He beat the ultimate insider at the insider's game. And he's already turned his full-bore att...

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Obama to Return to Iowa Tuesday to Kick Off General

Beverly Davis | Posted 05.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Sen. Clinton, Delegates, John McCain, Iowa Caucus, Michele Obama, Oregon, Associated Press, Kentucky, Mccain, Obama, Obama Campaign, Straw Poll, Ap, Sen. Obama, Clinton, Sen. McCain, John Edwards, Home News

The "welcome back" rally scheduled for Tuesday in Des Moines is a thank you to the white working class voters who catapulted him to the front of the race and gave Clinton her first taste of defeat.

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Michelle Malkin And The Warbloggers Get Everything Wrong -- Again

Eric Boehlert | Posted 04.24.2008 | Media

Read More: The Jawa Report, Hot Air, Bilal Hussein, Jules Crittenden, Breaking Media News, Powerline, Stop the ACLU, Riehl World View, Little Green Footballs, Associated Press, Ace of Spaces HQ, Scott Horton, Michelle Malkin, Flopping Aces, Sister Toldjah, Media News

Two colossal, Iraq-based media embarrassments in just over one year. Michelle, you're en fuego!

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A Life Well Lived

Janet Ritz | Posted 04.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Rosalie Ritz Memorial, History Channel, Personal, Memorial, Rosalie Ritz, Remembrance, Joseph McCarthy, Art History, Associated Press, Cbs, Chaim Potok, Living News

An artist's work lives beyond them. I know this. I also know another side to the terrific woman who was my mother and who was such a large part of our lives.

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Obama Bin Laden?

Jamal Dajani | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Video, Dean Singelton, Link TV, Associated Press, Mosaic Intelligence Report, Obama, Jamal Dajani, US Elections, Arab Media, Osama Bin Laden, Politics News

Obama could have said, "It's Obama you moron." But he did not. Or he could have fired back and screamed, "Now you know why people are bitter... because of idiots like you." But he didn't.

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Obama Should Be the Last One to Scream About GOP Dirty Tactics

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 04.14.2008 | Home

Read More: Political Dirty Tricks, GOP Hit Teams, Karl Rove, Barack Obama, Associated Press, Bill Clinton, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Home News

There are two things ridiculously wrong with Democratic contender Barack Obama's complaint at the annual meeting of the Associated Press that Clinto...

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Murdoch, Zell Appointed to AP Board

AP | Posted 04.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Sam Zell, Rupert Murdoch, Ap, Associated Press, AP Board, Murdoch AP, Zell AP, Media News

WASHINGTON — Rupert Murdoch and Sam Zell, two media figures who led major newspaper acquisitions in recent months, are among four new members jo...

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Mariah Carey Surpasses Elvis — But The Context is Missing

Tom Alderman | Posted 04.02.2008 | Media

Read More: Sam Goody, The Beatles, Billboard Chart, Barry Bonds, Elvis, Music Business, Digital Downloads, Tower Records, Mariah Carey, Hank Aaron, Associated Press, Billboard, The AP, Mariah Carey Sales, Downloading Music, Music, Elvis Presley, Media News

Statistics, like everything, should be viewed in context: Mariah Carey's time is the steroidal, digital download era where music is just a 99 cent click away, in-between meetings at the office.

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The Press Hits Rewind on the Clinton Scandals

Eric Boehlert | Posted 03.26.2008 | Media

Read More: Bill Clinton, Associated Press, Michael Iskikoff, Wall Street Journal, New York Daily News, Msnbc, Rick Moran, Ap, Judicial Watch, Breaking Media News, Ed Morrissey, New York Times, Washington Post, Hillary Clinton, Vince Foster, Elizabeth Holmes, Newsweek, Libby Copeland, Media News

The release of Hillary Clinton's White House schedules hit the rewind button in lots of newsrooms last week as reporters jumped at the chance to talk about White House sex and and pretend it was news.

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Internal Memo: AP Planning Celebrity Coverage Blitz

Deadline Hollywood Daily | Nikki FInke | Posted 03.21.2008 | Media

Read More: Associated Press Celebrities, AP Britney Spears, Associated Press, AP Celebrity Focus, Media News

At a time when major media organizations are cutting back on the most vital ap-celebrity.jpgnews coverage, how discomforting to know that some are inc...

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Client 9 - Spitzer's Latest Screw Up

Beverly Davis | Posted 03.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Tanya Hollander, Jim McGreevey, Poughkeepsie Journal, Silda Wall, Tammy Wynette, Emperor's Club, Client 9, Associated Press, Upstate Theater, Larry Craig, Ted Kennedy, Eliot Spitzer, Harvard, Governor Spitzer, Senator Clinton, David Vitter, Fbi, Elliot Spitzer Resigns, Eliot Spitzer Resignation, Eliot Spitzer Prostitution, Prostitution Ring Spitzer, Eliott Spitzer Prostitution, Spitzer Client 9, Rhinebeck, Spitzer Emperor's Club, Elliot Spitzer Prostitution, Video, New York Governor, New York State Governor, Eliot Spitzer Resigns, Governor Spitzer Resigns, Elliot Spitzer, Elliot Spitzer Hookers, Spitzer Hookers, Amy Ephron and Eliot Spitzer, Governor Spitzer Prostitution, Governor of New York, Spitzer Hooker, Eliot Spitzer News, Sex Ring, Prostitution Ring, Spitzer Sex Ring, Governor Resigns, New York Governor Resigns, Elliot Spitzer Resignation, Emperor's Club VIP, Spitzer Press Conference, Spitzer, Elliott Spitzer Prostitution, Spitzer Text Messages, Eliot Spitzer Hookers, Gov Spitzer, Slideshow, Spitzer Prostitution Ring, Prostitution Spitzer, Cheaters, Home News

This is American politics and just about any guy can survive anything if Pres. Clinton can survive an impeachment, especially if his wife is standing beside him during his 'mea culpa.'

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Bloggers Go To Bat For Obama

Eric Boehlert | Posted 03.04.2008 | Media

Read More: Msnbc, Blogs, USA Today, National Public Radio, Breaking Campaign News, Fire Dog Lake, AOL News, Associated Press, Fox News, Nedra Pickler, Barack Obama, Jane Hamser, Breaking Media News, Daily Kos, Americablog, Media News

Nearly 15,000 protest letters sent in just a matter of days in response to a single AP news article? That could mark the dawn of a new era in progressive media activism.

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AP Should Start Reporting the Real Delegate Count

Cenk Uygur | Posted 02.20.2008 | Media

Read More: Democratic Primary, Barack Obama, Delegate Count, Associated Press, Super Delegates, 2008 Campaign, Media, Pledges Delgates, Hillary Clinton, Ap Delegate Count, Superdelegates, Media News

Giving an account of the race with the super delegates counted in as if they have already voted is very misleading.

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